{{short description|Ghanaian news anchor}}{{Infobox person | name = Natalie Fort | birth_date = 24th July 1995 | citizenship = Ghana | alma_mater = Ghana international school | occupation = News anchor, Television personality, journalist | employer = GHone Television | organization = Fort foundation | awards = Awarded by the United nations with the Gold star order of the companion honour
Excellent personality merit award in 2017 }}
'''Natalie Fort''' is a news anchor and a Ghanaian television personality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kuulpeeps.com/2018/01/natalie-fort/|title=Bio: Natalie Fort - Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students|last=Sagoe|first=Margaret|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
== Early life and education == Fort was born on 24 July 1995 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yen.com.gh/164389-natalie-fort-tv3-newscaster-celebrates-25th-birthday-stunning-photos.html|website=www.yen.com.gh|access-date=2020-07-24 |title=Bio:Natalie Fort: TV3 newscaster celebrates 25th birthday with stunning photos |date=24 July 2020 }}</ref> and attended Ghana International School, Merton International School, the Royal Academy of Music and Accra Film School.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/entertainment/showbiz-news/natalie-fort-soaring-high-on-the-screen.html|location=Accra, Ghana|newspaper=Daily Graphic|access-date=2019-06-17|title=Natalie Fort soaring high on the screen }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/TV3-s-Natalie-Fort-reveals-her-ideal-kind-of-man-454143|title=TV3's Natalie Fort reveals her ideal kind of man|website=www.ghanaweb.com|date=10 July 2016 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref> She began her career as a fashion model and represented Ghana in 2011 at the Miss Princess World Competition in Czech Republic. She is the founder of Fort Model Management and Fort Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/lifestyle/4806/fort-model-management-set-to-break-boundaries.html|title=FORT MODEL MANAGEMENT SET TO BREAK BOUNDARIES|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ghanagist.com/introducing-fort-model-management/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020085827/http://ghanagist.com/introducing-fort-model-management/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 20, 2013|title=Introducing Fort Model Management|website=GhanaGist.Com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref> She was awarded by the United Nations with the ''Gold Star Order of the Companion Honour'' and also accorded the ''Excellent Personality Merit Award'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://enewsgh.com/2017/09/tv3s-natalie-fort-receives-award-excellent-personality/|title=TV3's Natalie Fort receives award for Excellent Personality|website=Proudly Ghanaian! {{!}} Enews|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17|archive-date=2019-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617181426/https://enewsgh.com/2017/09/tv3s-natalie-fort-receives-award-excellent-personality/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://3news.com/un-honours-tv3s-natalie-fort-with-prestigious-award/|title=UN honours TV3's Natalie Fort with prestigious award|website=3news|date=25 December 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/TV3-s-News360-rated-the-Best-in-Ghana-595268|title=TV3's News360 rated the Best in Ghana|website=www.ghanaweb.com|date=30 October 2017 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kuulpeeps.com/2019/05/emergers2017-tv3s-news-anchor-natalie-fort-awarded-emerging-tv-personality-of-the-year-at-the-5th-feminine-ghana-achievement-awards/|title=#Emergers2017: TV3's News Anchor, Natalie Fort Awarded Emerging TV Personality Of The Year At The 5th Feminine Ghana Achievement Awards - Kuulpeeps - Ghana Campus News and Lifestyle Site by Students|last=Sedode|first=Pilot|date=8 May 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yen.com.gh/130595-real-natalie-fort-5-facts-tv3-presenter.html|title=Real name, age & 5 hidden facts about TV3's Natalie Fort amid pregnancy rumours|last=Mensah|first=Jeffrey|date=2019-07-16|website=Yen.com.gh - Ghana news.|language=en|access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>
== Career == Natalie is a Senior Broadcast Journalist, News Anchor, and Foreign Affairs Correspondent. She began her broadcasting career with the TV3 Network of Media General, where, within less than a year, she rose to become one of the network’s lead news anchors, anchoring the flagship prime-time bulletin News 360. During her tenure, she worked on the International & General News Desk and hosted Women’s Take on 3FM (92.7), a program examining women’s influence on governance and public leadership in Ghana. She then resigned on 5 April 2021 and had a deal with EIB Network's GHOne Television.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-26 |title=Natalie Fort Joins GHONE TV |url=https://dailyguidenetwork.com/natalie-fort-joins-ghone-tv/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |website=DailyGuide Network |language=en-US}}</ref> This announcement was made by Nana Aba Anamoah, the General Manager of GhOne Television in a video shared on her Instagram page.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-26 |title=Natalie Fort Joins GhOne TV After Announcing Her Resignation From TV3 {{!}} AmeyawDebrah.com |url=https://ameyawdebrah.com/natalie-fort-joins-ghone-tv-after-announcing-her-resignation-from-tv3/ |access-date=2024-05-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
She currently serves as Senior Broadcast Journalist and Foreign Affairs Correspondent with GHOne TV and Starr FM, subsidiaries of EIB Network, Africa’s fastest-growing media group. She is also the host and executive face of the award-winning ''The Natalie Fort Show'', which was named TV Development Show of the Year (2023) by the ''Radio and Television Personality'' (RTP) Awards for its contribution to development discourse, thought leadership, and impactful television programming. She has been a key anchor in the coverage of three general elections in Ghana, earning the trust of senior political leaders, policymakers, diplomats, and private-sector executives.
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