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{{short description|Ghanaian writer, actor and media practitioner}}
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| name               = John Osei Tutu Agyeman
| image              = File:John Osei Tutu Agyeman.jpg
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| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1967|06|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Kumasi]], [[Ghana]]
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| nationality        = Ghanaian
| citizenship        = Ghanaian
| alma_mater         = University of Ghana
| occupation         = {{unbulleted|[[Actor]]|[[Playwright]]|[[Media executive]]}}
| yearsactive        = 1987 – date
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'''John Osei Tutu Agyeman''' (born 28 June 1967 in [[Kumasi]]) also known by the name '''Jot Agyeman''' is a Ghanaian author, actor, playwright and television personality.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Jot Agyeman|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3591903/bio|access-date=2020-12-19|website=IMDb|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Innovations @ +233 544 672 298|first=Clairvoyant|title=What you need to know about JOT Agyeman for Ayawaso Central {{!}} checkoutghana.com|url=https://checkoutghana.com/news-details.php?nid=1915/what-you-need-to-know-about-jot-agyeman-for-ayawaso-central|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Checkoutghana.com {{!}} News Redefined|language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and education ==
Agyeman was born on 28 June 1967 in [[Kumasi]].<ref name=":2" /> He is the youngest of his mother's ten children, and his father's sixteenth child.<ref name=":2" /> His father was enstooled Nkosuo Nkosuohene (Development Chief) by the Late Asantehene (Ashanti King) [[Opoku Ware II|Otumfuo Opoku Ware II]], making him (his father) the first-ever Nkosuohene to be installed in Ghana.<ref name=":2" />
Agyeman had his secondary education at [[Prempeh College]], Kumasi.<ref name=":2" /> He later continued at [[Wesley College, Kumasi]], where he trained as a teacher.<ref name=":2" /> He then enrolled at the [[University of Ghana]] to pursue a programme in Theater Arts at both undergraduate and graduate levels.<ref name=":2" /> His speciality was play writing with a focus on the history of the [[Ashanti Kingdom]] and its culture.<ref name=":2" />
== Career ==
=== Writing ===
As a writer, Agyeman served as the Director  of publishing with Eagle Media House, London, UK, he a considerable part of his career as an editor and book writer for the  firm for many years.<ref name=":2" /> He wrote and edited various books, some of which include; ''War on Poverty and The Concept of Love in Relationships''. He is also the author of;
* ''I Have the Power,'' Destiny Books (2003);<ref name=":2" />
* ''The Concept of Love in Relationships,'' Temple Publishing (2003).<ref name=":2" />
=== Film ===
As an actor, Agyeman has starred in many movies. Some of which include; Fools In Love by [[Akofa Edjeani Asiedu]], ''The Blinkards'' by Professor Martin Owusu, Double by [[Kwaku Sintim-Misa|KSM]], I Sing of a Well by [[Leila Djansi]] and Rain by Nabil Maizongo.<ref name=":2" /> In 2013, he was tasked to write two biopics on two of the best known heroes in Africa.<ref name=":2" /> He is wrote a third biopic on the life of Osagyefo Dr. [[Kwame Nkrumah]], Ghana's first President.<ref name=":2" />
=== Media ===
Agyeman's media career begun in the 1990s on [[GTV (Ghana)|GTV]], when he appeared as a guest presenter on the channel's breakfast show.<ref name=":2" /> After a year with GTV, he left for the [[United Kingdom]] for further training and returned to Ghana in 2006.<ref name=":2" /> He joined the GTV Newsroom that same year and was responsible for covering the African Union Summit in 2007 and the then President of Ghana, [[John Kufuor]]'s State visit to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=":2" /> Agyeman later moved to [[TV3 Ghana|TV3]] upon invitation of Mr. Robert Kofi Nyantakyi, one he considers a mentor, to co-host the television network's breakfast show ''Start'', with Matilda Haynes and Ronald Walker. While at TV3, he was also the host of the political chat programme,  ''Hot Issues'', and a judge of the reality show, ''Hottest Host''.<ref name=":2" />
In January 2010, Agyeman joined [[ETV Ghana|e.TV]] Ghana as a television executive.<ref name=":2" /> He was made Programmes Manager and tasked with the responsibility of putting together programmes that will help the television network attain good ratings.<ref name=":2" /> Programmes that were rolled out during his tenure include, ''Exposure and e Business Journal'', ''Breakfast TV'', ''Awake'', ''100 Degrees'', ''News Xtra'', ''Week in Focus'', ''The Late Nite Celebrity Show'', and ''Girl Talk and Big Screen''.<ref name=":2" /> He became the General Manager of e.TV Ghana in September 2010.<ref name=":2" /> He served in this capacity until 31 October 2012.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-17|title=''Leaving e.TV the first time was very difficult'' -JOT Agyeman|url=https://www.etvghana.com/leaving-e-tv-the-first-time-was-very-difficult-jot-agyeman/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=e.TVGhana|language=en-US}}</ref>
Agyeman played an active role in the formation of the Institute for Media Practice in Ghana.<ref name=":2" /> The institute is a research-oriented facility that focuses on training media personnel, surveying, monitoring and evaluating media in West African.<ref name=":2" /> He returned to e.TV Ghana in November 2014 as Managing Consultant.<ref name=":2" />
=== Other engagements ===
Agyeman is a media consultant who currently presides over the Institute for Media Practice Ghana.<ref name=":2" /> He founded Solaris Films in 2011, the film company was founded to produce African documentaries and biographies.<ref name=":2" /> He was the Show Director for the [[Miss Ghana]] pageant in 2012, and serves as a Resident Judge for the 4Syte TV Music Video Awards.<ref name=":2" /> He is a member of the Ghana Fashion Awards board and also serves as a judge on Miss Tourism Ghana.<ref name=":2" /> He Founded the Media and Broadcasting Awards, an award scheme instituted in 2013 to encourage Ghanaian media practitioners to follow to good media practices.<ref name=":2" />
== Personal life ==
Agyeman considers Mr. Nyantakyi and Mr. [[Kofi Bucknor]] as the two people who influenced his early career.<ref name=":2" /> He loves to train and develop the youth.<ref name=":2" />
In 2019, he announced his intentions to contest for the [[Ayawaso Central]] seat on the ticket of the [[New Patriotic Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-05|title=JOT Agyeman announces 2020 parliamentary bid for Ayawaso Central|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/JOT-Agyeman-announces-2020-parliamentary-bid-for-Ayawaso-Central-736119|access-date=2020-12-19|website=www.ghanaweb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-05|title=Broadcaster J.O.T. Agyeman eyes Ayawaso Central parliamentary seat|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2019/04/broadcaster-j-o-t-agyeman-eyes-ayawaso-central-parliamentary-seat/|access-date=2020-12-19|website=Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Honours ==
In 1987, Agyeman won the best Actor award for the role he played in Professor Martin Owusu's ''The Story Ananse Told''.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> He was also the first student to receive the Patrons’ Award for Excellence at the School of Performing Arts, [[University of Ghana]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> He also wrote the short film; ''Not my Daughter'' which won the [[Africa Movie Academy Award]] for Short Film.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Agyeman gained nomination from the [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]] in 2009, and the [[Ghana Movie Awards]] in 2010.<ref name=":2" /> In June 2011 he was awarded  best Television Programme Director in Ghana at the 2011 edition of the [[Radio and Television Personality Awards]].<ref name=":2" />
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