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Glenn Ong
Glenn Francis Ong Su Kar (; born 22 June 1970) is a Singaporean DJ at SPH Radio's Kiss92, a Singapore English radio station, hosting the morning show with Angelique Teo and Mark Van Cuylenberg (The Flying Dutchman). A radio veteran of over 20 years, Ong has been described as "foul, politically incorrect but refreshingly candid".Kim Hoh, Wong, "Ego tripped?" (15 May 2006), ''Straits Times'' Biography An alumnus of St Patrick's and Siglap Pre-University Institute, Glenn became a full-time DJ at Perfect 10 987FM in 1993, and is also an emcee and voice-over talent for commercials. He hosted radio shows like Say It with Music, ATrax, Top 20 countdown and, in 1995, the hit late-night show called The Ego Trip, which aired every weeknight from 11pm to 2 am. It was on the ''Ego Trip'' that the characters ''short fart'', ''Simone'', ''The Godfather'' and the ''Honky Tong Man'' were born. He performed all of the voices and soon had a cult following. Known for his wit and mean remarks to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
987FM
987 (formerly known as Perfect Ten 98.7FM before 26 June 2005) is a Singapore's first 24-hour English music radio station in Singapore of Mediacorp in Singapore. It plays English hits from Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, and around the world. 987FM is the sole contemporary hit radio station broadcasting on the FM frequency band in Singapore. 987 was launched as Perfect Ten 98.7FM on New Year's Day 1989 at midnight SST as 24-hour music radio station in English. Its studio is current at Mediacorp Campus, Mediapolis. The radio station was slogan: ''Singapore's #1 Hit Music Station.'' The programmes on 987 as of 12 May 2022 include The Shock Circuit with Sonia and Joakim on the mornings, The Lunchbox with Natasha and The Halftime Show with Ann Nicole at the lunchtime, The Get Out with Gerald, Kim and Maya in the evenings and The Down Low with Germaine and Avery on overnight. History Perfect Ten 98.7FM (1989-2005) 987 was launched on New Year's Day 1989 at midnight SST ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singaporean DJs
Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent have made up the vast majority of the population since the 19th century. The Singaporean diaspora is also far-reaching worldwide. In 1819, the port of Singapore was established by Sir Stamford Raffles, who opened it to free trade and free immigration on the island's south coast. Many immigrants from the region settled in Singapore. By 1827, the population of the island was composed of people from various ethnic groups. Singapore is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent. The Singaporean identity was fostered as a way for the different ethnic gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singaporean Charismatics
Singaporeans, or the Singaporean people, refers to citizens or people who identify with the sovereign island city-state of Singapore. Singapore is a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-lingual country. Singaporeans of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent have made up the vast majority of the population since the 19th century. The Singaporean diaspora is also far-reaching worldwide. In 1819, the port of Singapore was established by Sir Stamford Raffles, who opened it to free trade and free immigration on the island's south coast. Many immigrants from the region settled in Singapore. By 1827, the population of the island was composed of people from various ethnic groups. Singapore is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Eurasian descent. The Singaporean identity was fostered as a way for the different ethn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
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Power 98 (radio Station)
Power 98 is an English radio station of So Drama! Entertainment in Singapore. It is a 24-hour English entertainment station which features contemporary pop music and the latest entertainment news and sports updates. The station underwent its first major revamp in 18 years on 19 March 2012, which includes changing its slogan from ''Hit Music and More'' to ''Hear The Difference'', an overhaul of the station's website and a new line-up of DJs and programmes. See also *List of radio stations in Singapore The following radio stations are located in and transmitted from Singapore. FM stations There are 3 radio broadcasters and 19 radio stations in Singapore in total; 12 are owned by Mediacorp, 2 are owned by So Drama! Entertainment, and 5 are owne ... References External linksPOWER 98 Official Website 1994 establishments in Singapore Radio stations established in 1994 Radio stations in Singapore {{Singapore-media-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teenage Textbook Movie
