Alyson Hau
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Alyson Hau. Born on October 10, 1983) is a radio DJ/presenter in Hong Kong and is sometimes known by the nicknames "Allie" or "Ally". She has previously worked at Metro Radio's 104 FM Select (now called "104 Metro Finance") in 2000 and Commercial Radio Hong Kong
's HMV864 (now reverted back to AM 864) from 2000-2003.
She is fluent in Cantonese, English and Mandarin.
Prior to her stint at 104 FM Select, she presented in Cantonese, after she left Metro Radio, she presented in English for at HMV 864. Currently, she continues to host programs on RTHK Radio 3. In November 2007, she was guest-producing and guest-hosting for Australia's Triple J
.
Her favorite genres of music are R&B and Hip-Hop
During her time as a radio DJ, she has done freelance work, hosting in-store radio stations for the likes of HMV
, Fortress, and PARKnSHOP
. In addition to her radio work, she has done voiceover work for TV commercials including Crest, Watson's
and others. She has worked in radio production as well, and uses programs such as, Adobe Audition
(formerly Cool Edit Pro), Sadies, Sound Forge
, Audio Vault and RCS for producing segments in her radio programs.
Adding to her resume, she has done some stage acting appearing in the likes of The Trojan Women
and William Shakespeare
's A Midsummer's Night Dream.
Her hobbies and interests are listening to music, watching movies and fashion.
She had her preschool education at Western Pacific English Kindergarten, Kowloon, Hong Kong. In 2006, she graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
(Drama), where she won the Outstanding Student Award and a scholarship.
, Maroon 5
Alicia Keys
, Gwen Stefani
, Linkin Park
, R.E.M., Hanson
, Christina Milian
, The Black Eyed Peas
, Shayne Ward
, Ronan Keating
, and Paul Oakenfold
. Further more, she has interviewed Il Divo
, John Legend
and Dolores O'Riordan
(formerly of The Cranberries
), Rain, Oasis
, Avril Lavigne
, Ian Brown
, Goldie
, Duran Duran
, and Mika
. For the local celebrities from Hong Kong, Alyson has interviewed Justin Lo (側田)
, Ivana Wong (王菀之)
, Anthony Wong (黃耀明)
, Hins Cheung, Teresa Caprio, and Gregory Rivers (河國榮).
Events - Aside from being a radio DJ, Alyson has emceed local events such as the FIFA
Beach Volleyball Competition, KoЯn
CD Launch, Outward Bound Boundabout, the Ted Baker
launch in HK, Christian Dior
luncheon event, and etc.
For music events, she has attended the Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival
since 2003 and the Hong Kong Music Fair.
From 2000-2003, she did some programs on HMV864 like hosting the weekend mornings, the Sunday afternoon show, and then The Trendsetter on weeknights.
After HMV864 went off the air, she went to RTHK Radio 3 and did some programs on the weekends and also filled in for (Uncle) Ray Cordeiro's
All The Way With Ray for a week. It wasn't until Teen Time was relaunched and was co-hosted by Jennifer Su.
Alyson is still hosting Teen Time from Monday to Friday at 9:00pm and a Sunday morning program, The Chart Show from 9:30am–1:00pm on RTHK Radio 3.
The Chart Show - Countdown of the Top 10 singles from UK to the US. UK Official Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 Singles. With a request hour.
Teen Time can also be found on Sunday's Young Post from South China Morning Post
as they are the corresponding column for their Hot Picks.
Teen Time has been on the air since 1993. Segments from Teen Time includes Artist Profile, Backstage, Songbite, Request and Question of the Week. Teen Time is there to provide students an opportunity to relax and improve in their English speaking skills. Another aspect to Teen Time is presenting students to related issues and interests with two segments, Open Space and Around Town. Therefore, Teen Time is valuable in helping to enhance students do well when they enter into higher levels in school.
Since the beginning of 2007, Alyson has been the sole host of Teen Time.
groundBreakers, produced by Lovelife productions and broadcast on SABC in
South Africa. Filmed in both Hong Kong and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Hong Kong representative on the worldwide programme Who Are You? by Jeff
Baker, produced by 33 Pix and Awake Film and broadcast on the internet
through AwakeFilm.com. In talk with HBO for US National TV Broadcast.
Radio Television Hong Kong Variety Shows and Productions. Press conferences for new TV series, and other variety programmes. Broadcast on local TV channels TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) and ATV
(Asia Television Limited).
ETV Specials – 'Drama for Teaching and Learning', and ‘One Day in the Life of a DJ’. Broadcast on TVB Pearl and ATV World in Hong Kong, and the VCD version was sent to secondary schools around Hong Kong.
Commercial Radio Hong Kong
Commercial Radio Hong Kong , aka Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited is one of only two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong along with Metro Radio Hong Kong. It contains a balanced array of entertainment including informative, educational, arts and cultural programmes...
's HMV864 (now reverted back to AM 864) from 2000-2003.
