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veröffentlicht: | SG : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited, 2020. ©2019. |
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Umfang: | 1 online resource (530 pages) |
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9789814868112
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Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Print version:: | Tay, Philip and Friends, On Air, SG : Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited,c2020 |
Kollektion: | E-Books adlr |
This collection of 51 essays contains rich memories of Singapore's broadcasting pioneers based in their station atop Caldecott Hill. ON AIR captures the breadth and depth of their experiences over 82 years on the Hill; from the founding in 1936 of the British Malayan Broadcasting Corporation, to Radio and Television Singapore (RTS), to Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), and finally to what is today, Mediacorp. In this book, the writrers have recorded eight decades worth of work experiences and have shared untold stories from the Japanese Occupation of Caldecott Hill, to the fascinating behind-the-scenes happenings that cast light and well known and well loved shows. Illustrated with rare, archival photographs, many not seen before, this publication is the first of its kind that gives an insight into the development of broadcasting in Singapore. |
Cover CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MILESTONES INTRODUCTION 1 EARLY YEARS CHAPTER 1 JITTERS AND SHIVERS CHAPTER 2 THE LOVE OF BROADCASTING CHAPTER 3 REFLECTIONS ON THE HILL CHAPTER 4 RADIO AND TV MEMORIES 2 THE BOSSES CHAPTER 5 THE LATE MRS WONG-LEE SIOK TIN CHAPTER 6 RTS TO SBC AND THE CHAPTER 7 FROM STATUTORY BOARD TO PRIVATISATION CHAPTER 8 FROM BANKER TO BROADCASTER 3 RADIO: MAKING WAVES CHAPTER 9 LISTENING TO MY MEMORIES CHAPTER 10 "EXCUSE ME, YOU WANT TO BE A DJ?" CHAPTER 11 THE RADIO ORCHESTRA CHAPTER 12 HERE IS MY STORY CHAPTER 13 WINNING THE RADIO COMPETITION CHAPTER 14 STORY OF TWO MUSICIANS ON CALDECOTT HILL 4 NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS: MAKING YOU THINK CHAPTER 15 BEHIND THE NEWS SCENE CHAPTER 16 HERE'S THE NEWS CHAPTER 17 MY STORY FROM THE NEWSROOM CHAPTER 18 TV DOCUMENTARIES IN THE CENTRAL PRODUCTIONS UNIT CHAPTER 19 AN UNLIKELY BROADCASTER (PART 1) CHAPTER 20 REACHING OUT, TOUCHING LIVES CHAPTER 21 TRANSMITTERS TO THE NATION CHAPTER 22 CHINESE CURRENT AFFAIRS CHAPTER 23 NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS CHAPTER 24 MULTIRACIALISM AND MERITOCRACY 5 TV ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS: MAKING YOU LAUGH & CRY CHAPTER 25 MY MEMORIES OF CALDECOTT HILL CHAPTER 26 GRAND PRIX, TALENTIME AND ALL THE ENTERTAINMENT CHAPTER 27 27 YEARS OF CHAPTER 28 AN UNLIKELY BROADCASTER 2 (PART 2) CHAPTER 29 I CAME, I SAW, I SHOT CHAPTER 30 LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF AS DAISY CHAPTER 31 I REMEMBER STV12 6 NEW FRONTIERS CHAPTER 32 8 DAYS: THE UNTOLD STORIES CHAPTER 33 THE ROAD TO RADIO SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL CHAPTER 34 THE CHANNEL NEWSASIA STORY CHAPTER 35 MEDIA COMPETITION: MEDIACORP VS MEDIAWORKS CHAPTER 36 MY STORY: TODAY CHAPTER 37 THEATRE OF THE MIND CHAPTER 38 TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTIONS ON THE HILL. CHAPTER 39 THE MOVE TO ONE-NORTH 7 BEHIND-THE-CAMERA CHAPTER 40 LIGHTS, CAMERAS, SOUND AND ACTION CHAPTER 41 THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR CHAPTER 42 TRAINING AT SBC CHAPTER 43 RADIO, THE DIGITAL PIONEER CHAPTER 44 WHAT'S ENGINEERING ON THE HILL? CHAPTER 45 FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION ON THE HILL CHAPTER 46 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS CHAPTER 47 CALDECOTT HILL: DOWN MEMORY LANE CHAPTER 48 TV C ENSORSHIP: WORK-IN-PROGRESS CHAPTER 49 43 YEARS ON THE HILL: LOVING EVERY MOMENT 8 PROFILES & GLIMPSES CHAPTER 50 THE STARS & HOSTS CHAPTER 51 THE CONTENT CREATORS. |