Chung Wai-ming, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chung Wai-ming

broadcaster

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1931

Place of Birth: British Hong Kong, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-Nov-2009

Profession: announcer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Chung Wai-ming (Chinese: ???), MBE (17 July 1931 – 27 November 2009) was an experienced Hong Kong broadcaster.
He was dubbed by his fellows as 'Big Brother Chung' and earned the title 'the King of Broadcasting' by his performance. Chung started his career as a broadcaster in 1947.
Throughout his career, he had worked for Rediffusion Television, the United States Information Service (USIS) and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK).
In 1992, Chung became the first ethnic Chinese broadcaster to be appointed as an MBE; in 1998, he was presented The Life Time Achievement in Broadcasting Award by the RTHK.