Komla Dumor

Komla Dumor is a broadcast journalist with BBC World Service. He presents Network Africa, the BBC's flagship interactive English-language programme for Africa. Komla joined the BBC in 2006 after nearly a decade of presenting one of the most successful morning programmes on the Accra-based Joy FM station.

In 2003 Komla was awarded Ghana's highest journalism award when the Ghana Journalist Association voted him Journalist of the Year for his investigation into public sector corruption.

"I can hardly express how happy I am to be part of the Awards." He says, "I started broadcasting in Ghana when private radio was new and I know first hand the positive impact radio has on a nation. It informs, educates and entertains and overall it changes the lives of people.

"The BBC is an excellent standard for broadcasting and I think the Awards will encourage many presenters and stations to aspire to and achieve high quality programming that will enhance the experience of their listeners and contribute positively to their communities."