Thomas Appiah

Thomas Kwamena Appiah Jr. (born in 1964) is a senior product marketing manager for Motorola. He is also a Schaumburg, Illinois broadcaster to Ghana who has more than 40,000 listeners. He recently received the Motorola CEO Award for volunteerism.

Appiah is a native of Ghana. His father ran a radio station but it was taken over by the government after a coup. He later served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London. He earned both a bachelor's and a master's degree from Brigham Young University.

Appiah's father, Thomas Appiah Sr., served from 2000 to 2008 as president of the Cape Coast Stake in Ghana. The elder Thomas Appiah and his wife were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple by Neal A. Maxwell. The elder Appiah had earlier served as a district president in Accra and as the bishop of the Accra New Town Ward.

Appiah currently serves as the second counselor in the Schamburg Illinois Stake presidency.

Appiah is married to the former Katrina Marie Allen.

Appiah's brother Isaac and Joseph work with him on the radio show.

References

• Schaumburg Review article on Appiah (accessed October 17th, 2008)
• Church News. October 16, 2004