Jot Agyeman
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John Osei Tutu Agyeman also known as Jot Agyeman (born 28 June 1967) is a Ghana
ian actor
, Media Practitioner and television anchor. He began his entertainment career on stage at the School of Performing Arts Legon
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As host of TV3's
breakfast Show "Start" and as Judge of the highly rated reality show "Hottest Host" and Host of Political Chat program "Hot Issues", he gained a reputation for being a tough, straight talking host and judge with a firm approach.
He spent a major part of his career as a book Writer and Editor with Eagle Media House, London
, UK where he held the position of Director of Publishing. Jot Agyeman has written and edited best selling titles including War on Poverty, The Concept of love in relationships, Being like Hannah. He returned to Ghana in 2006 to pursue a career in the Media. He is the author of Two books "I have the Power" (Destiny Books 2003) and "The Concept of Love in Relationships" (Temple Publishing 2005)
John Osei Tutu Agyeman, popularly called JOT by most of his friends is undoubtedly one of Television’s most exciting and well respected Executives. His long list of Television Credentials is enough to rival the best in the industry anywhere in the world. With impeccable English he has over the years mesmerized his viewers with his ruddy good looks and wit which has endeared many to him.
His Television career started at GTV as a guest presenter on the Breakfast Show in the late 1990’s with the likes of Akushika Aquaye, Earl Ankrah and Kate Addo. A year later he returned to the United Kingdom for further training returning to Ghana in 2006 and to the GTV Newsroom where he worked on the African Union Summit in 2007 amongst others. According to JOT, what he learnt at GBC was the ability to endure and the will to survive in the midst of ‘sharks’ that were prepared to maim the very talent that he tried to develop”
John’s rise to the top really took off when he was invited by one of his Mentors Mr. Robert Kofi Nyantakyi to handle the Morning Programme ‘START’ on TV3 with Matilda Haynes and Ronald Walker. He credits Mr. Nyantakyi as the one who directed his career and who together with Mr. Kofi Bucknor formally of GBC are the two individuals who believed in him.
January 2010 saw a new chapter in the Television Executive’s life. A call from the Management of ETV Ghana saw his move to the New Station as Programmes Manager with responsibility to produce a competitive programming agenda that could see ETV Ghana at the top of the pack. He admits it was not an easy road but even before he rolled out his first programmes, EXPOSURE and EBUSINESS JOURNAL, he knew what could work and what could not. Other programmes rolled out under the ETV Ghana Brand name include, BREAKFAST TV, AWAKE, 100 DEGREES, NEWS XTRA, WEEK IN FOCUS ,THE LATE NITE CELEBRITY SHOW, GIRL TALK and BIG SCREEN.
, Ghana, Jot Agyeman is the last of 10 children. His father was a traditional ruler (chief and clan head), the 1st ever Nkosuohene to be enstooled in Ghana by the Late Asantehene Otumfuo Opoku Ware II of the Ashanti Kingdom. He attended Prempeh College
for high school, Wesley College for Teacher Training and continued to University of Ghana
, Legon, where he studied Theater Arts. Upon graduation, he worked a while with the Ghana Television before taking up a publishing position in the United Kingdom
.
's Death of a Salesman
, Agatha Christie
's Witness for the Prosecution
and Shakespeare's
Othello
. His other written works include Days of Thunder (2004), I am my Father's Baby (2007), Sons of Destiny (2007). In 2009, he wrote and directed one of the most elaborate plays in the history of Ghanaian stage culture Asanteman, the history of the Ashanti Kingdom of Ghana, West Africa
.
In 1987, he won the best Actor Award for his role in Martin Owusu's The Story Ananse Told and was the first recipient of the Patrons Award for Excellence at the School of Performing Arts University of Ghana. He also wrote the African Movie Academy Award for Short Film "Not my Daughter" in 2008. The Film was Produced by Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu.
