Hiroshi Kume
| Hiroshi Kume | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 July 1944 Urawa, Saitama, Japan |
| Education | Waseda University |
| Occupation | TV and radio presenter |
| Agent | Office Two-One |
| Notable credit(s) | The Best Ten, News Station |
| Website | http://www.kumehiroshi.jp/ |
Hiroshi Kume (久米 宏 Kume Hiroshi, born July 14, 1944 in Saitama Prefecture) is a Japanese television and radio presenter.
Biography
Hiroshi Kume was born on July 14, 1944 in the former city of Urawa, Saitama, now part of Saitama.[1] He studied politics and economics at Waseda University from 1963, graduating in 1967.[1][2]
In 2011, it was reported that Kume had donated 200 million yen to an earthquake relief fund following the March 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake Disaster.[3]
Career
TBS Radio
He started working for TBS in 1967. He left the company in 1979.[2]
The Best Ten
Kume was the first host of popular music show The Best Ten from 1978 to 1985.[1]
News Station
Kume was the news anchor on TV Asahi's national evening news programme News Station from its start on 7 October 1985 until it ended on 26 March 2004 and was replaced by Hōdō Station.[4] The show revolutionized news reporting in Japan, and achieved an average of 20 million viewers each night.[5]
Return to TBS Radio
In September 2006, he returned to his roots in radio to host a two-hour Saturday show on TBS Radio, which, as of June 2011, he still presents.[2][6]
As of June 2011, he also presents the weekly TV show Hiroshi Kume's Terebitte Yatsu wa? alongside Akiko Yagi, broadcast on the Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) network.[2][7]
Works
Books
- Oshare Kaiwa Nyūmon (おしゃれ会話入門), Seishun, 1978
- Sizuru ha Ikaga (シズルはいかが), Keibunsha, January 1984, ISBN 978-4-7669-0137-5
- Mō Ichido Yomu "Oshare Kaiwa Nyūmon" (もう一度読む「おしゃれ会話入門」), Seishun Super Books, September 1997, ISBN 978-4-413-06272-5
- Saigo no Bansan (最後の晩餐, "The Last Supper"), Shueisha, April 1999, ISBN 978-4-08-774386-9
- Misuteriasu Kekkon (ミステリアスな結婚, "Mysterious Marriage"), Sekaibunka, March 2001, ISBN 978-4-418-01204-6
References
- 1 2 3 歴史 [Biography]. Hiroshi Kume Official Site (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 久米 宏 [Hiroshi Kume]. Agency Profile (in Japanese). Japan: Office Two-One, Inc. 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "Hiroshi Kume donates Y200 million to earthquake relief". Japan Today. Tokyo, Japan: GPlusMedia Co., Ltd. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ "News Station" (in Japanese). Japan: TV Asahi Corporation. 2004. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ Pharr, Susan J.; Krauss, Ellis S. (1996), Media and politics in Japan, USA: University of Hawaii Press, pp. 170–172, ISBN 0-8248-1761-3
- ↑ 久米宏 ラジオなんですけど [Hiroshi Kume radio show]. TBS Radio (in Japanese). Japan: TBS Radio & Communications Inc. 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ 久米宏のテレビってヤツは!? [Hiroshi Kume's Terebitte Yatsu wa?]. MBS (in Japanese). Japan: Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Office Two-One agency profile (Japanese)
- Hiroshi Kume at the Internet Movie Database