Kang Hui (news anchor)

For the South Korean actor and model, see Kang Hui (actor).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kang.

Kang Hui (simplified Chinese: 康辉; traditional Chinese: 康輝; pinyin: Kāng Huī; born 17 January 1972) is a Chinese news anchor for China Central Television, the main state announcer of China. He is now the President of the Broadcast, China Central Television.

Kang Hui
康辉
Kang in 2018
Born	(1972-01-17) 17 January 1972 (age 53) Wuji County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Alma mater	Communication University of China Peking University Tsinghua University
Occupation(s)	Anchor, professor
Years active	1992–present
Known for	Xinwen Lianbo
Television	China Central Television (CCTV)
Spouse	Liu Yajie ​ (m. 2000)​
Awards	Golden Mike Award 2008

He won the Golden Mike Award in 2008.

He is known all over China as an announcer for the 7:00 pm CCTV News program Xinwen Lianbo, which has reach all over China on various networks and internationally, is one of the most watched news programs in the world.^[1]

Biography

Kang Hui was born in Wuji County, Hebei in January 1972, and grew up in Shijiazhuang. He graduated from Shijiazhuang No.40 Middle School and the Secondary School attached to Hebei Normal University.

After graduating from Communication University of China on 23 November 1992 he was assigned to China Central Television to be a host. He hosted Xinwen Lianbo since December 8, 2007.

On December 22, 2007, Kang Hui was employed as a professor at Guangxi University for Nationalities.

Beginning in 2015, Kang became a host on the CCTV New Year's Gala. He is the first Xinwen Lianbo announcer to also host the lunar new year celebration since Zhao Zhongxiang.

Works

Television

• Xinwen Lianbo
• World Weekly [zh]
• Live News [zh]
• News 30' [zh]
• Nightly News [zh]

Awards

• 2008 Golden Mike Award

Personal life

Kang married his school friend Liu Yajie (刘雅洁) in Beijing in 2000.^[2][3][4]