Takeshi Mori (announcer) explained

Takeshi Mori
Native Name:森 武史
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:1959 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Other Names:森 たけし
Employer:Yomiuri TV→Mori chan
Occupation:Television announcer
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Years Active:1983–present

is a Japanese television announcer and works for Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. After leaving Yomiuri TV, he will run a personal company "Mori chan".

He entered Yomiuri TV as a television announcer in 1983, and won the 1987 Silver Award from the Shingo-Ryūkōgo Taishō (lit. "Neologism-Buzzword Prize") with Jiro Shinbo for creating the buzzword neologism in response to the losing streak of the Hanshin Tigers during that time period.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1987 流行語部門・銀賞「なんぎやなぁ」. Jiyukokuminsha. 1987. 2009-07-12. Japanese. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071218195437/http://singo.jiyu.co.jp/nendo/1987.html#1987008. 2007-12-18.