Colette Wong (born 21 May 1974) is a
Singaporean
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sports reporter, TV host, and sports anchor for
Fox Sports Asia
Fox Sports (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It also oversaw a version of St ...
and
Fox Sports News Asia. She was formerly currently anchors ''
Fox Sports Central Asia'' and a news correspondent for
CNBC Asia
CNBC Asia is a pay television business channel based in Singapore. A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, it is the Asian service of CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel). Its programmes originate from Singapore. It was officially opening ceremony at ...
.
Life and career
Colette Wong was born in
Singapore
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on 21 May 1974. Colette graduated from
Catholic Junior College
Catholic Junior College (CJC) () is a junior college in Singapore, offering a two-year course for pre-university students leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. Founded in 1975, Catholic Junior College was the third j ...
in 1992 and
University College Dublin
University College Dublin (commonly referred to as UCD) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile, Baile Átha Cliath) is a public research university in Dublin, Ireland, and a collegiate university, member institution of the National University of Ireland ...
, where she finished Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Politics and Economics in 1996.
[
Colette got her first job in December 1996, as a sports reporter, producer and presenter for ]Television Corporation of Singapore
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's Singapore Television Twelve, from 1996 to 2000. Colette later became the news correspondent for CNBC Asia
CNBC Asia is a pay television business channel based in Singapore. A subsidiary of NBCUniversal, it is the Asian service of CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel). Its programmes originate from Singapore. It was officially opening ceremony at ...
from 2001 to 2003.[
ESPN Star Sports later hired Colette in March 2004,][ as the anchorwoman for '' SportsCenter Asia'' with Jason Dasey, then she became the host of ''Nokia Football Crazy'' from 2005 to 2008. Colette later became one of the lead anchors of '' Fox Sports Central Asia'' when ESPN became ]Fox Sports Asia
Fox Sports (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It also oversaw a version of St ...
in 2013. She was the winner of the ‘Best Sports Presenter/Commentator’ award at the 21st Asian TV Awards in 2016 and 'highly commended' in the 'Best sports presenter/commentator' section of the 18th Asian Television Awards 2013.
Personal life
Colette is married to sales manager Luigi Ferrandi. They have two children.
Filmography
* '' SportsCenter Asia'' (2004–2013) ESPN Asia
* ''Nokia Football Crazy'' (2005–2008) ESPN Asia
* '' Fox Sports Central Asia'' (2013–2021) Fox Sports Asia
Fox Sports (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It also oversaw a version of St ...
See also
* Fox Sports Asia
Fox Sports (formerly ESPN Star Sports) was a pan-Asian pay television network broadcasting in Asia, operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company (Southeast Asia) Pte. Ltd. It also oversaw a version of St ...
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Alumni of University College Dublin
Singaporean television journalists
Singaporean women journalists
Singaporean television personalities
Singaporean women television presenters
Catholic Junior College alumni