Top 10 Female Announcers to Watch in 2024
A major study of the TV industry: In-depth coverage of the abilities, reputations, and future prospects of the young aces of commercial TV stations.
Although TBS is short on talent, ……
TBS has an announcer with a promising future who has been assigned to its flagship program from her first year. She is Maion Sasaki (25), a young woman who has only been with the company for three years.
Although she is only in her third year with the company, she is in charge of “THE TIME,” a 7:00 a.m. time slot program that is a fierce battleground for viewer ratings. The fact that she is paired with Shinichiro Azumi (50), who has a proven track record in this program, is proof that the station is training Sasaki as a gifted talent and has high expectations for her future. In addition, Sasaki has a personality outside of her news reporting image, such as doing gravure for a men’s weekly magazine and showing her cosplay outfit on SNS. It is likely that they intend to develop her into an analyst who will appeal to a wide range of people, from middle-aged housewives to young adults,” says entertainment critic Takeshi Misugi.
TV TOKYO’s two “flowery ’19s,” Hitomi Tanaka (27) and Kasumi Mori (28), are the last of the remaining announcers. The last of the remaining two is also expected to make a great leap forward this year.
Miyu Iketani (27) has handled a wide variety of programs, including news and sports. Her cool and flamboyant image is suited for a newscaster. In TV TOKYO, she would be a good fit for “WBS. I have the impression that she has been in the shadow of her peers, but I hope she will make the most of her strengths,” said Maruyama.
On the other hand, Maimi Nakane, 23, in her first year with the company, is expected to be the next in line after the “19” group.
She was nominated as a finalist for the “1st Student Announcing Awards” when she was in college, and has a good track record even before joining the company. TV TOKYO may have wanted to gauge her ability, but during the program, Nakane was unafraid to engage with the big-name announcers, including “Sammers. She will be active in a variety of fields this year, including news reporting, sports, and variety.
Young announcers on the eve of their breakthrough. The future of TV will be brightened by the success of these girls, who will lead the next generation.

Maine Sasaki (25), TBS TV [Sophia University graduate] THE TIME’/Hiruobi] With her winning personality, she is aiming for the position of ace TV announcer. She is active in the opposite genres of news reporting and gravure. She embodies the image of the next generation of female TV announcers and is gaining support.


From the January 19, 2024 issue of FRIDAY
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