# Fadda Dickson
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{{Short description|Ghanaian media executive}}
{{Resume-like|date=December 2023}}
'''Fadda Dickson Narh''' (born Jan 1)[{{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}}] is a Ghanaian [media personality](/source/celebrity) and executive. He is the [General Manager](/source/General_manager) for [Despite Media Group](/source/Despite_Media_Group), the [media conglomerate](/source/media_conglomerate) that owns and operates Peace FM, [Neat FM](/source/Neat_FM), [Hello FM](/source/Hello_FM_(Ghana)), [Okay FM](/source/Okay_FM), [United Television](/source/United_Television_Ghana) and Peacefmonline.com.[{{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}}]
== Education ==
He has two [honorary doctorate degrees](/source/Honorary_degree); one from the [Alfred Noble University](/source/Alfred_Nobel_University) In Ukraine.[{{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}}][{{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}}] He also holds another honorary Doctor of Philosophy degree in Executive Leadership and Business Administration from the [George Fox University](/source/George_Fox_University) In the United States of America.[{{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}}]
== Career ==
He joined Despite Media as the Administration and Finance manager of Peace FM in 1999[{{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}}] to become the most watched television station in Ghana in 2015[{{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}}] and 2017, according to a Geopoll survey.[{{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}}]
== Awards ==
* In 2011, he was awarded the Excellence Award in Radio Management at the RTP Awards[{{Cite web |title=Winners 2011 |url=https://rtpawardsafrica.com/2011-2/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=RTP Awards}}]
* He won the Excellence in Radio Management award at the 2016 [RTP Awards](/source/RTP_Awards).[{{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}}]
* He was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the 2nd annual Ghana Entertainment Awards Celebration in 2018.[{{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}}]
* He won the special honorary award for the Excellence in Media Management at the Gold Coast Excellence Awards in 2019.[{{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}}]
* He won the Superhero Award at the 2020 RTP Awards[{{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}}]
* He won the Personality of the Year at the 2021 RTP Awards[{{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}}]
* He won the Male Personality of the year at the Africa Business and Arts Awards in 2021[{{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}}]
== Personal life ==
He is married to Kate Dickson Narh and has two children