• Anchor, 100 Degrees ETV Ghana 2010 –
• Anchor, Agenda TV3 2009-2010
• Anchor, Hot Issues TV3 2009
• Anchor, Start TV3 2007-2008
• Anchor, Focus GTV 2007
• Anchor, Africa Union Summit GTV 2007
• Anchor, Presidential State Visit to UK GTV 2007
• Anchor, Health Focus OBE TV 2005-2006
• International Commentary, First Oil Launch 2010
• Commentary, Fidelity Bank Go for Gold Campaign 2010
• Commentary, AU Summit GTV 2007
• Producer Documentary Gleneagles G8 Summit Scotland 2005
• Producer Documentary FT Roundtable Conference on Ghana UK 2005
• Producer Documentary, Ghana Forum UK 2003-2005
• Executive Producer, Several Programmes ETV Ghana
• Concept Developer, The Late Nite Celebrity Show ETV Ghana 2010
• Concept Developer, Awake, 100 Degrees, EBusiness Journal, Girl Talk, Big Screen ETV Ghana 2010
• Concept Developer, Airtel Magic Moments, ETunes, Exposure, Breakfast TV ETV Ghana 2010
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• Production Director, Fidelity Bank Go for Gold Launch and Final Draw- March 2011
• Production Director, First Oil Dialogue- December 2010
• Stage Director, A Penny for your Wife- February 2009
• Stage Director, Asanteman- February 2009
• Creative Director, Festival of Asanteman- September 2008
• Asst Producer, Burger Highlife Concerts- March 2007 March 2008
• Asst. Producer, The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant- June 2011
• Director of Communication, Kentefest- September 2007
• Creative Director, Miss Elegance Universities Pageant- March 2007
• Backdrop Design, Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Concert- September 2010
• MC, First Oil Essay Launch- December 2010
• MC, First Oil Travel Exhibition Launch- May 2011
• MC. Face of the Universe World Finals Launch- 2006
• MC, International Cocoa Conference- 2007
• MC, Cocoa Day- 2008
• President, The Writers Forum 2007-2009
• President, Association of Students of Performing Arts 1990-1991
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Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, Media Practitioner and television anchor. He began his entertainment career on stage at the School of Performing Arts Legon
Legon
Legon, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital city Accra, is situated about twelve kilometres north-east of the city center. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. The word "Legon" is derived from the indigenous Ga language of the people of Greater Accra; NI-LEY GON therefore "Hill...
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As host of TV3's
TV3 Ghana
TV3 Network Limited is a private, free-to-air television broadcaster in Ghana. Launched in 1997, TV3 Ghana airs and produces a variety of television programmes including acclaimed news bulletins, dramas and successful reality television and entertainment shows.TV3 Ghana established itself as the...
breakfast Show "Start" and as Judge of the highly rated reality show "Hottest Host" and Host of Political Chat program "Hot Issues", he gained a reputation for being a tough, straight talking host and judge with a firm approach.
He spent a major part of his career as a book Writer and Editor with Eagle Media House, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, UK where he held the position of Director of Publishing. Jot Agyeman has written and edited best selling titles including War on Poverty, The Concept of love in relationships, Being like Hannah. He returned to Ghana in 2006 to pursue a career in the Media. He is the author of Two books "I have the Power" (Destiny Books 2003) and "The Concept of Love in Relationships" (Temple Publishing 2005)
John Osei Tutu Agyeman, popularly called JOT by most of his friends is undoubtedly one of Television’s most exciting and well respected Executives. His long list of Television Credentials is enough to rival the best in the industry anywhere in the world. With impeccable English he has over the years mesmerized his viewers with his ruddy good looks and wit which has endeared many to him.
His Television career started at GTV as a guest presenter on the Breakfast Show in the late 1990’s with the likes of Akushika Aquaye, Earl Ankrah and Kate Addo. A year later he returned to the United Kingdom for further training returning to Ghana in 2006 and to the GTV Newsroom where he worked on the African Union Summit in 2007 amongst others. According to JOT, what he learnt at GBC was the ability to endure and the will to survive in the midst of ‘sharks’ that were prepared to maim the very talent that he tried to develop”
John’s rise to the top really took off when he was invited by one of his Mentors Mr. Robert Kofi Nyantakyi to handle the Morning Programme ‘START’ on TV3 with Matilda Haynes and Ronald Walker. He credits Mr. Nyantakyi as the one who directed his career and who together with Mr. Kofi Bucknor formally of GBC are the two individuals who believed in him.
January 2010 saw a new chapter in the Television Executive’s life. A call from the Management of ETV Ghana saw his move to the New Station as Programmes Manager with responsibility to produce a competitive programming agenda that could see ETV Ghana at the top of the pack. He admits it was not an easy road but even before he rolled out his first programmes, EXPOSURE and EBUSINESS JOURNAL, he knew what could work and what could not. Other programmes rolled out under the ETV Ghana Brand name include, BREAKFAST TV, AWAKE, 100 DEGREES, NEWS XTRA, WEEK IN FOCUS ,THE LATE NITE CELEBRITY SHOW, GIRL TALK and BIG SCREEN.
Early life
Born in KumasiKumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
, Ghana, Jot Agyeman is the last of 10 children. His father was a traditional ruler (chief and clan head), the 1st ever Nkosuohene to be enstooled in Ghana by the Late Asantehene Otumfuo Opoku Ware II of the Ashanti Kingdom. He attended Prempeh College
Prempeh College
Prempeh College is an all-boys boarding school in Kumasi Ghana. Prempeh College, the Asante Royal Boarding School for Boys of all ethnic backgrounds is the Kings College of Ghana....
for high school, Wesley College for Teacher Training and continued to University of Ghana
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian universities and tertiary institutions. It is one of the best universities in Africa and by far the most prestigious in West Africa...
, Legon, where he studied Theater Arts. Upon graduation, he worked a while with the Ghana Television before taking up a publishing position in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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Theatrical Background
His work as a director of stage and a playwright is well documented with a string of awards and work. He has performed in several roles on stage including Arthur MillerArthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
's Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. Premiered at the Morosco Theatre in February 1949, the original production ran for a total of 742 performances.-Plot :Willy Loman...
, Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
Dame Agatha Christie DBE was a British crime writer of novels, short stories, and plays. She also wrote romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best remembered for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections , and her successful West End plays.According to...
's Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (play)
Witness for the Prosecution is a play adapted by Agatha Christie based upon her short story titled "The Witness for the Prosecution". The play opened in London on October 28, 1953 at the Winter Garden Theatre...
and Shakespeare's
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
Othello
Othello
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
. His other written works include Days of Thunder (2004), I am my Father's Baby (2007), Sons of Destiny (2007). In 2009, he wrote and directed one of the most elaborate plays in the history of Ghanaian stage culture Asanteman, the history of the Ashanti Kingdom of Ghana, West Africa
West Africa
West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the UN definition of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries and an area of approximately 5 million square km:-Flags of West Africa:...
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Film
On a personal note, JOT is quite an elusive character, shying away from the limelight and all the glitz and glamour of the celebrity trail preferring rather to stay behind a lap top and design new concepts and develop new content for Television and events. An exceptionally brilliant actor, he has starred in movies such as FOOLS IN LOVE by Akorfa Edjeani, THE BLINKARDS by Prof. Martin Owusu, DOUBLE by KSM and I SING OF A WELL by Leila Djansi playing the lead in movies and winning rave reviews as well as a nomination from the African Movie Academy Awards 2009 and the Ghana Movie Awards 2010. In 2008, he wrote the short screenplay “NOT MY DAUGHTER” that won the AMAA award for best short story. He is also the author of the bestselling book THE CONCEPT OF LOVE IN RELATIONSHIPS published by Temple Media UK. As a writer, he has written several plays and movie scripts including the much acclaimed ASANTEMAN and the Satire A PENNY FOR YOUR WIFE which was showcased at the Efua Sutherland Drama Studio in 2009. His greatest inspiration is his mother and his heroes are Kwame Nkrumah and Nelson Mandela. He ends every interview with this quote, “All men are born with the same opportunities, and we all take our first breath but how we use that first breath will determine when we take our last breath, what legacy we leave behind”.Awards
In June 2011, he was awarded the Best Television Programmes Director in Ghana at the Radio and Television Personality Awards 2011.In 1987, he won the best Actor Award for his role in Martin Owusu's The Story Ananse Told and was the first recipient of the Patrons Award for Excellence at the School of Performing Arts University of Ghana. He also wrote the African Movie Academy Award for Short Film "Not my Daughter" in 2008. The Film was Produced by Akorfa Edjeani Asiedu.
Other work
He is a Media Consultant and currently General Manager of ETV Ghana part of the Global Media Alliance Group. The fastest growing Television network in GhanaOther Credits
Television• Anchor, 100 Degrees ETV Ghana 2010 –
• Anchor, Agenda TV3 2009-2010
• Anchor, Hot Issues TV3 2009
• Anchor, Start TV3 2007-2008
• Anchor, Focus GTV 2007
• Anchor, Africa Union Summit GTV 2007
• Anchor, Presidential State Visit to UK GTV 2007
• Anchor, Health Focus OBE TV 2005-2006
• International Commentary, First Oil Launch 2010
• Commentary, Fidelity Bank Go for Gold Campaign 2010
• Commentary, AU Summit GTV 2007
• Producer Documentary Gleneagles G8 Summit Scotland 2005
• Producer Documentary FT Roundtable Conference on Ghana UK 2005
• Producer Documentary, Ghana Forum UK 2003-2005
• Executive Producer, Several Programmes ETV Ghana
• Concept Developer, The Late Nite Celebrity Show ETV Ghana 2010
• Concept Developer, Awake, 100 Degrees, EBusiness Journal, Girl Talk, Big Screen ETV Ghana 2010
• Concept Developer, Airtel Magic Moments, ETunes, Exposure, Breakfast TV ETV Ghana 2010
Social
• Production Director, Fidelity Bank Go for Gold Launch and Final Draw- March 2011
• Production Director, First Oil Dialogue- December 2010
• Stage Director, A Penny for your Wife- February 2009
• Stage Director, Asanteman- February 2009
• Creative Director, Festival of Asanteman- September 2008
• Asst Producer, Burger Highlife Concerts- March 2007 March 2008
• Asst. Producer, The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Pageant- June 2011
• Director of Communication, Kentefest- September 2007
• Creative Director, Miss Elegance Universities Pageant- March 2007
• Backdrop Design, Kwame Nkrumah Centenary Concert- September 2010
• MC, First Oil Essay Launch- December 2010
• MC, First Oil Travel Exhibition Launch- May 2011
• MC. Face of the Universe World Finals Launch- 2006
• MC, International Cocoa Conference- 2007
• MC, Cocoa Day- 2008
• President, The Writers Forum 2007-2009
• President, Association of Students of Performing Arts 1990-1991
External links
- Jot Agyeman at the Internet Movie Database http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jot_new.jpg
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