Hunan's most famous TV hostess Li Xiang will host a daily
showbiz news program on Beijing TV.
A grand press conference was held yesterday in Beijing to
welcome the star anchor to her new position.
Li Xiang became a household name across the nation when she
hosted a variety show called "Happy Camp" on Hunan TV. Last year,
she also hosted the influential and highly popular national TV
singing contest "Super Girl".
Her new role will be the first time she has acted as a news
anchor since she graduated from the Beijing Broadcasting Institute,
now the Communication University of China, 10 years ago.
The popular actress, singer and TV show hostess has been the
subject of gossip, especially after she ended her two-year marriage
to Chinese diamond tycoon Li Houlin last month.
Reporters at the press conference asked her whether she will
take advantage of her new post as a news anchor to short-circuit
the negative reports on her. She promised she will remain objective
and professional in her new role.
(CRI December 29, 2006)
