Some of the country’s finest music acts have been named to perform at this year’s Radio and Television Personality awards scheduled to take place at the State Banquet Hall June 25. The awards, organized by Xtertic UK and Big Events was launched on January 15 at the Golden Tulip hotel in Accra and it is aimed at awarding personalities who have over the years contributed immensely towards the development of radio and Television in Ghana. Some of the artistes named to rock the event include the Serious man Amakye Dede; the Simigwa Do Man, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley; CK Mann; Rap sofo,Obrafour; No Tribe; and Zigi of You Say Wey Thing fame. The rest are D Cryme, Stay Jay, Scientific and the controversial Atumpan known for his smash hit, Small girl you don’t know the thing, am teaching you the thing, you are playing with the thing. This year’s awards is under the theme: Shaping the Radio and the Television Industry in Ghana. In all, there are 8 Honorary Awards, 6 Non-Competitive Categories and 26 Competitive Categories up for grabs. Several personalities in the radio and television industry will be honored at the maiden edition of an awards ceremony organizers are promising will be annual. For Honorary awards, the Chief Executive Officer of the Multimedia Group Limited (MGL), Kwasi Twum is among a list of personalities who will be awarded for their significant contributions to the development of the radio and television industries in Ghana. Story by Ernest Dela Aglanu/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana