3G Media Group proudly announces the nomination of Ghanaian actor Bill Asamoah to receive an award at the 13th edition of the Annual Mega 3G Awards and Celebrity Bash to be held in New York.
The nominees were announced in April, with the event slated for Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Ukrainian Youth Center, 301 Pallisade Avenue, Yonkers, NY.
William Asamoah-Addo, popularly known as Darlyn Bill in the Kumawood/Ghanaian film industry, has received many awards and is currently the recipient of the 8th EMY Africa Actor of the Year 2023. He also specializes in monitoring and evaluation and is the chairperson of the Ghana Actors’ Guild for the northern sector of Ghana. Additionally, he is an entrepreneur who owns three successful businesses. Mr. Asamoah was appointed Tourism Ambassador by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in 2019. Moreover, he is a member of the steering committee of the National Film Authority. He is a Christian and a family man who hails from the Worakese Royal Bretuo family of Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region.
Some of the honorees proudly nominated for this year’s event include the Akumaa Mama Zimbi Foundation, Nyansa Boakwa of Happy FM, Empress Gifty, ACP Kofi Sarpong, Ofori Amponsah, Prophet Kpegah Tamakloe, Lord Kenya, Aburi Gardens Restaurant, VA, Doris Boaduwaa, Black Queens, and a host of others. Distinguished persons who have received awards from 3G Media Group & Afrikan Digest include Lynne Carter, the first African American female boxing judge and a three-time Hall of Famer, Honorable Kennedy Agyapong, Abraham Attah (Hollywood actor), Azuma Nelson (boxing legend), Rev. Osei Kofi, Ibrahim Sunday, Akwasi Appiah (former Black Stars coach), Asamoah Gyan (former captain of the Ghana Black Stars), Ruth-Hassell Thompson, Deloris Frimpong Manso aka Delay, Captain Smart, and many others.
Since the inception of the awards scheme in 2009, 3G Media has invited various personalities to join their show in New York. These awardees are culled from various industries including entertainment, tourism, media, public/security service, business community, politics, and traditional rulers, receiving endorsement from the President of the Ghana Journalist Association, Mr. Albert Kwabena Dwumfour.
During last year’s event, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mr. Akwasi Agyemang, was the keynote speaker and honoree of the 2023 edition, declaring the show as the best African Diasporan Awards Scheme established by a Ghanaian.
The 3G Media Awards team is led by its President/Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Evangelist Dr. Charles N. Ntiamoah-Mensah CDSE, popularly known as Mr. CNN or Dr. CNN. He has spent nearly 25 years as a media and showbiz legend. He is the publisher/editor of Afrikan Digest Newspaper and 3G Magazine, and a renowned former freelance photojournalist/writer of Ghanaweb fame. H.E. Ntiamoah-Mensah is also a United Nations Representative/Special Envoy for WOLMI (World of Life Ministries International, under ECOSOC). He also represents the International Youth Network for UN Security Council Resolution 2250 as its Global Special Envoy in Strategic Partnerships. A humanitarian and kidney advocate for transplant, he has established the 3G Global Advocacy Group Foundation to save the lives of renal failure patients.
3G stands for God, Global & Giving (Triple G, 3Gs). The award scheme recognizes the sacrifice and dedication of unsung heroes from Ghana, Africa, and global communities.