Former JoyNews anchor, Paa Kwesi Schandorf, has joined Ghana’s new gold dealership agency, Ghana Gold Board (Goldbod).

Schandorf will support communications at Goldbod— the sole state agency mandated to buy, sell, assay, value, and export gold and other precious minerals in Ghana.

The multiple BBC Komla Dumor Award nominee will also play an additional role as the media relations officer for the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources.

In a Facebook post on Monday, May 26, Schandorf expressed gratitude to Goldbod CEO, Mr Sammy Gyamfi, describing the opportunity as an honour to contribute to national development.

“These dual roles reflect my passion for writing, journalism and communications at large, and I’m humbled by the opportunity to contribute to President Mahama’s vision of resetting the country!

While I owe everything to God, I’m exceptionally grateful to my boss and Goldbod’s CEO, Sammy Gyamfi, for the sheer belief in my competence and for the opportunity to serve our beloved country”, portions of his post read.

In his dual role, Schandorf is expected to assist the Ministry in shaping its media engagement and strengthening its strategic communication.

A twin by birth, Schandorf began his media journey at TV Africa, where he hosted the station’s flagship morning show and anchored prime time news.

While at TV Africa, his passion and skill for writing led him to pioneer the outlet’s online news platform.

His talent quickly drew attention, and he was soon recruited by The Multimedia Group.

There, he served as a presenter on both Joy FM and JoyNews, and the Joy Campus show, a programme that explored life across the country’s tertiary institutions.

After leaving The Multimedia Group, Schandorf had a brief stint at Wesleyan Television, a faith-based channel of the Methodist Church, where he served as News Editor and host of the current affairs programme ‘The State'.

Prior to his new appointment, he was the acting Head of News and Current Affairs at TV Africa.

As an alumnus of Labone Senior High School, where he served as School Prefect, Schandorf later studied at the University of Ghana, Legon, where he held multiple student leadership roles, including the Public Relations Officer of the SRC.