Ghana Broadcasting Corporation: Beyond 89 years
By Dr. Nana Sifa Twum, Communications Consultant This week, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) is celebrating its 89th anniversary. One year short of 90 years, It is a great milestone in the Ghanaian media space. The 89th anniversary of the nation’s premier media institution brings to the fore the real diagnosis of the institution, by […]
GBC launches Heritage Month 2024
By Jeremiah Nutsugah The Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has launched the March 2024 edition of Heritage Month. The special Guest of Honour for the occasion was Chief Alhassan Andani, the former MD of Stanbic Bank. Other invited guests were Afua Asantewaa, who attempted a Sing-A-Thon in the Guinness Book of Records, and Adu Sarfowaa, who […]
GBC inaugurates Political Broadcast, Monitoring and Complaints Committee for 2024 Elections
By Jeremiah Nutsugah and Rophina Boguu Osakonor As part of measures to ensure that all political parties recognised by the Electoral Commission receive fair and equitable time allocation before, during and after election 2024, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), has inaugurated a Political Broadcast, Monitoring and Complaints Committee to oversee the coverage of the December […]
Professor Diedong advocates Regional Media Advisory Committees of GJA and NMC for effective Media Monitoring
By Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo A member of the National Media Commission (NMC), Professor Africanus Diedong, has called for a collaboration between the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and the NMC to set up Regional Media Advisory Committees (RMACs). He said committees will liaise or serve as satellite centres for the NMC to further engage its stakeholders to […]
GBC’s intended strike over salary disparities: NLC to intervene
By Hannah Dadzie The National Labour Commission, NLC has summoned the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, FWSC, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations and relevant authorities to appear before the Commission on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 1:00 pm. for a hearing on a threat of strike by the staff of […]
GBC, Roads and Highways Ministry hold festival of nine lessons, carols tonight
By Clifford Okyere Management of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in collaboration with the Ministry of Roads and Highways will hold the Annual Nine Lessons and Carols on Thursday December 22 2022. The event which is under the theme; “Christ, Our Saviour”, an extract taken from Mathew 1:21, is scheduled to take place at the Tarmac […]
2022 FIFA World Cup: Court injunct Multimedia over Broadcast Rights
By: Seth Ayiah The High Court in Accra has placed an interlocutory injunction on all radio stations of Multimedia Group Ltd from broadcasting or continuing the broadcast of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. The injunction will remain pending until the hearing and determination of the Motion On Notice. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC sued the […]
GHA partners GBC to use music to promote national development
By Hannah Dadzie The Ghana Highway Authority, GHA, is collaborating with Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC to explore ways to use music to promote national development. The partnership will among other things make use of patriotic songs to raise awareness of citizens in protecting national assets. To this end, the GHA has inaugurated its choir, the […]