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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.

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Publié par	Marshall Cavendish International
Date de parution	24 juin 2019
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9789814868112
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	5 Mo

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All photographs by Mun Chor Seng unless otherwise indicated.
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National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Name(s): Yeo, George Yong-Boon, author of foreword.
Title: On air : untold stories from Caldecott Hill / foreword by George Yeo.
Description: Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions, [2019]
Identifier(s): OCN 1090528930 | eISBN 978-981-4868-11-2
Subject(s): LCSH: Broadcasting-Singapore-History. | Broadcasting- Singapore-Anecdotes. | Broadcasters-Singapore-Anecdotes.
Classification: DDC 384.54095957-dc23
Printed in Singapore
This book is dedicated to Mrs Wong-Lee Siok Tin who devoted her life to the profession of broadcasting in Singapore. Her tireless devotion and critical instincts at the helm of the national broadcasting station led the station through the early and difficult times of nationhood.
CONTENTS
Foreword by George Yeo
Preface
Acknowledgements
Milestones
Introduction
EARLY YEARS
Chapter 1 Jitters and Shivers: the Japanese Occupation on Caldecott Hill by Joseph Seah Kim Hock
Chapter 2 The Love of Broadcasting Recollections of Vernon Palmer
Chapter 3 Reflections on the Hill. Recollections of Vernon Martinus
Chapter 4 Radio and TV Memories Recollections of Maureen Liew
THE BOSSES
Chapter 5 The late Mrs Wong-Lee Siok Tin: Friend, Fellow Collegian, Boss by Raymon T H Huang
Chapter 6 RTS to SBC and the Rise of Chinese Drama Recollections of Cheng Tong Fatt
Chapter 7 From Statutory Board to Privatisation by Moses Lee Kim Poo
Chapter 8 From Banker to Broadcaster: Encounter with Ernest by Clement Mesenas

RADIO: MAKING WAVES
Chapter 9 Listening to My Memories by Lucy Leong
Chapter 10 Excuse Me, You Want to be a DJ? by Belinda Yeo
Chapter 11 The Radio Orchestra by Horace Wee
Chapter 12 Here is My Story by S P Panneerselvam
Chapter 13 Winning the Radio Competition by Belinda Yeo
Chapter 14 Story of Two Musicians on Caldecott Hill by Horace Wee
NEWS CURRENT AFFAIRS: MAKING YOU THINK
Chapter 15 Behind the News Scene Recollections of Ee Boon Lee
Chapter 16 Here s the News by Lee Kim Tian
Chapter 17 My Story from the Newsroom by Mushahid Ali
Chapter 18 TV Documentaries in the Central Production Unit by Chan Heng Wing
Chapter 19 An Unlikely Broadcaster (Part 1) Informing and Educating by Kenneth Liang
Chapter 20 Reaching Out, Touching Lives by Amy Chua
Chapter 21 Transmitters to the Nation by Loong May Lin
Chapter 22 Chinese Current Affairs: My 30 Years in Broadcasting by Choo Lian Liang
Chapter 23 Never in My Wildest Dreams by Joan Chee
Chapter 24 Multiracialism and Meritocracy by Zainab Rahim

TV ENTERTAINMENT SHOWS: MAKING YOU LAUGH CRY
Chapter 25 My Memories of Caldecott Hill by Larry Lai
Chapter 26 Grand Prix, Talentime and all the Entertainment by George Favacho
Chapter 27 27 Years of Chinese TV on the Hill by Chua Swan
Chapter 28 An Unlikely Broadcaster (Part 2) Entertaining by Kenneth Liang
Chapter 29 I Came, I Saw, I Shot by Suhaimi Jais
Chapter 30 Living Under One Roof as Daisy by Daisy Irani Subaiah
Chapter 31 I Remember STV12 by Lau Hing Tung
NEW FRONTIERS
Chapter 32 8 DAYS: The Untold Stories by Michael Chiang
Chapter 33 The Road to Radio Singapore International by Sakuntala Gupta
Chapter 34 The Channel NewsAsia Story by Woon Tai Ho
Chapter 35 Media Competition: Mediacorp vs MediaWorks by Anthony Chia
Chapter 36 My Story: TODAY by P N Balji
Chapter 37 Theatre of the Mind by Daniel Yun
Chapter 38 Technology Disruptions on the Hill: From Analogue to Digital by Mock Pak Lum
Chapter 39 The Move to one-north by Yeo Kim Pow

