June Yee
June Yee | |
|---|---|
| Born | June Yee |
| Career | |
| Show | Orient Express |
| Station | BBC Radio Merseyside |
| Time slot | Weekly, Mondays at 9pm |
| Style | Radio presenter |
| Country | United Kingdom |
June Yee is a British-Chinese radio presenter from Liverpool England.[1] She is best known for presenting BBC Radio Merseyside's weekly Chinese programme called 'Orient Express' since the 1980s.[2][1]
Life
Yee was raised in Liverpool, England. June attended Queen Mary High School in Liverpool.[3]
Career
Yee began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Merseyside in 1988, alongside Lawrence Ma and Mary Ng.[4] She took on various roles including the production and planning of five-minute news bulletins, before becoming a presenter.[5]
In 2014, Yee took part in a special broadcast for the BBC based on the Chinese Community, at Liverpool's History Museum.[6]
June currently presents the weekly version of 'Orient Express', alongside co-host Billy Hui BEM, on Monday evenings on BBC Radio Merseyside.[7][8]
On 27th July 2025, Yee will present Pick Of The Week on BBC Radio 4.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Orient Express". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Presenter Profile: June Yee". BBC. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "BBC Liverpool Chinese anchor talks about growing up". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- ^ "BBC Radio Merseyside - Orient Express". BBC Radio Merseyside. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "Orient Express : BBC Radio Merseyside : January 14, 2020". Internet Archive. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "Video: Liverpool Chinese Xu Weilian and June Yee". BBC China. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ^ "BBC Radio Merseyside - June Yee". BBC Radio Merseyside. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "TuneIn - Orient Express". TuneIn. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - June Yee". BBC Radio 4. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-13.