Multimedia Journalist Breaking News
Resume:
Peter Clottey
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
202-***-**** (Cell)
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Highly respected for acumen and integrity as an international multimedia journalist with over 24 years experience covering African politics, economics, human welfare, religions, and culture.
Summary of Qualifications
Demonstrated talent for building rapport with an enviable compilation of worldwide contacts, including rebel leaders, dissents, Presidents, high-ranking government officials (both domestic & international), and scholars. Ferrets-out news important and evocative to the peoples of Africa. Often these stories are breaking news picked-up by other notable international news services, as well as African print, radio and television media. Known for calm demeanor, focus, clarity, innovation and depth of geo-political knowledge. Routinely meets or exceed expectations.
“You had some good questions and I appreciate that very much.” Former President Jimmy Carter, January, 2011 Interview, South Sudan Referendum
Professional Experience
2005- Voice of America, Washington, DC
Present
International Broadcast Journalist (Consultant)
oReport, write, edit, produce original content African new stories, as well as select and prepare accompanying audio, video, pictures and graphics for the web, mobile, radio and television.
oAs a consulting broadcast journalist, primary responsibility is to Day Break Africa, and secondarily to Night Line Africa.
oLast year alone, filed 300+ original African news stories.
oIn addition, contribute to the Sonny Side of Sports, as well am the substitute anchor for this program and others in the English to Africa Division.
oDesigns visually attractive, well balanced multimedia stories and products that capture the attention of national or international audiences.
oExperienced using blogging tools, website content management systems, multimedia software and t have vast metrics knowledge.
oExperienced in web publishing tools such as Pangea [used at VOA for the publication of web stories), Common spot, radio suite, Dalet 5.1e.
oAs substitute Producer for Night Line Africa selects and edits audio and times the show to meet VOA standards.
oOften appear on VOA’s Straight Talk Africa as political analyst.
oAccording to VOA Internet Web Team, I have highest number of African political, social, religious, economic and media environment publications on VOANEWS.COM
oHost, reporter and managing editor – Nightline Africa Radio
oOne-on-One with Peter Clottey (TV)
oSubstitute Host – Straight Talk Africa with Shaka Ssali.
A selection of high-profile in-depth interviews:
oFormer President Jimmy Carter (3X)
oPresident Yoweri Museveni (Uganda)
oPresident Muhammadu Buhari (Nigeria)
oPresident Edgar Lungu (Zambia)
oPresident Hakainde Hichilema (Zambia)
oPresident Ernest Bai Koroma (Sierra Leone)
oPresident Julius Maada Bio (Sierra Leone)
oPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo (Ghana)
oPresident Seretse Khama Ian Khama (Botswana)
oPresident Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria)
oPresident Ernest Bai Koroma (Sierra Leone)
oPresident John Kuffuor, Ghana
oFormer President Jerry Rawlings, Ghana
oPresident Jacob Zuma, South Africa
oPresident Joyce Banda, Malawi
oFormer President Bakili Muluzi, Malawi
oPresident Isaias Afewerki, Eritrea
oPresident Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast
oPresident Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gabon
oFounding President Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia
oPresident Quett Masire, Botswana
oFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria
oGeneral Yakubu Gowon, Former President of Nigeria
oBenjamin B. Ferencz (prosecutor of Nazi war criminals at the Einsatzgruppen Trial)
oWilliam Lietzau (U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Rule of Law and Detainee Policy)
oFatou B. Bensouda (Prosecutor International Criminal Court)
oNana Konadu Ageyman Rawlings, First Lady of Ghana
oVice President guy Scott, of Zambia
oVice President Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria
oVice President Riek Marcher, South Sudan
oVice President Cassim Chilumpha, Malawi
oVice President Idi Nidhom, Comoros Islands
oRaila Odinga, Prime Minister of Kenya
oApolo Nsibambi, Prime Minister Uganda
oMorgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of Zimbabwe
oMonja Roindefo, Prime Minister Madagascar
oDedier Bitaki, Rebel Leader of Mai Mai Kifuafua (DRC)
oGeneral Bisogo, Rebel Leader DRC
oRenegade General Laurent Nkunda (DRC)
oVincent Otti of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army, LRA
oWole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate
oPaul Rusesabagina, Real life hero of movie "Hotel Rwanda”
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Producer for Nightline Africa
2004-2005 Riggs National Bank, Washington, DC
Customer Service Representative
2000 - 2003 CHOICE 102.3 FM (Exclusive News Radio), Accra, Ghana,
West Africa
Senior News Anchor (Live), Deputy Programme Manager, Producer & Programme Host:
Business & Finance, news and interviews on the national business climate.
Money Matters, comprehensive information on national banking and loan institutions.
Business Forum, focused on growing domestic business, especially as influenced by domestic and other world governmental polities.
Tourism in Focus, centered on Ghanaian tourism development as it emerged in the world market. The Honorable Nana Akomea, Deputy Minister of Tourism was a monthly guest.
Your Health & You, tackled Ghanaian-specific health issues, as well as pro-active health education issues.
Producer and Co-Host of News Review. A 2003 industry opinion poll ranked this news analysis programme as Ghana’s most listened to.
Producer for Africa Today and Parenting.
2000 Radio Central, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation 92.5 FM, Cape Coast, Ghana, West Africa
News Anchor (Live). Programme Host of High-life Music and Substitute Sports News Anchor
1997-2000 Dynamite 88.9 FM, Tarkwa, Ghana, West Africa
News Anchor (Live), Producer, Programme Host and Studio Manager and radio trainer
Education
1997Bachelor of Science - Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, School of Mines, Mining Engineering (DIP), Tarkwa, Ghana, West Africa (World Education Services-evaluated).
2018 Masters –Business Administration (MBA) – University of Maryland University College (now University of Maryland Global Campus).
Community Service
2003- Pacifica Foundation, WPFW 89.3 FM, Washington, DC
Present
Volunteer Broadcast Journalist/News Anchor (Live), African News
Co-anchor for weekly live 30-minute African news broadcast. Write, edit, produce and broadcast original content.
2005 –
Present Visiting Expert and radio trainer African Geo-Politcal and Economic Topics:
John’s Hopkins University
University of Maryland
University of Richmond
2008 Sole Guest Analyst, South African Politics, C-Span Washington Journal
Fluent in Ga, Twi and Fante [Ghanaian languages]
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