William Frank Kobina Coleman

William Frank Kobina Coleman (born 21 March 1922) was a Nigerian-born Ghanaian engineer. He was the first Ghanaian to serve as the Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, he served in this capacity from 1960 to 1970. His father was then a civil servant residing in Kano. A year later, he left Kano for the Gold Coast, where he resumed his education at E. C. M. Senior School at Saltpond. Coleman gained admission at the Igbobi C. M. S./Methodist Secondary School where he graduated in 1940. In August 1960, Coleman was appointed Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, succeeding J. B. Millar. Coleman remains the longest serving Director General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. He once served as the vice president of the Ghana Institution of Engineers.