BBC to establish foundation in Komla’s memory

Director of global news at the BBC, Peter Horrocks has announced plans to establish a foundation in Dumor’s memory for aspiring African journalists.
Mr. Harrocks made this known when he joined dozens of BBC staff to remember their departed colleague at an impromptu memorial gathering on Monday January 20, 2014.
Speaking at the service held at the All Souls Church, Mr. Horrocks, warmly recalled how Dumor would always call him ‘boss’ despite his protestations to the contrary.
‘He blazed a path for so many others,’ said Horrocks.

Monday’s gathering

A series of moving tributes followed from Dumor’s closest friends and colleagues.

“He called me ‘chief’’’ said head of the African Service, Solomon Mugera.
Several speakers recalled that they had been told to ‘look after’ him when he first arrived in the UK but that he soon became more like a ‘big brother’, looking out for them instead.

Slim Busterr, Adolf Tagoe, Afro Moses and Lady Talata Speaks on Komla Dumor's Sudden Demise

 
Just as we wait on the family of ace broadcaster Komla Dumor whose sudden demise has left the country and Africa in a total shock to complete the necessary formalities in both the United Kingdom and Ghana in conveying the body back home, a tribute by some ace musicians in the country has expressed grief over the death of Dumor.
Speaking to some musicians on phone and from the comfort of their homes, in a very devastated tone and mood, they had this to say;

VIDEO & TEXT: How BBC reported the death of their own – Komla Dumor

BBC TV presenter Komla Dumor has died suddenly at his home in London at the age of 41, it has been announced.

Ghana-born Dumor was a presenter for BBC World News and its Focus on Africa programme. One of Ghana’s best-known journalists, he joined the BBC as a radio broadcaster in 2007 after a decade of journalism in Ghana. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said on Twitter that his country had lost one of its finest ambassadors.