Yumiko Arido looks radiant in a flamboyant, luxurious coat! Yumiko Arido, who is graduating from “news zero,” looks ahead to the next stage.

The veteran announcer who had made a fresh start looked radiant.

At noon on March 28, Yumiko Arido, 55, a freelance announcer wearing a flamboyant coat, appeared at a radio station in Tokyo.

Ms. Arifumi got out of a hired car with a large baggage. She was smiling and greeting the people nearby,” said an eyewitness.

On that night, Yudo graduated from “news zero” (NTV), where she had been the main anchor for about five and a half years. Why did she leave at this time?

It seems that there was a strong desire on her part. It seems that she has a sense of mission to go to the field and work as a journalist in response to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza and the worsening environmental problems. However, it is difficult to balance a band program and on-the-ground reporting. In order to have more time to spend on what she wants to do, she probably graduated in March, when she turned 55,” said a source from Nippon TV.

On the other hand, Anna Arido has been selected as the MC of a new music program, “With MUSIC” (Nippon TV), which will start on April 13.

Nippon TV must have turned to Ms. Arifo, who has hosted “NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” a total of seven times, partly because they felt the program could not fail. In addition to her past achievements, she is also a friend of people in the music industry and can talk with big-name artists on an equal footing. There is no one better suited for the job than Ms. Udo.

The new challenge for Ms. Udo has just begun.

From the April 19, 2024 issue of FRIDAY