Daniel Dayo Akwasi Sarpong

Versatile broadcaster, multimedia journalist and radio producer bringing more than 13 years of experience in developing and presenting engaging news and current affairs programmes for international audiences. Versed in viral trends. Able to work to tight broadcast deadlines under pressure. Proven success leveraging social media platforms to increase engagement. Team player.

2022, Hiplife Rewind: Ghana's urban rap music and the renaissance of global Afrobeats

Digital documentary for World and BBC Three

Scheduled for December transmission

2021, Team Manager Africa Digital Hub (Nairobi)

Remote led the Innovation Team to produce graphics, digital video & social media explainers and illustrated text pieces for the website.

Project manager: Mobile interactive story telling about the first 100 days of Tanzania's first female president

Link: https://www.bbc.com/swahili/resources/idt-6cf9d8d9-34dc-4546-aeae-8b7d7d508f5a

2016, BBC Identity Season

Anchored a live radio special with panel, audience of fifty people, music and poetry for global and UK listeners. Programme explored how the movement of people, their ideas and information, is changing who we are and how we live - particularly in the Diaspora.
- Audio link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03rgpbm

2015, Young, Geeky and Black series on BBC

Reporting on Uganda’s thriving coding scene to find out if home-grown, technology-based solutions can help tackle some of the country’s big development challenges.

- Audio link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p03b0mgs

- Website article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35091556

2014, Peabody Award Winner for BBC Ebola Service

For multimedia reporting work on the Ebola epidemic in parts of West Africa

- Awards website: https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/ebola/

2014, Panel moderator at Global African Investment Summit, London

Chaired a discussion of African Presidents including Rwanda's P Kagame, Uganda's Y Museveni, Ghana's J Mahama and Tanzania's P.M M Pinda
Photo link: https://twitter.com/newvisionwire/status/524199725172785152

Elections

Led BBC teams to report on major presidential polls in Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia. Filed a mix of human interest stories while anchoring shows from location with live audiences & package inserts.

2018, World Radio Day (WRD)

As team lead on BBC Minute’s WRD coverage, liaised with more than 30 partner stations, commissioning and producing stories, as well as scheduling broadcasts for 24 hour rollout on BBC Minute and WS outlets including OS.