Michael K Katahena
Broadcaster || Actor || Voice Artist || Broadcast Venue Manager [BVM] HBS
Ghana
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About
I am a sport biased broadcast professional, actor and voice artist. I am passionate about using the medium of film and television to tell impactful stories. I love everything media.
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Michael Katahena is a broadcaster, actor and voice artist with several years of experience in the media space. He worked as a presenter and voice talent for Ghana's Metro TV for a combined period of 9 years. During that period he was the face of a variety of programmes with content on politics, business & finance and sport.
Michael also worked as guest presenter for the state broadcaster Ghana Televison for a period of about four years on their premium award winning morning show programme 'The Breakfast Show.'
He has been a presenter with international pay tv broadcaster, Supersport as a presenter since 2013.
Some highpoints of his career include working on the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, AFCON 2008, and AFCON 2017.
Michael has worked as a voice artist on top brands on the continent for a period spanning well over two decades such as, MTN, Glo, TIGO, Cadbury, Cargill, Unilever, ABSA, Stanchart, Stanbic Bank, UBA, Zenith Bank etc as well as almost every notable advertising agency in the country and on the continent. He is versatile and can deliver on documentaries, promos, corporate jingles and trailers.
An award winning broadcaster, winning the prestigious nation's RTP awards as best male television sportscaster for 2012, you can count on him as your smooth operator as master of ceremonies for corporate and sport events.
In 2021, he waded into the arena of film acting and then Reality TV hosting as the presenter of Showmax Ghana's love and relationships show 'Sankofa' on Akwaaba Magic, a Multichoice offering on their Dstv platform. For acting he has played lead roles in Sparrow Studios/Sparrow Pictures' 21 DAYS INSIDE, streaming on Sparrow Station, ENO (another Shirley Frimpong Manso production), MADAM series streaming on Showmax and counting.
He also acts as a Broadcast Venue Manager for HBS Paris in the West Africa region, overseeing the live broadcast of FIFA sanctioned football matches in Ghana.
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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Athletic Director at American International School of Accra! It's been less than a week and I…
I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Athletic Director at American International School of Accra! It's been less than a week and I…
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🚨 Update on Obetsebi Lamptey interchange at kaneshie, Accra 🌉 Ongoing roadworks to complete Phase II of Obetsebi-Lamptey Interchange. The…
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Experience
Education
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Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Fine Art Graphic Design
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Activities and Societies: Actively represented the school as a track & field athlete in 100m, 200m, 4×100m
Honors & Awards
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Television Sports Show Host of the year 2012
RTP Awards GHANA
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