Jessica Opare-Saforo is a Ghanaian award winning broadcaster and program manager for the radio station Citi 97.3 FM and Citi TV.
She was born on the 29th of April, 1981 at the Burma Camp in Accra.
She is currently the Programmes Manager at Citi 97.3 FM and Citi TV.
Below is a brief biography of Jessica Opare-Saforo.
Jessica Opare-Saforo
Jessica Opare-Saforo Age
She was born on the 29th of April, 1981 in the Burma Camp in Accra. She is 39 years old as of the year 2020.
Jessica Opare-Saforo Family
Jessica was born to an Army Father and a mother who was a teacher. She is the youngest of her siblings; she has a brother and two sisters.
Her Father was a retired army major who worked with a Christian NGO called World Vision International, this afforded them the opportunity to travel to these nations of the world; Somalia, Kenya, Senegal and the UK.
She lost her mother to terminal illness at a very young age.
She spent her formative years in Kenya.
Jessica Opare-Saforo Education
She began school at a Christian school called Rusinga in Kenya, she then moved to the International school of Dakar in Senegal.
She got back to Ghana when she was 8 years old. She had her secondary level education at the Akosombo International School where she was the sports prefect.
She then moved to the University of Ghana where she studied Economics and Psychology.
She was a lead singer of the University of Ghana Mass Choir.
Jessica Opare-Saforo Career
She wanted to become an accountant while growing up because of her mum. At a point she also wanted to become an Aeronautic Engineer becomes it had sounded cool to her when another kid mentioned it.
She got her first opportunity to host a show on radio in 2000 when she was in her first year at the University.
Her elder sister who worked with Vibe FM at the time told her boss that her sister, Jessica talks a lot and would be suitable to host a new show called Teen Vibe at the station.
On the first, she literally froze and actually mispronounced a couple of words. She hosted the show for a year.
She then moved on to host a show called “The Big Launch”; a mid-morning show.
She then moved to Choice FM in 2004 then moved to Citi FM in 2005.
When she moved to Citi FM, she was placed in the Events and Promotions department and after a week, she co-hosted a show called City Drive with Nii Amah Dagadu.
Jessica Opare-Saforo
They had a segment called “Battle of the Sexes” where they would raise questions like “Who was a better cheat; Men or Woman”.
Jessica walked out of set on one of such occasions where she felt disrespected by Dagadu.
Jessica is the Founder of Bikers Girls Gh, a group of lady bikers that ride across to educate and teach young children, about life, money, leadership issues among many other things.
She is currently the host of Sister Sister, an all women relationship talk show.
She is the CEO of The Voice Ova Company, one of Ghana’s leading advertising solutions providers.
Jessica Opare-Saforo Awards
She has won quite a number of Awards and has been nominated for a few. Notable among them is the Radio and Television Personality Award for the Best Mid-Morning Show Host in 2013, The Radio and Television Personality Award for the Female Radio Presenter of the Year in 2014, The Eagles Summit Africa Leadership and Empowerment Award for the Female Radio Personality of the Year in 2015, The DJ Award for the Best Female Radio DJ in 2015, The Radio and Television Personality Award for the Radio Late Afternoon Show host of the year in 2015 and The Radio and Television Personality Award for the Best Female Radio Presenter in 2016 among many others.
Jessica Opare-Saforo Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
She goes by the handle @jessicaosgh on Instagram, @jessicacitifm on Twitter and Jessica Opare Saforo on Facebook.
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