In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Hongmin (simplified Chinese: 张宏民; traditional Chinese: 張宏民; pinyin: Zhāng Hóngmín; born 13 March 1961) is a Chinese news presenter for China Central Television (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, shown all over China on various networks and internationally, which is one of the most watched news programs in the world.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Works
  • 2.1 Television
• 3 Awards
• 4 References

Biography

Zhang was born in Beijing in March 1961, with his ancestral home in Tang County, Hebei. After graduating from the Communication University of China in 1982 he was *igned to China Central Television to host Xinwen Lianbo.

On June 4, 1989, he and Du Xian reported that the People's Liberation Army 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 (Chinese: 新闻联播)

Awards

• 2009 Golden Mic Award.

References