After obtaining a degree in political science from Escuela Nico Lopez in Cuba, 1986, David went into broadcasting, reporting news for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The following year, he won the award as Best TV News Reporter. And in 1988, he was named Ghana’s Journalist of the Year.

In 1990 he added the prestigious Brittania Award to his list of honours. This British Government scholarship sent him to the University of Wales, Cardiff, to pursue a masters degree in journalism. On its completion, David was selected to intern with CBS in New York.

Respected for the independence of his thought, he is an assertive, self-motivated and extremely diligent professional. David Ampofo has also worked as the West African correspondent for Carte Blanche (a leading current affairs programme on MNET, Africa’s leading pay per view network).

He also worked in the print media whilst at the Africa Desk of the UK newspaper, The Observer.

He was also presidential correspondent during the administration of President Jerry Rawlings. He started out his television career at Ghana Broadcasting Corporation as the host of Ghana Television’s main news and current affairs program, Search Light. He also hosted Hot Issues on TV3, Ghana’s independent television network. His professional career spans a 20-year period and he is well known for the many ground-breaking interviews and field reports that he carried out. He has a keen interest in politics.

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