Junko Kubo
Encyclopedia
is a television announcer in Japan
. Her nicknames are Kubojun and Junjun.
Born the daughter of two Nippon Television
announcers, Junko spent four years in England during elementary school, and lived in the United States during her some of high-school years. She graduated from Keio University
with a degree in English and American literature.
Her professional career began when she joined NHK
in 1994. She was described as an "idol-announcer."
Junko has one child. She took child-rearing leave, and in 2002 returned as a contract employee. The contract expired in 2004, whereupon she became a freelance announcer.
. Junko was the assistant host of Yume Miru Tamago, a series of irregularly scheduled programs. On Terebi Ehon, Junko was the reader.
's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens. She then joined the team of Broadcaster, broadcast nationwide on the same network late on Saturday nights. Beginning in January 2006, she has hosted Kubo Junko no Lion Music Saturday on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
radio. Since April 2007, Junko has co-hosted the Fuji Television
show Uchikuru!?.
Additionally, Junko has numerous guest appearances, commercials, and drama guest-starring roles to her credit. She has also written two books: a collection of essays and a guide to New York.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Her nicknames are Kubojun and Junjun.
Born the daughter of two Nippon Television
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
announcers, Junko spent four years in England during elementary school, and lived in the United States during her some of high-school years. She graduated from Keio University
Keio University
,abbreviated as Keio or Keidai , is a Japanese university located in Minato, Tokyo. It is known as the oldest institute of higher education in Japan. Founder Fukuzawa Yukichi originally established it as a school for Western studies in 1858 in Edo . It has eleven campuses in Tokyo and Kanagawa...
with a degree in English and American literature.
Her professional career began when she joined NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
in 1994. She was described as an "idol-announcer."
Junko has one child. She took child-rearing leave, and in 2002 returned as a contract employee. The contract expired in 2004, whereupon she became a freelance announcer.
NHK career
While at NHK, Junko was the sports announcer on NHK News 11 and NHK News Ohayō Nippon. She emceed the music show Pop Jam and served as narrator for the asadora, Watashi no Aozora. She hosted Project X: Chōsensha-tachi and the quiz show Otakara Eizō Quiz: Mireba Nattoku. On the nature program Chikyū! Fushigi Daishizen she was not only the narrator, but also hosted in rotation with two other announcers. Three times (1998, 1999, and 2000) she served as leader of the Red Team on the New Year's Eve spectacular, Kōhaku Uta GassenKohaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas broadcasters which bought the program...
. Junko was the assistant host of Yume Miru Tamago, a series of irregularly scheduled programs. On Terebi Ehon, Junko was the reader.
Freelance career
Junko co-anchored the Tokyo Broadcasting SystemTokyo Broadcasting System
, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens. She then joined the team of Broadcaster, broadcast nationwide on the same network late on Saturday nights. Beginning in January 2006, she has hosted Kubo Junko no Lion Music Saturday on Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network and also has a relationship with JOLF and Fuji Television....
radio. Since April 2007, Junko has co-hosted the Fuji Television
Fuji Television
is a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
show Uchikuru!?.
Additionally, Junko has numerous guest appearances, commercials, and drama guest-starring roles to her credit. She has also written two books: a collection of essays and a guide to New York.
External links
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432733/ and http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2672782/: Junko Kubo at IMDB
- Kubo Junko no Lion Music Saturday