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Biography
Anita M. V. Erskine (born Anita Erskine; 3 December 1978) is a bilingual (English and French) Ghanaian broadcaster, professional compère, actress and girls’ education advocate. She hosted The One Show; a talk show on Viasat 1. She host to +233 Discovery; a show featuring celebrities and inspirational stories. She is the host for the female edition of Making of a Mogul and Sheroes of Our Time which air on FoxLife on DSTV.
Early life
Anita was born in Jerusalem to former Ghanaian soldier and politician, Lieutenant General Emmanuel Erskine and Rose Erskine. She was raised in Ghana. Anita holds Bachelor of Arts degree in Cultural Studies from Trent University.
Career
Her first TV show appearance on Ghanaian TV was in 2006, when she hosted TV3's Mentor. In 2007 she auditioned to be a correspondent on MNET'sStudio 53 and started working on DSTV. She is the host and Executive Producer of Making of a Mogul and PamperYourMum. She hosted the earlier seasons of Cooking With. All three formats are created and produced by IFactory Live's Michael DjabaBetween 2007 and 2009, Anita was theCorporate Communications Director of Tigo (owned by Millicom), taking roles in Ghana and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
After Bola handed over to Giovani Caleb, Anita continued to co - host till she resigned from the group in November 2017 to focus on building her advocacy and production company.
Awards
- Radio and TV Personality (RTP) — Radio Female Presenter of the Year (2017)