40 million embezzlement, infatuation, and retirement……22 top 3 “popular announcer” articles that caught the attention of the public in 2010

No. 2 “Announcer Resignation Situation” of Taichi Masuichi, who was stopped by the station, and Akiko Kuji, who received no consolation.

Akiko Kuji is leaving Fuji Television at the end of April. She is one of the most influential female announcers in the world, but her departure is attracting a lot of attention.

One is Taichi Masu, the “absolute ace” of NTV. During the January 23 broadcast of “Truth Report Bankisha,” in which he serves as MC, he announced that he would be leaving the company at the end of March to become a researcher at a university.

Masu said on the program that in his 16 years as an announcer, “I feel that it has always been an issue for me.

I have always felt that one of my issues was whether or not I could communicate scientific matters more clearly and accurately on TV,” she confessed.

In April, she became an assistant professor at Doshisha University’s Harris Institute of Physical and Chemical Research.

“I will be working in the academic field called science communication,” he explained.

Masu explained.

Masu is a graduate of the University of Tokyo’s Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School of Agriculture, where he conducted research on clams. After joining the station in 2006, she has worked on a number of information programs. He is also extremely well-liked, and was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” as the No. 1 favorite male announcer for five consecutive years starting in 2011.

It was a surprise to learn that Masu had been thinking about scientific matters in secret. A Nippon TV insider reveals what went on behind the scenes.

Masu probably came to this decision in large part because people’s lives have changed with the emergence of the new coronavirus,” says a Nittele official. The station announcers are not experts; they just read out the data that came in.

Coronas are now well understood, but at the time of the emergence of the virus, there was no information available, and TV news reports played a major role. Announcer Masu was questioning himself about his raison d’etre as a news announcer.

Meanwhile, Masu will continue as the main MC of “Bankisha,” which she will continue to be in charge of after leaving Nippon TV. According to a source at the TV station

“Nippon TV didn’t want her to quit. That’s why the station approached them. Masu has no reason to refuse.

Masu has no reason to refuse.

The average viewership rating for the program broadcast on the 23rd, the day Masu reported her departure, was 16.4% (Video Research, Kanto region). This popularity is the reason why Nippon TV wants to keep in touch with Masu even after his departure.

Nippon TV had a bitter experience 11 years ago when it lost its then signature announcer, Shinichi Hatori, to TV Asahi. Hatori was appointed as the main MC of TV Asahi’s information program, “The Shinichi Hatori Morning Show,” and now has a stronger “TV Asahi” flavor.

It is not certain that other stations will make a similar approach to Masu, who has left the company. By keeping him on as the main MC of Bankisha, he has shown both inside and outside the station that he is the “Taichi Masu of Nippon TV.

Another announcer leaving Fuji Television at the end of April is Akiko Kuji. While a student at Aoyama Gakuin University, she was selected as an Asahi Kasei Group campaign girl in March 2002, and won the grand prix at the 45th non-no model audition in August of the same year. She joined Fuji in April 2005 with a bang.

Fuji also taught Kuji “Teio-ka Gakushuu,” reviving the women’s TV program “Kuji Pan” after a three-year absence, and in October of the same year she joined Fuji, she was selected as a subcaster for the morning information program “Mezamashi TV.

In April 2007, she became the main anchor of “Mezamashi Saturday” as well. However, in March of last year, the position was taken by Inoue Seika, one year Kuji’s junior.

However, last March, the position was taken by Inoue Seika, one year Kuji’s junior. Kuji must have been devastated. Many station employees believe that this was one of the reasons for her departure.

Kuji is said to have a desire to enter acting or modeling instead of announcing after leaving the station. There is a report that she has already been approached by a major production company that has a large number of female announcers.

The bottleneck is that she has only five years of experience as a station announcer. While her quick decision-making is very “in-demand,” she may be seen as inexperienced in all aspects. Well, I heard that the Fuji side did not give her any particular consolation, as they have a lot of young talent coming up. It is believed that she will start over with modeling, which she has been doing since her school days.

A decade ago, being a bureau announcer was a prestigious job that everyone coveted. However, with the passage of time, the environment surrounding the TV industry has drastically changed. The station announcer is no longer a “terminal station,” but rather a “way station” for those seeking to enter a new world. Announcers have their own life stories. ……

FRIDAY Digital” published January 26, 2022