BEHIND-THE-CAMERA
Chapter 40 Lights, Cameras, Sound and Action by Mun Chor Seng
Chapter 41 The Cutting Room Floor by Francis I A Chowdhurie
Chapter 42 Training at SBC. Recollections of Dr Paul Seow
Chapter 43 Radio, the Digital Pioneer by Asaad Sameer Bagharib
Chapter 44 What s Engineering on the Hill? by Ujagar Singh Gill
Chapter 45 Finance and Administration on the Hill by Param Ajeet Singh Bal
Chapter 46 Memories are Made of This by Raymond Anthony Fernando
Chapter 47 Caldecott Hill: Down Memory Lane by Sim Choon Hin
Chapter 48 TV Censorship: Work-in-Progress by David Christie
Chapter 49 43 Years on the Hill: Loving Every Moment by Philip Tay Joo Thong
PROFILES GLIMPSES
Chapter 50 The Stars Hosts Chen Shu Cheng , Wong Li Lin , Moses Lim , Jack Neo , Adrian Pang , Gurmit Singh , Xiang Yun , Steven Lee , Tan Hock Lye , Brian Richmond
Chapter 51 The Content Creators Bani Buang , Sandra Buenaventura , Chandramohan , Foong Choon Hon , Ibrahim Isa , Lee Cheok Yew , Li Vei-Chen , Ee Boon Lee , Lim Eng Hai , Lim Heng Tow , Michael Loke Wai Yock , R S T Moorthi , Ananda Perera , Sebastian Tan Chiaw Hock
FOREWORD
BY GEORGE YEO
Former Minister for Information and the Arts
S HE IS NOT HERE TO contribute her recollection but her role in the early days of Singapore s independence was critical. I am referring to Mrs Wong-Lee Siok Tin who was Head of Broadcasting for many years. I knew her after joining the board of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) in 1985. I was then a Colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces. Yong Pung How was the Chairman and Cheng Tong Fatt the Deputy Chairman. Mrs Wong-Lee circulated to us a draft speech she had written for Prime Minister (PM) Lee Kuan Yew who had agreed to speak at a dinner marking the 50th anniversary of radio broadcasting. It was not certain then whether PM Lee could attend because he had come down with a bad cold after an overseas trip. At the last moment, he did. I noticed that his speech followed almost word-for-word the draft penned by Mrs Wong-Lee. He said at the outset that, despite his not feeling well, he felt an obligation to turn up because he was grateful for the support the staff of Radio Singapore gave him over many years. Mrs Wong-Lee covered Lee Kuan Yew s overseas travels and constituency visits as a radio producer for many years from the early 60s. Chan Heng Wing remembers a diminutive Siok Tin from Central Productions Unit chasing after Lee Kuan Yew, lugging along the heavy Nagra tape recorder.
The history of national broadcasting in Singapore is inseparable from the history of independent Singapore. Lord Reith s classic encapsulation of the mission of the BBC - to inform, to educate, to entertain - applies as much to Singapore broadcasting. I adopted it as the mission of the new Ministry of Information and the Arts (MITA). As a young country in formation, the role of broadcasting in education was a high priority for Lee Kuan Yew and that first generation of leaders. Speaking good English, wholesome content, elevating the use of Mandarin over dialects, careful treatment of racial and religious issues, aligning coverage of foreign affairs with Singapore s foreign policy, were all important considerations. Those responsible for running radio and television broadcasting, especially in news and current affairs, did not have an easy time. Instructions from the Prime Minister s Office (PMO) were frequent. Despite or because of high-level attention, the spirit was high. From the top down, the remarkable men and women of Singapore broadcasting were fired up by a sense of mission. Their contribution to Singapore deserves to be recognised, as it was by Lee Kuan Yew.
It was my good fortune to be put in charge of MITA in November 1990 under PM Goh Chok Tong. Singapore s evolution had entered a new phase. With cable television and the proliferation of channels, a media revolution was underway, a revolution which continues with even greater force today. We had to liven up the media scene. To inform and educate, we must first entertain and attract eyeballs. This meant opening up the entire broadcast industry.
It was an exciting period for all of us who were involved and the many contributors to this book recount the pain and pleasure of that period with nostalgia. In 1994, broadcasting was privatised under Moses Lee. SBC became Television Corporation of Singapore (TCS), Television 12 (STV12) and Radio Corporation of Singapore (RCS). Censorship was loosened which led to much public debate. I remember The Ra Ra Show being particularly controversial. We took the criticisms in stride and pressed on with liberalisation, taking small incremental steps while adjusting to public feedback. Singlish and dialects were judiciously