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Full Name Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor Born December 31, 1985 (age 31) ( 1985-12-31 ) Accra, Ghana Occupation Multimedia Journalist and Social Entrepreneur Education Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School, West Potomac High School | ||
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Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor, (born 31 December 1985) is a director at the office of digital and design innovation at Impact Hub Accra. He is a founder for Urithi Labs, a partner for team1000words and a member of the world economic forum. He is also a multimedia journalist with global media alliance and a presenter for the MPwr Show at Yfm, where he covers stories on youth engagement culture and technology.
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Early life
Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor was born in Accra. He had his basic education at Faith Montessori school and his secondary education at Presbyterian Boys' Senior High School. He continued at West Potomac High School in Virginia and then finally attend college at the University of Florida on a full scholarship.
Growing up he loved stories and he would often run wild imagining and dreaming all kinds of stories and always wanting to listen to stories from older family members. Even though he began with political science he was somewhat enthused about arts and journalism, he was excited when his dad offered to get him a dslr camera if he took a journalism course. He subsequently enrolled in a photojournalism class. Emmanuel decided to relocate to Ghana in 2012 to spend time with his dad who fell ill and died in 2013.
Education
While at PRESEC, he studied General Arts. He was on the editorial board and wrote articles under the pseudonym: Inferno. He was also an actor and member of the drama team throughout the 3 years of his stay at the school and was the Best Actor Award Recipient in 2002. From PRESEC, he continued at West Potomac High School, where he was president of the international club, a member of the varsity basketball team, the national honor society and the debate & forensics team.
He later gained a full scholarship to study at the University of Florida where he gained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Minor in Leadership. As a Ronald E. McNair scholar, Emmanuel Gamor received several honors and awards as an undergraduate at the University of Florida. In addition to Florida Blue Key, he served on the University of Florida Homecoming Committee, as a member of the 2007 Preview Staff, on the J. Wayne Reitz Union Board of Managers, as President of Esquire and Polaris of the Gamma Omicron chapter of Iota Phi Theta
Career
His love for the arts and his passion for story telling has always been his motivation and influenced his decision to divert from political science to pursue journalism. The constant interaction with individuals from various countries and cultures have shaped how he views the world and has greatly contributed to his success as a multimedia journalist.
Briefly after graduation, he worked his way to becoming the managing editor of a community newspaper in the Washington Metro area. In 2012, he permanently relocated to Ghana and was lead video & photo reporter for Ghana Decides, a non-partisan social media project to cover Ghana’s presidential elections.
Emmanuel currently works as a business development executive and multimedia journalist with Global Media Alliance. He is the co-host of a radio program, MPwr show, which engages young African leaders in weekly discussions, highlighting their successes, sharing their challenges, and fostering positive habits among this generation of change-makers.