Zhang Hongmin (; born 13 March 1961) is a Chinese
news presenter
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
for
China Central Television
China Central Television (CCTV) is a Chinese state- and political party-owned broadcaster controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its 50 different channels broadcast a variety of programing to more than one billion viewers in six lan ...
(CCTV), the main state announcer of China. He won the Golden Mic Award in 2009.
He is known in 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 most ...
'', shown all over China on various networks and internationally, which is one of the most watched news programs in the world.
Biography
Zhang was born in
Beijing
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in March 1961, with his
ancestral home
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in
Tang County
Tang County or Tangxian () is a county under the jurisdiction of Baoding prefecture-level city, in west-central Hebei province, People's Republic of China.
Administrative divisions
Towns:
* Renhou (), Wangjing (), Gaochang (), Beiluo (), Baihe ...
,
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, an ...
. After graduating from the
Communication University of China
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in 1982 he was assigned to China Central Television to host ''Xinwen Lianbo''.
On June 4, 1989, he and
Du Xian reported that the
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
had cleared thousands of
protesting students from Tian'anmen Square. Du Xian was forced to resign for expressing sympathy, but Zhang Hongmin was released.
Works
Television
* ''Xinwen Lianbo'' ()
Awards
* 2009 Golden Mic Award.
References
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1961 births
People from Beijing
Communication University of China alumni
Living people
Chinese television presenters
CCTV newsreaders and journalists