Abigail Ashley
GHANAIAN MEDIA personality, Abigail Ashley, has won the Media Personality Award at the Ghana Media and Entrepreneurship Awards 2025.
Well-known as the host of UTV’s My Health, My Life, Abigail Ashley’s journalism work on health has received numerous accolades, notable among them include Radio Personality and Health Media Personality of the Year at the Golden Age Business and Creative Arts Awards (GABCAA) 2024.
She also won Radio Personality of the Year at the 7th edition of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) in 2024.
Ms. Ashley has written two books: “A Decade of My Life, Behind My Smiles” (2017) and “Grace and Grit” (2025). Her books share her journey with chronic kidney disease and inspire hope and resilience.
As the Founder of Behind My Smiles Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, Abigail Ashley has channeled her energy into sensitising people about kidney health education. The foundation was birthed after being diagnosed with end-stage kidney failure in 2007 and given just five years to live. However, she has defied the odds and lived beyond her predicted lifespan. In 2019, she underwent a successful kidney transplant, which has given her a new lease on life.
Her recent recognition highlights her outstanding contribution to Ghana’s media landscape, her dedication to impactful journalism, and her continuous commitment to using the media as a tool for education and positive change.
BY Prince Fiifi Yorke