CHONG Chow Yin 张昭英
History of Broadcasting,
Accession Number 002871
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 10
Total Reels
- Cheong Yan Peng
Interviewer
- 04:52:43
Total Running Time
- Mandarin
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 10
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- 12 Aug 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:38
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Born in Malaya. Family background. Hide in rural village during Japanese Occupation. Came to Singapore after the war. How she first learned about Rediffusion.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 10
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- 12 Aug 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:31
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
How she joined Rediffusion as Mandarin Broadcaster. How she learned on the job. Programmes she did.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 10
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- 12 Aug 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:02
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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How and why Rediffusion Children Drama group was formed in 1966. How children were auditioned, trained and selected. Activities of the group. The group recorded children radio drama and a children variety program.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 10
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- 15 Sep 2004
Recording Date
- 00:29:16
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Children Drama group’s performances. Sense of belonging to the group was strong, members came back even when they became adult. The group stopped their activities in the 1990s and eventually disbanded this year.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 10
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- 15 Sep 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:43
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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About Mandarin drama group formed by adult audiences. She narrated “radio novels” alone. Later, such radio novels were told by two broadcasters. Hosted different song programmes. Broadcasters hosted song programmes based on their shifts.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 10
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- 15 Sep 2004
Recording Date
- 00:28:42
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Certain programmes were assigned to produce. Differences between Golden and Silver network. How she master the controls in the broadcasting studio. There were usually at least 2 turntables for records, the reel players were in another room, only controls were in the county. There was also a special machine to play advertisements.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 10
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- 20 Oct 2004
Recording Date
- 00:28:32
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Advertisements had to be broadcast on time, if the broadcaster forgot to play or play it late, advertisers would complain. In the earlier days, radio advertisements were simple usually read by one person, later advertisers would want to have dialogues, drama elements, background music, jungles in the advertisements. Certain broadcaster could be popular with advertisers and would specially asked to read that advertisement, eg Zeng Peng Xiang was very popular with advertiser than. Unforeseen situations that could happen in county and how she react and handle these situations.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 10
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- 20 Oct 2004
Recording Date
- 00:27:56
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Was asked to take charge of Hakka program soon after she joined Rediffusion. Hakka program only once a week and only half an hour. Hakka community was small in Singapore; Hakka songs available for broadcasting were also scarce. There was also a Hakka story-teller. All dialect programmes were gradually stopped from the late 1970s onwards. New Mandarin programmes were made to fill the gap. Song programmes sponsored by recording firms were popular than.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 10
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- 20 Oct 2004
Recording Date
- 00:30:28
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Due to increase need for Mandarin programmes Rediffusion had to recruit and train more young Mandarin broadcasters. Her job scope gradually changed more to training new broadcasters and directing them in producing programmes. Rediffusion’s listenership dropped sharply after dialect programmes were stopped. Children Drama group was dissolved as Rediffusion stopped producing children programmes. Recalled some incidents with fans of hers but fans in those days were reserved and simple.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 10
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- 20 Oct 2004
Recording Date
- 00:25:55
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- MP3
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- Open Access
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Other broadcasters and actors/actresses who starred in Radio dramas also had their fans. Some new programmes in 1980s. About call-in programmes Rediffusion had. Activities that were held in Rediffusion auditorium.
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