Billy Hui BEM
Born
Billy Hui
Career
ShowOrient Express
Station(s)BBC Radio Merseyside
Time slotWeekly, Mondays 9pm-10pm
ShowBBC Radio Merseyside, BBC Radio Cumbria, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Lancashire
Time slotWeekly, Sundays 2-4pm
StyleChoir founder, conductor, musician and radio presenter
CountryUnited Kingdom

Billy Hui BEM is a British-Chinese radio presenter, musician and choir conductor from Liverpool England.[1][2] He is well known for presenting BBC Radio Merseyside's weekly Chinese programme called 'Orient Express' since the 1980s.[3]

Life

Hui was raised and lives in Liverpool, England, he has one son.[4]

Career

Hui began his broadcasting career on community radio, presenting on various radio stations. He is mostly known for his work at BBC Radio Merseyside, presenting Orient Express alongside June Yee. He also regularly presents a Sunday afternoon show on the station, which, as of November 2023, also broadcasts to the North West BBC network of BBC Radio Cumbria, BBC Radio Manchester and BBC Radio Lancashire.[5] [6]

Alongside his radio work, Hui is the founder and choir director of Liverpool based choir SingMeMerseyside, in which he leads choir members at performances across Liverpool and abroad. The choir raises hundreds of thousands of pounds per year for charity. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast and Good Morning Britain when promoting the choir.[7]

In 2014, Hui took part in a special broadcast for the BBC based on the Chinese Community, at Liverpool's History Museum.[8]

Awards

Hui was awarded a British Empire Medal by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in the 2021 New Year Honours list for his services to the local community of Liverpool with his achievements of raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for local charities with choir SingMeMerseyside. Because of this, he also attended King Charles' Coronation in 2023.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "MediaInfo - Billy Hui". MediaInfo. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Orient Express". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "BBC - Orient Express with June Yee and Billy Hui". BBC. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  4. ↑ "BBC Liverpool Chinese anchor talks about growing up". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  5. ↑ "BBC Radio Merseyside - Orient Express". BBC Radio Merseyside. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  6. ↑ "TuneIn - Orient Express". TuneIn. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  7. ↑ "SingMe Merseyside Online". SingMeMerseyside. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  8. ↑ "Video: Liverpool Chinese Billy Hui and June Yee". BBC China. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  9. ↑ "North West charity champions invited to coronation". BBC News. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-05-20.


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