''The Teenage Textbook Movie'' is a film adaptation of Adrian Tan's bestselling 1988 novel ''The Teenage Textbook''. It is a lighthearted look at the lives of four students in Singapore as they start junior college. Premise When Mui Ee attends Paya Lebar Junior College with her best friend Sissy Song, she encounters a new life form: boys. There are many, but only one will win her heart. Cast * Melody Chen * Caleb Goh * Lim Hwee Sze * Adrian Tan Reception Yong Siew Fern of ''The New Paper ''The New Paper'' is a Singaporean newspaper in tabloid form. It was originally published as a "noon paper", but since 2016 has been published daily as a freesheet in the morning from 7 a.m. onwards. History First launched on 26 July 1988, ...'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "Unobtrusive acting and music-video editing combine to make this movie very much like your teen years - it will pass at its strolling pace, but it will be entertaining." References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Press Holdings
Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPHL) was an organisation with businesses in property and aged care in Singapore. Since its takeover by Cuscaden Peak in 2022, it has been renamed Cuscaden Peak Investments. Prior to 1 December 2021, SPHL was in the media business as well with a reach in the print, digital, radio, and outdoor media. It formed part of a duopoly on the mass media of Singapore, with the other player being Mediacorp. SPHL had over 4,000 employees, including a team of approximately 1,000 journalists, including correspondents operating around the world. 2,500 of the staff, including the journalists and its media business were subsequently transferred to SPH Media Trust. The company was one of the country's "blue-chip" counters on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX) until its delisting on 13 May 2022 following its acquisition by Cuscaden Peak. It was also a constituent of the Straits Times Index until its removal on 22 June 2020. History 1984: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Class 95 (radio Station)
Class 95 is an English radio station of Mediacorp in Singapore. It is a 24-hour radio station that plays music from the 1990s to the present day, primarily competing with Kiss92. For over 20 consecutive years, Class 95FM is the number one English radio station in Singapore. In the latest Nielsen Radio survey results released on 22 November 2018, Class 95 FM has clinched the position of the number 1 radio station in Singapore in the first time of radio history with the only station to have over 801,000 weekly listeners. Class 95's studio moved out of Caldecott Broadcast Centre on 17 January 2017 and it started broadcasting from the brand new Mediacorp Campus, Mediapolis @ one-north, on the same day. Content Music Class 95 adopts the Adult contemporary radio format, with the majority of the playlist consisting of music from the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, primarily competing with Kiss92. On weekday nights, ''Love Songs'' features ballads, soft rock and easy listening hits. Throughou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disc Jockey
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile DJs (who are hired to work at public and private events such as weddings, parties, or festivals), and turntablism, turntablists (who use record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records). Originally, the "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to shellac and later vinyl records, but nowadays DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to also describe persons who DJ mix, mix music from other recording media such as compact cassette, cassettes, CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ, controller, or even a laptop. DJs may adopt the title "DJ" in front of their real names, adopted pseudonyms, or stage names. DJs commonly use audio equipment that can play at least two sources of recorded music simultaneously. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Danker
Jean Olivia Danker (born 24 September 1978) is a Singaporean radio DJ at Mediacorp's Class 95, a Singapore English radio station, who hosts the evening show ''Cartunes'' on weekdays from 5–8 pm. She is a Voiceover talent and is also involved in TV production. Her most recent activity was acting in the drama ''Restless'' as well as hosting health and beauty shows ''Body Beautiful'' and ''Adventures In Healthcare'' and family gameshow ''Look Who’s Leading''. Personal life Jean Danker was married to Glenn Ong Glenn Francis Ong Su Kar (; born 22 June 1970) is a Singaporean DJ at SPH Radio's Kiss92, a Singapore English radio station, hosting the morning show with Angelique Teo and Mark Van Cuylenberg (The Flying Dutchman). A radio veteran of over 20 ... on 16 December 2016, in a seaside solemnisation ceremony at Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa. References External links Official biography Living people Singaporean radio presenters Singaporean people of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
