1. Sohn Suk-hee was born on 27 July 1956 and is a South Korean journalist who served as the general director and president of JTBC and JTBC Studios from November 2020 to September 2021.
19 Facts About Sohn Suk-hee
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Sohn Suk-hee is a former professor at Sungshin Women's University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Sohn Suk-hee is considered one of the most influential figures in South Korean media.
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When Sohn was in elementary school, he lived in Pil-dong, Jung District.
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Sohn Suk-hee used to play with the orphans near the Toegye-ro, but he was so poor that he was in the similar position with them.
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That same year, Sohn Suk-hee participated in a strike after MBC did not air an episode of famed investigative journalism program PD Note, which was about a prediction about a collapse of rural economy caused by the 1992 Uruguay Round.
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Many MBC journalists decided to go on a strike to clamour for transition of MBC to an impartial broadcasting company, and Sohn Suk-hee was one of them.
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The strike lasted 52 days, and Sohn Suk-hee was arrested for leading the strike and was detained in Yeongdeungpo detention center with several of his colleagues during the strike.
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Sohn Suk-hee hosted both Jazz Concert in the Midsummer Night and the 1994 MBC Riverside Music Festival.
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Sohn Suk-hee hosted the radio show Sohn Suk-hee's Focus until 2013.
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Sohn Suk-hee hosted 100-Minute Debate, which went on to become one of the most popular talk shows in Korea from 2002 to 2009.
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On 9 May 2013, Sohn Suk-hee was named the new president of JTBC's news reporting department.
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Sohn Suk-hee said that he wants JTBC to be a network with talented people, and Sohn Suk-hee was a man he could find who can broadcast very fair.
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On 9 May 2013, a report was made that Sohn Suk-hee joined JTBC as president of its news department.
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Sohn Suk-hee was praised by viewers as he was the only news anchor who covered the search and rescue efforts live from Jindo.
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In December 2019, Sohn Suk-hee announced his resignation as anchor of JTBC Newsroom following a large-scale organization reshuffle.
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Sohn Suk-hee has held this position for six years and four months, and will only focus on CEO duties.
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Sohn Suk-hee married fellow MBC announcer Shin Hyun-sook in 1987, and has two children with her.
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Sohn Suk-hee has been picked as the most influential journalist by Sisa Magazine since 2007.