Something happened – Angel FM’s Kwadwo Dickson reveals why he left Peace FM

An article describing the circumstances surrounding Kwadwo Dickson’s decision to leave Peace FM was published on August 19, 2021. He claimed that “something happened,” and he did not have second thoughts about leaving his position as general manager at hesitate to leave in his interview with Stacy.

Kwadwo Dickson, who left Abeka-based Peace FM two years ago to take the general manager position at Lapaz-based Angel FM, has described the events that led to his departure but have remained mum about the incident that “pushed” him to leave the company he had spent nearly two decades with.

The well-known newscaster who appeared on “Restoration With Stacy” claimed that before the incident, he upgraded himself by enrolling in a communications program, a choice that affected his thoughts. Then, he yearned for fresh challenges, but the circumstances were difficult.

“I spent 18 years with Peace FM. When I clocked 15, I was looking forward to a new challenge. Although I enjoyed newscasting, I needed some dynamics in my presentation so I was looking forward to a change,” he said in the local dialect Asante Twi.

“I also went back to school to study communications and wished I were not repeating certain stuff. I had an enlightenment and wished it could be applied where I was but it wasn’t manifesting no matter how I directed my focus,” Kwadwo Dickson added.

Although these were factors that informed his decision to call it quits, an incident broke the camel’s back.

“In my 18th year, something happened but I cannot disclose it. That is what pushed me. It was the peak; I had no option than to quit,” he said but issued a disclaimer that “leaving Peace FM had nothing to do with financial considerations”.

According to him, although he decided to quit Peace FM, his next destination was not a radio station; he rather wanted to focus on being a voiceover artist. However, after engaging the owner of Angel FM in a conversation, he picked up a role in the media organization.

He said: “While at Peace FM, I set up small businesses, I built a recording studio for commercials. When I decided to leave, the intention was to focus on that enterprise and not venture into radio anymore. But along the line, I had interaction   with the owner of Angel FM.”

Kwadwo Dickson has “no regrets leaving Peace FM and possibly will have no regrets” but is grateful to his former employers.