Bola Ray Honoured

One of the country’s finest radio presenters, Nathaniel Kwabena Adisi aka Bola Ray, made history when he won the Radio Programme of the year at this year’s Radio and Television Personality Awards which came off at the Dome of the Accra International Conference Centre last Saturday.

The Radio and Television Personality awards was aimed at recognizing and rewarding seasoned Radio and TV personalities who have over the years contributed immensely towards the development of the industry in Ghana, and have also endeared themselves to listeners and viewers.

Bola Ray was the CEO of Empire Entertainment, a promotion, events advertising and marketing company has contributed a lot towards building a vibrant music industry in Ghana.

Bola, who has for the past years worked diligently as a radio broadcaster and was the first African and Ghanaian to host ‘Top of the Pops’ on BBC Radio, has proved to music fans that he was one of the showbiz personalities who was working tirelessly to promote Ghanaian music on the international music scene.

Based on his outstanding achievements in the showbiz industry in Ghana, Bola Ray last year received a number of awards which included Ghana’s Showbiz Personality of the year award at the 14th City People Awards for excellence held in Nigeria.

Bola Ray was also outdoored as the National Drivers’ Academy (NDA’s) Ambassador for Driver Education and Training last year.

Bola Ray’s mandate as an Ambassador was to drive NDA’s publicity efforts to increase awareness for driver education and training, spearhead NDA’s sponsorship programmes and road shows which would be focused on discouraging negative practices such as drunk driving and the use of mobile phones while driving.

As part of his social responsibilities, Bola has embarked on a number of charity projects and also made some donations to a number of needy institutions in the country.

With a lot of achievements under his belt, one was tempted to think everything has been smooth sailing for him, but that was not the case.

Bola started his radio career with Radio Universe as a national service person and moved on to the School of Administration, University of Ghana, Legon (now the University of Ghana Business School). While in his second year at the university he also enrolled at the Central University College where he studied Business Administration. He actually holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Central University.

So, yes, he has two certificates, one each from the University of Ghana and Central University. As one man determined to change the entertainment industry in Ghana, Bola Ray joined Top Radio after Radio Universe, where he hosted ‘Top City Jam’, which was popular then. This was while he was a student at the University of Ghana.

In 2003, Bola, who many described as a brilliant and talented radio presenter, left Top Radio for Joy Fm, where he was still making a lot of impact. Bola Ray is married to Dorcas, a professional banker.