Prolific Journalist and TV News Anchor, Afua Hagan, is geared up to host GHOne TV’s new program, Global View.
The ‘Global View’, an in-depth analysis of news around the world and its impact on Ghana and the whole of Africa, is a weekly show scheduled to be aired on Thursdays at 5 pm. It premieres on Thursday, May 19, 2022.
The show and its host will also lead global conversations, and give clarity and insider knowledge on the world’s view with breaking news, top stories, trends and insights from the international scene.
Afua Hagan is known to be opinionated, charismatic, and provocative. She is one of the leading voices on diversity in Britain.
A TV news anchor, commentator, journalist, and award-winning broadcaster, Afua is in high demand, regularly appearing on ITV’s This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Jeremy Vine on Channel 5, the BBC, Sky, and CNN. She is a distinguished commentator on the British Royal Family, featuring in the UK and international outlets.
Afua also appears on STV, Yanga! TV, LBC, Times Radio, and talkRADIO and has been honoured for her work in broadcasting by the Black Women in Business Awards. Afua is an excellent diversity and inclusion keynote speaker and moderator.
A passionate and experienced journalist, Afua hosted the TV show “Sustainable Energy” for CNBC, wrote a column for The Voice Newspaper, and was Editor-in-Chief for Glam Africa Magazine.
She moved to London from Glasgow aged 17 to study journalism at City University. After specialising in broadcast and music, Afua found herself working at T4 and PopWorld before moving on to the dizzy heights of 60 Minute Makeover on ITV. She grew bored of decorating strangers’ homes in an hour or less and made the leap to music publishing, where she worked for Blue Mountain Music under the watchful and legendary eye of Chris Blackwell.
Following her passion as a writer, Afua landed a job at Blackhair as an Editorial Assistant, rising to be Editor after only a year. She became the Features Editor for Pride magazine and a Producer and Anchor for Arise News. After switching to ABN TV, she produced and presented the popular show Young & Rising and launched Entertainment Weekly. Afua is a great supporter of the UK and international music scene, especially in the world of Afrobeats, and was the host of The A-List on The Beat 103.6FM.
Afua is a brilliant keynote speaker covering issues such as diversity, Black Lives Matter, and equality for women, and she continues to work as an event host and moderator. Clients have included Retail Week, the NHS, Cambridgeshire Police, Compare the Market, and Inmarsat.
Afua lives and works in London. In her spare time, she likes to make up dance routines with her daughter, has manicures, and read crime novels.
