Kang Hui (; born 17 January 1972) is a Chinese news anchor for China Central Television, the main state announcer of China. He is now the President of the Broadcast,
China Central Television.
He won the Golden Mike Award in 2008.
He is known all over China as an announcer for the 7:00 pm CCTV News program ''
Xinwen Lianbo
''Xinwen Lianbo'' (, literally News Simulcast) is a daily news programme produced by China Central Television (CCTV), a state broadcaster. It is shown simultaneously by all local TV stations in mainland China, making it one of the world's mos ...
'', which has reach all over China on various networks and internationally, is one of the most watched news programs in the world.
Biography
Kang Hui was born in
Wuji County,
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and ...
in January 1972, and grew up in
Shijiazhuang. He graduated from Shijiazhuang No.40 Meddle School and the Secondary School attached to Hebei Normal University.
After graduating from
Communication University of China
The Communication University of China (CUC) () is a leading public university in Beijing. It is one of the China's key universities of 'Double First Class University Plan', directly administered by the Ministry of Education of the People's Repub ...
on 23rd Nov 1992 he was assigned to
China Central Television to be a host. He hosted ''
Xinwen Lianbo
''Xinwen Lianbo'' (, literally News Simulcast) is a daily news programme produced by China Central Television (CCTV), a state broadcaster. It is shown simultaneously by all local TV stations in mainland China, making it one of the world's mos ...
'' since December 8, 2007.
On December 22, 2007, Kang Hui was employed as a professor at
Guangxi University for Nationalities.
Beginning in 2015, Kang became a host on the
CCTV New Year's Gala
The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese ...
. He is the first ''Xinwen Lianbo'' announcer to also host the lunar new year celebration since
Zhao Zhongxiang.
Works
Television
* ''
Xinwen Lianbo
''Xinwen Lianbo'' (, literally News Simulcast) is a daily news programme produced by China Central Television (CCTV), a state broadcaster. It is shown simultaneously by all local TV stations in mainland China, making it one of the world's mos ...
''
Awards
* 2008 Golden Mike Award
Personal life
Kang married his school friend Liu Yajie () in Beijing in 2000.
References
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1972 births
People from Shijiazhuang
Communication University of China alumni
Peking University alumni
Tsinghua University alumni
Living people
CCTV newsreaders and journalists