Patrick Quarcoo


Patrick Quarcoo, popularly known as PQ, is a Ghanaian Kenya-based serial entrepreneur. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Radio Africa Group, which is an umbrella of among Kenya's leading media channels on print, digital, TV and radio. This include KISS 100, Classic 105, X FM, Radio Jambo, East FM, the Star newspaper and KISS TV. Quarcoo and his Radio Africa Group co-founder, William Pike also own two radio stations in Uganda, Capital Radio and Beat FM. He came to Kenya from Reuters Uganda in the 90s to start up a media company. In 2012, Quarcoo was awarded an international recognition award at the Ghana UK-Based Achievement Awards.

Early life

Quarcoo was born poor in Cape Coast, Ghana. He was a young journalist when he decided to put together six radio segments – reporting on what was happening in Ghana, and then sent them to the BBC World Service. Three of these segments were taken up by BBC and soon, he was reporting regularly for the BBC, Voice of America, and other stations in London.

Radio Africa Group - media brands

Radio Africa Group is a leading radio, TV and newspaper business in Kenya, and it operates three of the top five radio stations in Nairobi. The media brands Radio Africa Group operate include, but are not limited to the following:
Key people at Radio Africa Group include Martin Khafafa, Robert Kibutiri, Caroline Mutoko, Kamal Vekaria, James Njoroge, Peter Sinclair, Danny Muchira, and Maina Kageni.