James Kwasi Oberko was born on January 7, 1979 in Accra . He attended St. Mary's Seminary Secondary School in Lolobi, Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana. In 2000, he enrolled at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where he read Bsc. Agriculture. Having specialized in Animal Science he was awarded with a Second Class (Upper Division) in 2004.

 His radio career began at the now defunct Continental 96.1fm, Unity Hall of KNUST in October 2000. He began by reading news and later rose to be the presenter of Conti-City Show, Multi-Track Show and the News Analysis Show. His diligence and performance were enough reasons for the Hall authorities to recognize him in several ways.

In 2001, he was appointed as one of the youngest Programme Managers of the station. This brought about a Total revolution of Programming on the station. Having worked diligently as a presenter and a Programmes Manager he became the obvious choice for the position of the Studio Manager in late 2002. Being a person who embraces challenges, he opted to run for the position of KNUST SRCs Public Relations Officer with just ONE aim: To establish the now FOCUS 94.3FM. He won and established it.

Following his zeal to become a presenter of his kind, he applied and was appointed as a presenter at LUV 99.5 FM in Kumasi in October, 2003. As a multi-talented and innovative presenter he hosts top of the market programmes like The Private Party(entertainment), Oseikrom Top Ten(Chart show) and Gift of Songs(Request show). Check Programs for details.

Thanks to education and believing that, it is the root of his success, The Jamester is back in School (KNUST) reading MSc Development Policy and Planning(DEPP).