Anita Erskine

Anita M. V. Erskine (born Anita Erskine; 3 December 1978)[1][2] is a bilingual (English and French) Ghanaian broadcaster, professional compère, actress and girls’ education advocate.[3] She hosted The One Show; a talk show on Viasat 1. She host to +233 Discovery; a show featuring celebrities and inspirational stories.[4] She is the host for the female edition of Making of a Mogul.[5]

Anita is the Executive Producer and host of Sheroes of Our Time. She is the Host and an Advisor of the 2020 edition of the Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative. The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) is the Jack Ma Foundation's flagship philanthropic entrepreneur program in Africa.

She is a WASH Ambassador for WaterAid Ghana's behavioural change campaign in the fight against Covid 19.

Early life

Anita was born in Jerusalem to former Ghanaian soldier and politician, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Erskine and Rose Erskine. She was raised in Ghana.[2][6] Anita holds Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Studies from Trent University.[2]

Career

Her first TV show appearance on Ghanaian TV was in 2006, when she hosted TV3's Mentor.[7] In 2007 she auditioned to be a correspondent on MNET'sStudio 53 and started working on DSTV. She is the host and Executive Producer of Making of a Mogul and Pamper Your Mum. She hosted the earlier seasons of Cooking With. All three formats are created and produced by IFactory Live's Michael Djaba [3][7][8][9] Between 2007 and 2009, Anita was the Corporate Communications Director of Tigo (owned by Millicom), taking roles in Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[10][11]

In 2015, she joined Accra - based Starr FM which she hosted first with Bola Ray and then with Giovanni Caleb. Anita continued to co - host till she resigned from the group in November 2017 to focus on building her advocacy and production company.[12]

She founded her Communications Consultancy, Anita Erskine Media in June of 2016.


Awards
  • Protector of Women and Girl Child Rights Award - African Women Intercultural Dialogue 2017
  • Women Mean Business Honors - Legendary Award Winner - 2016
  • TV Hostess of the Year - City People Awards - 2015
  • TV Female Entertainment Host of the Year 2014 - Radio and TV Personality (RTP)
  • Best Supporting Actress - Ghana Movie Awards 2012

References
  1. "Anita Erskine to host Viasat 1′s 'The One Show'". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. "I won't be carried away! • Anita Erskine discusses career prospects & her move to Starr FM". The Spectator. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. Duah, Kofi (7 September 2015). "I will be richest woman in five years - Anita Erskine". Graphic. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. "Anita Erskine crowned 'TV Hostess of the Year'". Ghana News Agency. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. "Making of a Mogul: The Ladies Edition launches on DStv". Citinewsroom. 2019-04-03. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  6. Darfah Frimpong, Enoch (18 March 2013). "Lebanese President Sleiman honours two retired military officers". Graphic. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  7. Darfah Frimpong, Enoch (15 August 2013). "Anita Erskine: If only she could make time for acting". Graphic. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  8. "Anita: the hardest working girl on TV". 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. "Efya, Anita Erskine For Movie". 7 May 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  10. "ACCRA :Tigo moves to help humanity". Ghana News Agency. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. "Tigo: We released confidential info to police". myjoyonline. 15 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  12. Duah, Kofi; Buckman-Owoo, Jayne (21 March 2019). "Money not my motivation - Anita Erskine". Graphic. Retrieved 2019-03-23.
  13. Arthur, Portia. "RTP Awards 2017: Nana Aba Anamoah, Afia Schwarzenegger win + full list of winners". Retrieved 2017-11-01.
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