Josephine Oppong Yeboah | |
Birth Place: | 19 June 1979 |
Occupation: | News anchor, broadcaster, media personality |
Employer: | Metro TV |
Years Active: | 2000-present |
Josephine Oppong Yeboah (born 19 June 1979) also known as Lady Joy[1] is a Ghanaian broadcast journalist, gender advocate and news anchor. She is currently a senior news anchor, producer, senior reporter and regional editor/Coordinator at Metro TV Ghana.[2] [3] She is currently a member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and also an international correspondent.[4]
Yeboah graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Information Studies/Political Science from the University of Ghana and also a Diploma in Communication Studies from the Ghana Institute of Journalism (GIJ).
Yeboah was the country manager for Africa Watch Magazine. She was the senior news anchor and producer at E.TV Ghana and Sky 96.7 FM, as well as a Brong Ahafo regional correspondent for Joy FM. She was also the programme's manager and host at Top FM (formerly Top Radio),and the host of Metro TV's Good Morning Ghana programme.[5]
In 2019, Yeboah won the Female Media Personality Award for her women empowerment campaigns.[6]
Yeboah has covered the UN Commission on the Status of Women and also the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the UN headquarters.[7] She took part in an interview in the 2022 International Women's Day celebration where she said "when female media practitioners – who better understand the problems of women – take interest in highlighting the challenges of women in society, it would help in addressing same".[8] [9]