Fuzhou Media Circus (Part 1)
Being a member of a minority in a country where the minority (in this case people who aren’t Chinese), is a fraction of a percentage point of the total population, comes with a few perks. One is a much...
View ArticleFuzhou Media Circus (Part 2)
So after a week of waiting, Sunday night finally came, and it was time for our 8 minute segment on the Fuzhou News. Because we don’t have a TV, we had to go to a neighborhood shop to watch the segment....
View ArticleFuzhou Foreign Idol (Part 1)
A few days ago I received a phone call from a friend asking if I wanted to be on a Chinese TV game show. The pay was alright (500 RMB, aprox. $60 USD), and I’m generally not one to give up the chance...
View ArticleFuzhou Foreign Idol (Part 2)
continued from Fuzhou Foreign Idol (Part 1) After days of anticipation, my latest television endeavor kicked off this weekend. Unlike my first TV show in China which was a lackadaisical variety show...
View ArticleReality (TV) Bites
Remember the big boom in Reality TV at the beginning of the decade? Well, CCTV (China Central Television) had one couple years ago, and now it is trickling down to the local Fuzhou stations. Maybe I...
View ArticleTV
Chinese people watch a lot of TV. Even in very poor areas, the TV set seems to be the one bare necessity when it comes to electronic devices. However, you don’t realize exactly how many people are...
View ArticleAre you NOT Asian? Do you have a Talent? Chinese TV needs YOU!
Several weeks ago, I was interviewed for a story by the Christian Science Monitor on the current rage over foreigners on Chinese TV. As readers of past posts probably know, it isn’t too difficult to...
View ArticleMy Newest Job: TV Host
About a month ago I received a call from Xiao Xie in the barbershop. “There is a customer who wants to meet you.” These kinds of calls happen a couple times a week. Usually the customer is either...
View Article“I Love Health,” First Impressions
Several weeks ago I began taping for my new TV show with Fuzhou City TV. Before the actual show was to begin, there was the obligatory round of meetings and dinners with the producer. The producer is a...
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