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Gerald Koh
Gerald Koh (许国欢, born 19 September 1984), better known by his stage name Boy Thunder, is a Singaporean radio personality. He once worked as a radio host for Singapore-based music station Hot FM 91.3 and hosted the evening show ''Taking You Home'' with Adam Piperdy and Joshua Simon from 4 - 7.30pm. In June 2014, he joined rival station 987 and hosted the night show "Itchy Pyjamas" from 8pm to 12 midnight. In his tenure at 987, he hosted The Bro Code with Joakim Gomez, Hotdogs with Adam, Get Up with Kimberly Wang, and Get Out with Kimberly Wang and former host Maya Davidov. He is now hosting at Gold 905, currently hosting "The Breakfast Club" with Sophie Gollifer and guest host Pierre Png. Biography Koh attended Catholic Junior College after graduating from St. Gabriel's Secondary School. He also attended Ngee Ann Polytechnic Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP, ) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gold 905
Gold 905 is an English-language radio station that broadcasts in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it provides a classic hits format. The station's origins date to the beginning of regulated radio broadcasting in Singapore; it initially broadcast on AM under call sign ZHL, and carried programmes in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. With the gradual expansion of language-based radio services in Singapore, the station focused on English-language programmes. It was renamed Radio 1 in 1982; it offered a full service format until 1998, when news programming was relocated to the new NewsRadio 93.8, and 90.5 relaunched as an oldies station. History The station was awarded a licence in 1935 under the auspices of the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation. Broadcasting began on 1 March 1937, roughly two months after the expiry of the previous radio station in Singapore, ZHI. The new station carried the callsign ZHL, and broadcast on an AM medium wave f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot FM 91
Hot commonly refers refer to: *Heat, a hot temperature *Pungency, in food, a spicy or hot quality Hot or HOT may also refer to: Places *Hot district, a district of Chiang Mai province, Thailand ** Hot subdistrict, a sub-district of Hot District, Thailand ** Tha Kham, Chiang Mai, also known as Hot, a town in Hot District, Chiang Mai province, Thailand * Hot, Albania, a village in the Malësi e Madhe municipality, Shkodër County, Albania Music * H.O.T. pronounced "H. O. T.", (High-Five of Teenagers), a South Korean boy band *Hawaii Opera Theatre, an opera company in Honolulu, Hawaii *Hot (American vocal group), best known for 1977 hit "Angel in Your Arms" 1976–1980 Albums * ''Hot'' (James Brown album) or the title song (see below), 1976 * ''Hot'' (Freda Payne album), 1979 * ''Hot'' (Paul Bley album), 1985 * ''Hot'' (Half Japanese album), 1995 * ''Hot'' (Squirrel Nut Zippers album), 1996 * ''Hot'' (Mel B album), 2000 * ''Hot'' (Taeyang EP), or the title song, 2008 * ''Hot'' (I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Straits Times
''The Straits Times'' (also known informally by its abbreviation ''ST'') is a Singaporean daily English-language newspaper owned by the SPH Media Trust. Established on 15 July 1845, it is the most-widely circulated newspaper in the country and has a significant regional audience. The newspaper is published in the broadsheet format and online, the latter of which was launched in 1994. It is regarded as the newspaper of record for Singapore. Print and digital editions of ''The Straits Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' had a daily average circulation of 364,134 and 364,849 respectively in 2017, as audited by Audit Bureau of Circulations Singapore. In 2014, country-specific editions were published for residents in Brunei and Myanmar, with newsprint circulations of 2,500 and 5,000 respectively. History Early years The original conception for ''The Straits Times'' has been debated by historians of Singapore. Prior to 1845, the only English-language newspaper in Singapore was ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
987FM
987 is an English-language radio station in Singapore. Owned by the state-owned broadcaster Mediacorp, it broadcasts a contemporary hit radio format. The station launched on 1 January 1989 as Perfect 10 98.7 FM. History Perfect 10 (1989–2005) The station launched at midnight on 1 January 1989 as Perfect 10 98.7 FM (or, formally, Radio 10); the station was aimed towards youth, and would broadcast a mix of current and classic pop music. Its on-air branding referred to a format of broadcasting "top 10" music from the past decade. The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) surveyed students of local post-secondary institutions to help tailor the station to the preferences of youth audiences. Perfect 10 would emphasize music and DJ-led programmes, with fewer interruptions for news and commercials. The station would compete at launch with Batam, Indonesia's Zoo 106.1; the station had a sizable audience in Singapore and had attracted advertisers from there, with advertising rates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngee Ann Polytechnic
Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP, ) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1963 by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, NP is renowned for its business programmes and central focus on entrepreneurship education. It is also the only polytechnic in Singapore to be affiliated with a foundation. NP is famous for producing successful entrepreneurs due to its strong ecosystem in supporting start-ups. NP's alumni include founder and former CEO of Creative Technology Sim Wong Hoo, co-founder and CEO of Carousell Quek Siu Rui, co-founder and President of Carousell Marcus Tan, co-founder and CEO of Secretlab Ian Ang, 18th Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor Alan Tam, and 50th Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature and Best Original Screenplay Anthony Chen. History Founded in 1963 as the Ngee Ann College by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, Ngee Ann Polytechnic started with 116 students, offering cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 9 – Van Halen releases their sixth studio album ''1984 (Van Halen album), 1984'' (''MCMLXXXIV''), which debuts at number 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and will go to sell over 10 million copies in the United States. * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican City, Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria, Seychelles, Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh 128K, Macintosh personal computer in the United States. *January 27 – American singer Michael Jackson's hair caught on fire during the making of the Pepsi commercial. February * February 3 ** John Buster and the research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
