Background
Ampofo was born at Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, where he lived with his parents, four brothers and three sisters.
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Ampofo was born at Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, where he lived with his parents, four brothers and three sisters.
He attended the Takoradi International School along with his older brother, Thomas Edward Ampofo and older sister, Patricia Sloley. He graduated from there in 1986 with a first class in Politics & Philosophy.
In 1972, on completion of his Common Entrance exam, he began his secondary school education at Saint John"s Secondary School, in Sekondi, run by the Brothers of the Holy Cross from the United States of America. His decision to go to Cuba was influenced by Jerry Rawlings, who he had developed a close relationship with. Ampofo began his journalism career at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in 1986. In 1987 he was named Best Television Reporter.
In 1988 he was named Journalist of the Year.
Between 1987 and 1992, he was the host of Searchlight, a prime time news and current affairs program and had many remarkable interviews with several world leaders including Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat, Kenneth Kaunda and Sam Nujoma. He was a Presidential Correspondent and travelled extensively with Jerry Rawlings.
He was a correspondent for Cable News Network"s World Report and in 1990 the Columbia Journalism Review did a piece on outstanding foreign correspondents in which Ampofo was named. On completion in 1991, he spent three months as an intern with The Columbia Broadcasting System News Channel in New New York
He continued with attachments at leading public affairs firms Hill and Knowlton and Walter Judds in the United Kingdom. He also interned with a leading United Kingdom newspaper, The Observer.
Ampofo left the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation in 1992 and founded He launched the television show Time with David in 1995 and has conducted over 500 television interviews. He is a filmmaker and has produced over 200 promotional documentaries and investigative reports. He has also served as Public Affairs Counsel for notable organizations and personalities including former Chief Executive Officer of Ashanti Goldfields, Sam Jonah and Doctor Papa Kwesi Nduom, a leading Ghanaian entrepreneur and Presidential candidate.
The editorial pieces produced by are as follows:
Time with David - talk show.
Created in 1995, it is a series of interviews with politicians, influential businessmen and leading thinkers. Past guests include Ghanaian Vice President John Dramani Mahama and elder statesman Knight Bachelor Asante.
Special Report - a series of documentaries aimed at providing insight into the social challenges that Ghanaians confront. Business Report - a series of documentaries that showcase the different challenges facing the business sector and provide insight into Ghana’s business climate.
Ampofo is one of eight siblings.
His father, Thomas Edward Ampofo, worked with the Forestry Department and retired as the Chief Inspector of Timber.