Last updated: 11 march, 2009 - 10:46 GMT

Komla Dumor

Komla joined the BBC in 2006 as host of BBC Network Africa.
He currently presents The World Today.
He started broadcasting with Ghanaian radio Joy FM.
Voted Journalist of the Year by Ghana Journalist Association (2003).
Holds a BSc in Sociology and Psychology (University of Ghana) and an MA in Public Administration (Harvard University).
Spent four years in medical school.

I actually got into radio on the back of a scooter! I use to ride around Accra telling people where the traffic was - basically being the traffic news man. I guess I gave traffic news so well that the management for JOY FM deciced to give me the opportunity to do regular programmes.

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