{{Short description|Ghanaian media executive}} {{Resume-like|date=December 2023}} '''Fadda Dickson Narh''' (born Jan 1)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-01 |title=Fadda Dickson goes traditional for his birthday on January 1 |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Fadda-Dickson-goes-traditional-for-his-birthday-on-January-1-1435495 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> is a Ghanaian media personality and executive. He is the General Manager for Despite Media Group, the media conglomerate that owns and operates Peace FM, Neat FM, Hello FM, Okay FM, United Television and Peacefmonline.com.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Despite Media - Fadda Dickson |url=https://despitemedia.com/pages/people/fadda_dickson/#:~:text=of%20Education,%20Ukraine.-,Dr.,married%20to%20Kate%20Dickson%20Narh. |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=despitemedia.com}}</ref>
== Education == He has two honorary doctorate degrees; one from the Alfred Noble University In Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dzido |first=Justice |date=2018-08-06 |title=Fadda Dickson Grabs Honorary Doctorate Degree |url=https://www.thepublisheronline.com/fadda-dickson-grabs-honorary-doctorate-degree-2/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=The Publisher Online |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nuamah |first=Isaac |date=2018-08-09 |title=GJA congratulates Fadda Dickson, Despite Group on being honoured by Alfred Nobel University |url=https://atinkaonline.com/gja-congratulates-fadda-dickson-despite-group-on-being-honoured-by-alfred-nobel-university/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Atinka Online |language=en-US}}</ref> He also holds another honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree in Executive Leadership and Business Administration from the George Fox University In the United States of America.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-10 |title=Fadda Dickson to get honorary Doctorate Degree |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Fadda-Dickson-to-get-honorary-Doctorate-Degree-1354177 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref>
== Career == He joined Despite Media as the Administration and Finance manager of Peace FM in 1999<ref name=":0" /> and rose through the ranks to become the Managing Director of Despite Group.
After launching United Television in 2013, Fadda supervised its growth as an Executive Producer<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-11 |title=UTV Goes National |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/utv-goes-national/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}}</ref> to become the most watched television station in Ghana in 2015<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boateng |first=Kojo Akoto |date=2015-12-01 |title=UTV most watched TV station in Ghana – Report |url=https://citifmonline.com/2015/12/utv-most-watched-tv-station-in-ghana-report/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always |language=en-US}}</ref> and 2017, according to a Geopoll survey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Television (UTV) |url=https://ghana.mom-gmr.org/en/media/detail/outlet/united-television-utv/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=ghana.mom-gmr.org |language=en}}</ref>
== Awards ==
* In 2011, he was awarded the Excellence Award in Radio Management at the RTP Awards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners 2011 |url=https://rtpawardsafrica.com/2011-2/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=RTP Awards}}</ref> * He won the Excellence in Radio Management award at the 2016 RTP Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-10-26 |title=Fadda Dickson Gets Excellence Award |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/fadda-dickson-gets-excellence-award/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}}</ref> * He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2nd annual Ghana Entertainment Awards Celebration in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-03 |title=Full list of winners for 2018 Ghana Entertainment Awards USA {{!}} Ghana Music |url=https://ghanamusic.com/lists/2018/07/03/full-list-of-winners-for-2018-ghana-entertainment-awards-usa/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |language=en-GB}}</ref> * He won the special honorary award for the Excellence in Media Management at the Gold Coast Excellence Awards in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Byte |first1=Nii Smiley |date=2019-03-25 |title=Full List of Winners from the 2019 Gold Coast Excellence Awards |url=https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2019/03/25/full-list-of-winners-from-the-2019-gold-coast-excellence-awards/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=GhanaCelebrities.Com |language=en-US}}</ref> * He won the Superhero Award at the 2020 RTP Awards<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-10 |title=Stacy, McBrown, Fadda Dickson, Others Honoured At RTP Awards |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/stacy-mcbrown-fadda-dickson-others-honoured-at-rtp-awards/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}}</ref> * He won the Personality of the Year at the 2021 RTP Awards<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-09 |title=RTP Awards: Fadda Dickson adjudged '2021 Personality Of The Year' |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/RTP-Awards-Fadda-Dickson-adjudged-2021-Personality-Of-The-Year-1397626 |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=GhanaWeb |language=en}}</ref> * He won the Male Personality of the year at the Africa Business and Arts Awards in 2021<ref>{{Cite web |last=EveryWhere |first=DerrickManny |date=2021-05-11 |title=FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT AFRICA BUSINESS AND ARTS AWARDS 2021′ |url=https://enewsghana.com/full-list-of-winners-at-africa-business-and-arts-awards-2021/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Latest News in Ghana{{!}}EnewsGhana.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Personal life == He is married to Kate Dickson Narh and has two children<ref name=":0" />
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