The Evening Show
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The Evening Show is an evening news and current affairs program based in Seoul, South Korea that airs weeknights from 6:10 to 8:00 pm on Seoul Traffic Broadcasting's English-language outlet, TBS eFM (101.3 MHz). The program describes itself as "one of the most listened to English programs that cover current affairs in Korea and around the world."
History
The program was part of TBS eFM's inaugural broadcast on December 1st, 2008. It is one of the station's flagship news and current affairs programs.Segments
- International News
- Seoul City News
- In and Around Korea
- Evening Show Sports
- Reality Check
- Open Issues
- Page Turner
- Run Through History
- The Good Life
Past Guests
- Richard M. DaleyRichard M. DaleyRichard Michael Daley is a United States politician, member of the national and local Democratic Party, and former Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. He was elected mayor in 1989 and reelected in 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007. He was the longest serving Chicago mayor, surpassing the tenure of his...
(Mayor of Chicago) - Mitch AlbomMitch AlbomMitchell David "Mitch" Albom is an American best-selling author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have sold over 30 million copies worldwide...
- Brian Reynolds MyersBrian Reynolds MyersBrian Reynolds Myers is an American associate professor of international studies at Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, a contributing editor for the Atlantic, and an opinion columnist for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal...
- Irene KhanIrene KhanIrene Zubaida Khan is a Bangladeshi human rights activist. She was the seventh Secretary General of Amnesty International until her resignation on 31 December 2009. She was appointed as a member of the Charity Commission of England and Wales on 1 January 2010 but resigned after a controversy over...
- Mike GravelMike GravelMaurice Robert "Mike" Gravel is a former Democratic United States Senator from Alaska, who served two terms from 1969 to 1981, and a former candidate in the 2008 presidential election....
- Spencer WellsSpencer WellsSpencer Wells is a geneticist and anthropologist, an at the National Geographic Society, and Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of '56 Professor at Cornell University. He leads The Genographic Project.-Education:...
- Nicholas G. CarrNicholas G. CarrNicholas George Carr is an American writer who has published books and articles on technology, business, and culture. His book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains was a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.-Career:Carr originally came to prominence with the...
- Asafa PowellAsafa PowellAsafa Powell C.D is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of...
- Jeffrey GartenJeffrey GartenJeffrey Elliot Garten was the Undersecretary of Commerce for International Trade under the Clinton administration and former Dean of the Yale School of Management...
- Sylvester LevaySylvester LevaySylvester Levay is a Hungarian composer. He was born 16 May 1945 in Subotica , in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Yugoslavia ; his name is pronounced in English similarly to "lave-ah-ee."...
- Juju ChangJuJu ChangHyunju "Juju" Chang is a Korean-American Emmy Award-winning television journalist for ABC News, and currently serves as a special correspondent and fill-in anchor for Nightline...
- Victor ChaVictor ChaVictor Cha is a professor and author, as well as former Director for Asian Affairs in the White House's National Security Council, with responsibility for Japan, North and South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. He was President Bush's top advisor on North Korean affairs. He currently holds the D. S...
- Marc LevyMarc LevyMarc Levy is a French novelist.Levy was born in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. At the age of 18, he joined the French Red Cross where he spent six years. In parallel, he studied management and computers at Paris-Dauphine University.In 1983, he created a company specializing in computer...
- Junot DiazJunot DíazJunot Díaz is a Dominican-American writer and creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology . Central to Díaz's work is the immigrant experience...
- Han Sung-Joo (Korean minister of foreign affairs (1993–94) and South Korean ambassador to the United States (2003~2005)
- Kim ChoongsooKim ChoongsooKim Choongsoo is Governor of the Bank of Korea.-Education:After graduating from Kyunggi High School in Seoul in 1966, he entered Seoul National University and graduated with a degree in Economics in 1973. He received a Ph.D degree in Economics from University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A...
(Governor of the Bank of Korea) - Shin Hyun-Song (Chief advisor on international economics to the President of Korea and Professor of Economics at Princeton University)
- Soheila Vahdati (Iranian-American human rights activist based in California)
- Bud Welch (President of the Board of Directors from Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights)
External links
- http://tbs.seoul.kr/efm/EveningShow/gallery.jsp?search_boardId=20278
- http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=003&aid=0002428668
- http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2008111401070243104002
- http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=104&oid=044&aid=0000087343
- http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=104&oid=044&aid=0000087277