Joachim Awuley Lartey (6 June 1927 – 26 April 2024) was a Ghanaian commentator and journalist.
[3] In 1938, his father returned to Accra and Lartey was sent to Government Senior Boys School at Kinbu to continue his education.
[3] After less than a year at the Accra Academy, he left home for Takoradi to join the British Royal Navy.
[3] There was a special resettlement package for those discharged from the British Royal Navy, as part of which, Lartey was given a scholarship to train as a teacher.
Because of the Cambridge Certificate he obtained from Wolsey Hall, he was able to do his post-certificate training at Wesley College, Kumasi.
He spent five years teaching at Larteh, Kwanyako, Swedru, Nyakrom and Accra until 1961. in 1961, Lartey joined Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, spending two years in the Talks and Features Department before being sent to the Sports Department on relieving duties.
During the era of the Supreme Military Council (Ghana), he was involved in the activities of the People's Movement for Freedom and Justice (PMFJ) that opposed UNIGOV under Gen. Ignatius Kutu Acheampong, working in the trenches with Nana Akufo-Addo, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah and others.
During his 12-year spell with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Lartey worked with Ishola Folorunsho, the ace Nigerian commentator, who was well known in Ghana and also a good friend of his.
On his return in 1990, he hosted programmes such as Sports Digest and Hall of Fame on GTV while teaching public speaking to various groups.