She is fluent in Cantonese, English and Mandarin.
Prior to her stint at 104 FM Select, she presented in Cantonese, after she left Metro Radio, she presented in English for at HMV 864. Currently, she continues to host programs on RTHK Radio 3. In November 2007, she was guest-producing and guest-hosting for Australia's Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.
Her favorite genres of music are R&B and Hip-Hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
During her time as a radio DJ, she has done freelance work, hosting in-store radio stations for the likes of HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, Fortress, and PARKnSHOP
PARKnSHOP
PARKnSHOP is one of the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong, the other being Wellcome. PARKnSHOP operates more than 260 outlets in Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China....
. In addition to her radio work, she has done voiceover work for TV commercials including Crest, Watson's
Watson's
Watson's or Watson's is part of the Health and Beauty retail and consumer division of the Hong Kong-based A.S. Watson Group, which in turn is part of the world wide conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd...
and others. She has worked in radio production as well, and uses programs such as, Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition
Adobe Audition is a digital audio workstation from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view.-Origins:...
(formerly Cool Edit Pro), Sadies, Sound Forge
Sound Forge
Sony Sound Forge is a digital audio editing suite by Sony Creative Software which is aimed at the professional and semi-professional markets....
, Audio Vault and RCS for producing segments in her radio programs.
Adding to her resume, she has done some stage acting appearing in the likes of The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women
The Trojan Women is a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides. Produced during the Peloponnesian War, it is often considered a commentary on the capture of the Aegean island of Melos and the subsequent slaughter and subjugation of its populace by the Athenians earlier in 415 BC , the same year...
and William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
's A Midsummer's Night Dream.
Her hobbies and interests are listening to music, watching movies and fashion.
She had her preschool education at Western Pacific English Kindergarten, Kowloon, Hong Kong. In 2006, she graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts , located near the north coast of Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, is both an academic institution and a venue for performances....
(Drama), where she won the Outstanding Student Award and a scholarship.
Interviews and events
Interviews - Throughout her radio broadcasting career, Alyson has interviewed artists from The Ting TingsThe Ting Tings
The Ting Tings are an English music duo comprising Jules de Martino and Katie White . They formed in December 2007 while based at Islington Mill Studios in Salford...
, Maroon 5
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...
Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Renée Stefani is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer. Stefani is the lead vocalist for the rock and ska band No Doubt. Stefani recorded her first solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. in 2004. The album was inspired by music of the 1980s, and was a success with sales of over...
, Linkin Park
Linkin Park
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...
, R.E.M., Hanson
Hanson (band)
Hanson are an American pop rock band formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by brothers Isaac , Taylor , and Zac Hanson . They are best known for the 1997 hit song "MMMBop" from their major label debut album Middle of Nowhere, which earned three Grammy nominations...
, Christina Milian
Christina Milian
Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model....
, The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...
, Shayne Ward
Shayne Ward
Shayne Thomas Ward is an English pop singer who rose to fame as the winner of second series of The X Factor. He has sold over 3 million records worldwide and has had number one albums and singles in 9 countries.During The X Factor competition, Ward was mentored by manager Louis Walsh...
, Ronan Keating
Ronan Keating
Ronan Patrick John Keating is an Irish recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Keating debuted on the professional music scene alongside Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Shane Lynch and Stephen Gately, in 1994 as the lead singer of Boyzone. His solo career started in 1999, and...
, and Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold is a British record producer and a trance DJ.-Early Career: 1979–84:Paul Oakenfold's career was set to be a chef, after having hopes of becoming part of a band. He describes his early life as a "bedroom deejay" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew...
. Further more, she has interviewed Il Divo
Il Divo
Il Divo is a multinational operatic pop vocal group created by music manager, executive, and reality TV star Simon Cowell. Formed in the United Kingdom, they are also signed to Cowell's record label, Syco Music...
, John Legend
John Legend
John Roger Stephens , better known by his stage name John Legend, is an American singer, musician, and actor. He is the recipient of nine Grammy Awards, and in 2007, he received the special Starlight award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.Prior to the release of his debut album, Stephens' career...
and Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores O'Riordan
Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan is an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. She led The Cranberries to worldwide success and fame for 13 years before the band took a hiatus in 2003. Her first solo album Are You Listening? was released in May 2007...
(formerly of The Cranberries
The Cranberries
The Cranberries are an Irish rock band formed in Limerick in 1989 under the name The Cranberry Saw Us, later changed by vocalist Dolores O'Riordan. The band currently consists of O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan and drummer Fergal Lawler...
), Rain, Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
, Avril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne
Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...
, Ian Brown
Ian Brown
Ian George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...
, Goldie
Goldie
Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...
, Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...
, and Mika
Mika (singer)
Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit...
. For the local celebrities from Hong Kong, Alyson has interviewed Justin Lo (側田)
Justin Lo
Justin Lo is a singer-songwriter, actor and record producer working in Hong Kong and China.-Biography:Lo was born in Syracuse, New York, and moved to Hong Kong with his parents when he was two years old. He studied at St Paul's Co-educational Primary School and St. Paul's Co-educational College....
