Kamasami Kong on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Kamasami Kong (real name Robert W. Zix, born December 21, 1949 in
Kong began his radio career in 1965 with the radio station WMOH. He moved to Hawaii in the late 1970s, becoming a household name in the throughout 1970s and ‘80s as Hawaii’s premiere DJ. Kong became the most listened to broadcaster on KIKI-FM while working alongside Michael W. Perry on KHNR, KKUA. In 1980, he became the president of Nickong Enterprises and hosted the high school talent competition ''Brown Bags to Stardom'' in 1981 and was the original host of the TV show ''Breakin’ Hawaii'' in 1984.
In the early 2000s, Kong moved from Hawaii to Osaka due to frustration with the U.S. stations, where he became a DJ for FM802, JOFV-FM while being sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors. He wasn't allowed to be streamed except for a KTUH alumni show.
From April 2005 to March 2006, Kong was the host of the show ''Ride On Saturday'' alongside Charles St. Anthony, which interviewed Swing Out Sister, Earth, Wind & Fire, the Pussycat Dolls, Akon, Ne-Yo, Olivia Newton-John and Bananarama. In August 2007, he launched the radio show ''Official Hawaii Podcast'' for Japanese listeners with Peter Williams and Dave Erdman.
After 8 years, his Osaka show was cancelled after Mitsubishi Motors pulled funds for the show, and Kong created a podcasting show while starting to write for a column for the Japanese magazine ''Metropolis (Japanese magazine), Metropolis''. He has also opened up a food chain in Taiwan called Kona Connection.
Hamilton, Ohio
Hamilton is a city in and the county seat of Butler County, Ohio, United States. Located north of Cincinnati, Hamilton is the second largest city in the Greater Cincinnati area and the 10th largest city in Ohio. The population was 63,399 at th ...
) is an American 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 f ...
living in Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
. He has been active in Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, Korea, and Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
, as well as previsously in Hawaii with the radio program "The Kamasami Kong Show" on Hawaii Public Radio, KKUA and KUBT, KIKI.
Biography
Kong began his radio career in 1965 with the radio station WMOH. He moved to Hawaii in the late 1970s, becoming a household name in the throughout 1970s and ‘80s as Hawaii’s premiere DJ. Kong became the most listened to broadcaster on KIKI-FM while working alongside Michael W. Perry on KHNR, KKUA. In 1980, he became the president of Nickong Enterprises and hosted the high school talent competition ''Brown Bags to Stardom'' in 1981 and was the original host of the TV show ''Breakin’ Hawaii'' in 1984.
In the early 2000s, Kong moved from Hawaii to Osaka due to frustration with the U.S. stations, where he became a DJ for FM802, JOFV-FM while being sponsored by Mitsubishi Motors. He wasn't allowed to be streamed except for a KTUH alumni show.
From April 2005 to March 2006, Kong was the host of the show ''Ride On Saturday'' alongside Charles St. Anthony, which interviewed Swing Out Sister, Earth, Wind & Fire, the Pussycat Dolls, Akon, Ne-Yo, Olivia Newton-John and Bananarama. In August 2007, he launched the radio show ''Official Hawaii Podcast'' for Japanese listeners with Peter Williams and Dave Erdman.
After 8 years, his Osaka show was cancelled after Mitsubishi Motors pulled funds for the show, and Kong created a podcasting show while starting to write for a column for the Japanese magazine ''Metropolis (Japanese magazine), Metropolis''. He has also opened up a food chain in Taiwan called Kona Connection.
Filmography
Film
Television
Discography
Radio programs and stations
On air
*The Kong Show (Love FM (Japan), Love FM, 2018–present) *Kamasami Kong Show (FM Cocolo, 2021–present)Past programs
*Kamasami Kong Coconut Mail (FM Ōita) *Pacific Oasis (FM802, 1989–1998; FM Cocolo; 2010–2021) *NitEscape 802 (FM802) *Eternity (Japan FM Network, JFN, 2006–2009) *On Saturday Kamasami Ride Kong Show (Tokyo FM, 2005 – 2006) *Tokyo Premium Night at Cotton Club (Tokyo FM) *Aloha Break (InterFM) *Metpod (Metropolis (Japanese magazine), Metropolis) *Radio-i Kamasami Kong Show (Aichi International Broadcasting, Radio-i, January 2010 – September 2010) *Good Times Boo! (InterFM) *Kamasami Kong Show (FM North Wave) *Cotton Club Music Tree (TS One, 2016) *Saturday Smile (FM North Wave)Stations
*1965 - WMOH (Cincinnati, Ohio) *1968 - WOXR (Cincinnati, Ohio) *1970 - KELP (AM), KELP (El Paso, Texas) *1971 - AFKN (Seoul, South Korea) *1973 - Kwangju Broadcasting Corporation, KBC (Seoul, South Korea) *1975 - KMBY (AM), KMBY (Monterey, California) *1976 - KORL (AM), KORL (Honolulu, Hawaii) *1976 - Hawaii Public Radio, KKUA (Honolulu, Hawaii) *1979 - Osaka Broadcasting Corporation, OBC (Osaka,Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
)
*1980 - KUBT, KIKI (Honolulu)
*1985 - FM Yokohama, JOTU (Yokohama, Japan)
*1986 - KKUA (Honolulu, Hawaii)
*1986 - KDDB, KDEO (Honolulu, Hawaii)
*1987 - KPRP (AM), KRTR (Honolulu, Hawaii)
*1987 - International Community Radio Taipei, ICRT (Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
)
*1987 FM Ishikawa (Kanazawa, Japan)
*1988–2005 - FM802, JOFV (Osaka, Japan)
*1994 - World Chart Show (Honolulu, Hawaii)
*2005 - Tokyo FM (Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan)
Source:
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kong, Kamasami American radio DJs American radio personalities 1949 births Living people American expatriates in Japan Japanese radio personalities