Winnie Yu Tsang

Biography

Winnie Yu Tsang was born in 1954 in Hong Kong and studied at St. Stephen's Girls' College. She began her career in 1971 at Hong Kong Commercial Radio as a DJ, hosting "Morning Old Friends" and "Youth Time." She pioneered the "one-foot" system that allowed DJs to operate their own turntables. In the late 1970s, she led a team of thirteen DJs under the name "Six and a Half Pairs," creating a golden era for the station. She moved to film and television in 1982, hosting "Solid Gold" and "Enjoy Tonight" on TVB. She returned to Commercial Radio in 1988 as executive director and launched major reforms, including the "Ultimate Song Chart." She became president and resigned in 2003, then returned in 2004 after a political controversy. In 2008 she founded "Tian Bi Gao" to train multimedia creators. She resigned as vice chairman of Commercial Radio in 2015 and made a public appearance in 2019 to present the Golden Needle Award to the band Da Ming Yi Pai. She celebrated her 70th birthday in 2024 with a large party in Hong Kong.