June Yee Explained

June Yee
Show:	Orient Express
Station:	BBC Radio Merseyside
Timeslot:	Weekly, Mondays at 9pm
Style:	Radio presenter
Country:	United Kingdom
Birth Name:	June Yee

June Yee is a British-Chinese radio presenter from Liverpool England.^{[1] [2]} She is best known for presenting BBC Radio Merseyside's weekly Chinese programme called 'Orient Express' since the 1980s.^{[3] [2]}

Life

Yee was raised in Liverpool, England. June attended Queen Mary High School in Liverpool.^[4]

Career

Yee began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Merseyside in 1988, alongside Lawrence Ma and Mary Ng.^[5] She took on various roles including the production and planning of five-minute news bulletins, before becoming a presenter.^[6]

In 2014, Yee took part in a special broadcast for the BBC based on the Chinese Community, at Liverpool's History Museum.^[7]

June currently presents the weekly version of 'Orient Express', alongside co-host Billy Hui BEM, on Monday evenings on BBC Radio Merseyside.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: MediaInfo - June Yee. . 2009-05-14.
2. Web site: Orient Express. Wayback Machine. 2010-05-14. 2010-11-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20101113142631/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7xy. bot: unknown.
3. Web site: Presenter Profile: June Yee. . 2009-05-14.
4. Web site: BBC Liverpool Chinese anchor talks about growing up. 18 March 2014 . . 2014-03-20.
5. Web site: BBC Radio Merseyside - Orient Express. BBC Radio Merseyside. 2014-05-14.
6. Web site: Orient Express : BBC Radio Merseyside : January 14, 2020. 14 January 2020 . . 2020-01-14.
7. Web site: Video: Liverpool Chinese Xu Weilian and June Yee. 20 March 2014 . . 2014-05-14.
8. Web site: BBC Radio Merseyside - June Yee. . 2009-05-14.
9. Web site: TuneIn - Orient Express. . 2009-05-14.