Alyson Hau

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Biography

Alyson Hau (Chinese name: 侯嘉明. Born on October 10, 1983) is a radio DJ/presenter in Hong Kong and is sometimes nicknamed "Allie" or "Ally". She has previously worked at Metro Radio Hong Kong's 104 FM Select (Now called "104 Metro Finance") in 2000 and Commercial Radio Hong Kong's HMV864 (Now reverted back to AM 864) from 2000-2003. Prior to her stint at 104 FM Select, she spoke Cantonese. After she left Metro Radio, she spoke English for radio programs at HMV 864 and RTHK Radio 3 (current). October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited (新城廣播有限公司) is one of the three broadcasting corporations in Hong Kong. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Cantonese is a major dialect group or language of the Chinese language, a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Television Programs RTHK produces public affairs television programs which are broadcast by Hong Kongs three commercial television channels, TVB, ATV and Cable TV. These programmes include Hong Kong Connection (鏗鏘集), A Week in Politics (議事論事), Media Watch (傳媒春秋) and Police Magazine...

She is fluent in Cantonese, English and Mandarin. Favorite genre of music are R&B and Hip-Hop
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During her time as a radio DJ, she has done freelance work like hosting instore radio stations like HMV, Fortress, and PARKnSHOP. Also adding to her occupation, she has done voiceover work for TV commercials like Crest, Watson's and etc. She has been contributing to productions as well. She uses programs such as, Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro), Sadies, Sound Forge, Audio Vault and RCS for producing segments in her radio programs and etc. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... PARKnSHOP (Chinese: ) is one of the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong. ... Tube of Crest Crest is a brand of toothpaste made by Procter & Gamble which is now on the market in many countries, such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. ... Watsons is the retail and manufacuring division of Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong Kong Based Conglomerate with intrests in businesses as diverse as shipping and telecommunications. ... Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is a digital audio editor computer program from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view. ... Sound Forge 8 Sony Sound Forge, formerly known as Sonic Foundry Sound Forge, is a digital audio editing and creation suite aimed at the semi-professional as well as the professional market. ...

Adding to her resume, she has done some stage acting like The Trojan Women and William Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream.
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Her hobbies and interests are listening to music, watching movies and liking fashion in some form.
One of her favorite TV shows is Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.
She also keeps in contact with friends and fans over on Facebook and MySpace.
She had her preschool education at Western Pacific English Kindergarten, Kowloon, Hong Kong. In 2006, she graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Drama), where she won the Outstanding Student Award and a scholarship. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is an hour-long American television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit (at least by the standards of cable TV) and one of the most talked-about television programs of... Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto Facebook is the second most visited social networking website on the world wide web (behind mammoth website Myspace). ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... The Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts (Traditional Chinese: ), located near the north coast of Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, is both an academic institution and a venue for performances ranging from amateur dramatics through to international professional appearances. ...

Interviews & Events

Interviews - Throughout her radio broadcasting career, Alyson has interviewed artists from Alicia Keys, Rain, Oasis, Avril Lavigne, Ian Brown, Goldie, Duran Duran, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, R.E.M., Hanson, Christina Milian, The Black Eyed Peas, the X-Factor winner, Shayne Ward, Ronan Keating, Paul Oakenfold and a few more others. For the local celebrities from Hong Kong, Alyson has interviewed Justin Lo (側田), Ivana Wong (王菀之), Edison Chen (陳冠希), Anthony Wong (黃耀明), Hins Cheung, Teresa Caprio, and Gregory Rivers (河國榮).
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Currently in 2007, Alyson has interviewed Il Divo, John Legend and Dolores O'Riordan (formerly of The Cranberries), Avril Lavigne and upcoming with Mika.
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Events - Aside from being a radio DJ, Alyson has emceed local events like the FIFA Beach Volleyball Competition, KoЯn CD Launch, Outward Bound Boundabout, the Ted Baker launch in HK, Christian Dior luncheon event, and etc.
For music events, she has attended the Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival since 2003 and the Hong Kong Music Fair.
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Programs Hosted and Currently Hosting

During her radio career, she began as part of the host for Metro Radio's 104 Gigabit in 2000. She was the winner from the become a DJ contest from 104 Gigabit.
From 2000-2003, she did some programs on HMV864 like hosting the weekend mornings, the Sunday afternoon show, and then The Trendsetter on weeknights. After HMV864 went off the air, she went to RTHK Radio 3 and did some programs on the weekends and also filled in for (Uncle) Ray Cordeiro's "All The Way With Ray" for a week. It wasn't until Teen Time was relaunched and was co-hosted by Jennifer Su.
Alyson is still hosting Teen Time from Monday to Friday at 9pm and her Saturday afternoon program, The Chart Show from 1-4pm on RTHK Radio 3. She is the producer for her two shows and the recently on The Morning Brew with Phil Whelan.
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The Chart Show - Countdown of the Top 10 singles from UK to the US. UK Official Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 Singles. With a request hour.

All Time High - Premiering on June 11, Alyson will be hosting a new program on RTHK Radio 2 called All Time High. The new show will be joined by Eric Leung and former Metro Radio DJ, Sandy Chan. The program will be in Cantonese but the format of the program will be interactive with phone-ins, instant messaging, blogs and celebrity interviews.

Teen Time on RTHK Radio 3

Alyson joined RTHK Radio 3's Teen Time on June 12, 2006 as co-host, which was part of the new relaunch for the program. Teen Time is aired from Monday to Friday at 9pm to 10pm. Teen Time is sponsored by the Education and Manpower Bureau of Hong Kong. The programme features interviews with students, academic-related professionals, discussion on youth-oriented issues, music features, and celebrity interviews.

Teen Time can also be found on Sunday's Young Post from South China Morning Post as they are the corresponding column for their Hot Picks.
Teen Time has been on the air since 1993. Segments from Teen Time includes Artist Profile, Backstage, Songbite, Request and Question of the Week. Teen Time is there to provide students an opportunity to relax and improve in their English speaking skills. Another aspect to Teen Time is presenting students to related issues and interests with two segments, Open Space and Around Town. Therefore, Teen Time is valuable in helping to enhance students do well when they enter into higher levels in school.
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Since the beginning of 2007, Alyson has been the sole host of Teen Time.

TV Appearances

Hong Kong representative on the successful youth TV series S’camto groundBreakers, produced by Lovelife productions and broadcasted on SABC in South Africa. Filmed in both Hong Kong and Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Hong Kong representative on the worldwide programme Who Are You? by Jeff Baker, produced by 33 Pix and Awake Film and broadcasted on the internet through AwakeFilm.com. In talk with HBO for US National TV Broadcast.

Radio Television Hong Kong Variety Shows and Productions. Press conferences for new TV series, and other variety programmes. Broadcasted on local TV channels TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) and ATV (Asia Television Limited).
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ETV Specials – 'Drama for Teaching and Learning', and ‘One Day in the Life of a DJ’. Broadcasted on TVB Pearl and ATV World in Hong Kong, and the VCD version has been sent to secondary schools around Hong Kong.

External links

• Official website
• RTHK Radio 3
• Alyson's bio on RTHK Radio 3
• Flickr - Photos from Alyson
• Alyson Hau on MySpace
• All Time High - RTHK Radio 2.