, Ivana Wong (王菀之)
Ivana Wong
Ivana Wong was born on 18 June 1979. She is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer-songwriter.-Biography:Wong's first public performance was at the CASH Song Writers contest in 2000 in which her Mandarin piece "It is just misunderstanding and not tragic at all" placed first...
, Anthony Wong (黃耀明)
Anthony Wong Yiu Ming
Anthony Wong is a Hong Kong alternative singer, composer and producer. He is well-known for his role as the vocal of renowned duo Tat Ming Pair in the 1980’s and as the current director for music production company People Mountain People Sea.-Biography:...
, Hins Cheung, Teresa Caprio, and Gregory Rivers (河國榮).
Events - Aside from being a radio DJ, Alyson has emceed local events such as the FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
Beach Volleyball Competition, KoЯn
Korn
Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...
CD Launch, Outward Bound Boundabout, the Ted Baker
Ted Baker
Ted Baker is a British clothing retail company, known for applying twists to its products, and has become a UK designer label through word of mouth rather than advertising.-History:...
launch in HK, Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior , was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior.-Life:...
luncheon event, and etc.
For music events, she has attended the Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival
Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival
Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival was held each autumn from 2003 to 2006 in Hong Kong's Victoria Park. The event was created by Nimal Jayawardena and Didier Li of Matrix Entertainment Group.-2003:...
since 2003 and the Hong Kong Music Fair.
Programs hosted and currently hosting
During her radio career, she began as part of the host for Metro Radio's 104 Gigabit in 2000. She was the winner from the become a DJ contest from 104 Gigabit.From 2000-2003, she did some programs on HMV864 like hosting the weekend mornings, the Sunday afternoon show, and then The Trendsetter on weeknights.
After HMV864 went off the air, she went to RTHK Radio 3 and did some programs on the weekends and also filled in for (Uncle) Ray Cordeiro's
Ray Cordeiro
Reinaldo Maria "Uncle Ray" Cordeiro, BBS MBE is a Hong Kong media personality and a disc jockey of the Radio Television Hong Kong. He was awarded by the Guinness Book of World Records as “the World's Most Durable DJ” in 2000...
All The Way With Ray for a week. It wasn't until Teen Time was relaunched and was co-hosted by Jennifer Su.
Alyson is still hosting Teen Time from Monday to Friday at 9:00pm and a Sunday morning program, The Chart Show from 9:30am–1:00pm on RTHK Radio 3.
The Chart Show - Countdown of the Top 10 singles from UK to the US. UK Official Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 Singles. With a request hour.
Teen Time on RTHK Radio 3
Alyson joined RTHK Radio 3's Teen Time on June 12, 2006 as co-host, which was part of the new relaunch for the program. Teen Time is aired from Monday to Friday at 9pm to 10pm. Teen Time is sponsored by the Education and Manpower Bureau of Hong Kong. The programme features interviews with students, academic-related professionals, discussion on youth-oriented issues, music features, and celebrity interviews.Teen Time can also be found on Sunday's Young Post from South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
The South China Morning Post , together with its Sunday edition, the Sunday Morning Post, is an English-language Hong Kong newspaper, published by the SCMP Group with a circulation of 104,000....
as they are the corresponding column for their Hot Picks.
Teen Time has been on the air since 1993. Segments from Teen Time includes Artist Profile, Backstage, Songbite, Request and Question of the Week. Teen Time is there to provide students an opportunity to relax and improve in their English speaking skills. Another aspect to Teen Time is presenting students to related issues and interests with two segments, Open Space and Around Town. Therefore, Teen Time is valuable in helping to enhance students do well when they enter into higher levels in school.
Since the beginning of 2007, Alyson has been the sole host of Teen Time.
Television appearances
Hong Kong representative on the successful youth TV series S’camtogroundBreakers, produced by Lovelife productions and broadcast on SABC in
South Africa. Filmed in both Hong Kong and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Hong Kong representative on the worldwide programme Who Are You? by Jeff
Baker, produced by 33 Pix and Awake Film and broadcast on the internet
through AwakeFilm.com. In talk with HBO for US National TV Broadcast.
Radio Television Hong Kong Variety Shows and Productions. Press conferences for new TV series, and other variety programmes. Broadcast on local TV channels TVB (Television Broadcasts Limited) and ATV
Asia Television Limited
Asia Television Limited is one of the two free-to-air television broadcasters in Hong Kong, the other being rival Television Broadcasts Limited . It launched in 1957 under the name Rediffusion Television as the first television station in Hong Kong...
(Asia Television Limited).
ETV Specials – 'Drama for Teaching and Learning', and ‘One Day in the Life of a DJ’. Broadcast on TVB Pearl and ATV World in Hong Kong, and the VCD version was sent to secondary schools around Hong Kong.