By Joseph Appiah-Dolphyne
Emmanuel Aboagye-Wiafe, the host of Energy 101 on Asaase 99.5 Accra, has won the Energy Media Personality of the Year prize for the second time at the 2024 Think Energy SDG Awards.
Aboagye-Wiafe was adjudged the Energy Media Personality of the Year at the just-ended 2024 Think Energy SDG Awards held in Akosombo last Saturday (10 August).
This is the second time that the broadcaster has won the award, making him the only person to have accomplished such a feat.
Aboagye-Wiafe, the host of the Energy 101 programme on Asaase 99.5 in Accra, has received multiple energy awards, solidifying his prominent role in energy reporting across Africa.
He won the 2023 edition of the Think Energy SDG Award, as well as honours at the Ghana Energy Awards 2023 and an international award for nuclear reporting by Rosatom.
In addition, he has earned nominations for the Ghana Energy Awards 2024 and the 2024 Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana Awards under the Radio Programme of the Year category.
The nominations for this year’s Energy Media Personality Award featured some distinguished media figures, including Kwame Sefa Kayi of Peace FM, Bernard Avle of Citi FM, Kojo Yankson of Joy FM and the television presenter Nana Yaa Brefo.
Speaking after the award, Aboagye-Wiafe said, “I’m very, very happy that we’ve won the Think Energy SDG awards once again, for the second time running. I just want to thank God so much for the wisdom and sense of inspiration to lead this programme and I also want to congratulate my team members because it was a joint win. Like I always say, they helped in various ways to make this show successful.”
“I thank management, too, for their efforts to help me succeed always. And I thank the chairman of Asaase, Gabby Otchere-Darko, who designed Energy 101 programme for me to host,” he added.
Energy 101 airs every Monday from 7pm to 8pm on Asaase 99.5, Accra and its social media platforms. The programme features a weekly summary of key energy news, in-depth analysis of industry trends with expert insights, and exclusive interviews with industry insiders.
The host of the programme is a highly acclaimed journalist who has won multiple awards, including the Think Energy SDG Awards in June 2023 and 2024, and the Ghana Energy Awards in November 2023. He was also invited to Russia in 2023, where he was honored as the Best Energy Reporter in Nuclear Energy.
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