Stephen Chan
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Chan at a press conference on 2 January 2018, after filming the first episode of the celebrity edition of the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire 2018" at the ATV Headquarters in the Tai Po Industrial Estate.
Born (1958-12-20) 20 December 1958 (age 65)
Hong Kong
Occupation(s)General manager of Television Broadcasts Limited, (2004–2013)
CEO of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (2013–2015)
Chief Advisor of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (2015 – )
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳志雲
Simplified Chinese陈志云
Musical career
Also known asVulgar Chan (韋家晴)
OriginHong Kong

Stephen Chan Chi-wan (born 12 December 1958) is the Chief Advisor of Commercial Radio Hong Kong and a YouTube pundit. Chan was previously the chief executive officer of Commercial Radio Hong Kong and general manager of Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB). On 9 December 2011 Chan announced his resignation as GM effective April 2013.[1]

Education

Chan studied linguistics and theatre at the University of Hong Kong and graduated in 1981.[2]

Career

Pre-TVB career

He initially joined the HK government as an Administrative Officer, in the same batch as Edward Yau.[3][4] He then spent four years in London lobbying for the right of abode for Hong Kong people.[3] In 1991 he returned to HK and served as assistant commissioner of the Television and Entertainment Licensing Authority. He was also working a part-time disc jockey position with the RTHK, when was known as "'Wai Ka Ching (Vulgar Chan)'".[3]

TVB career

He worked at Commercial Radio Hong Kong for two years before joining TVB as a Programme Controller in 1992.[3] He was given additional responsibilities as Controller (External Affairs) in 1995.

In April 2001, Chan was promoted to Assistant General Manager at TVB.[3] In April 2004, he was officially made the general manager of broadcasting.[3] His popularity increased when he began airing the show, Be My Guest, in which he interviews Hong Kong celebrities in 2006.[3]

For the show Vanishing Glacier (台慶鉅獻: 冰天動地), he also flew to the arctic to record the impact of global warming with Sammul Chan, Bernice Liu and Kay Tse.[5][6]

On 9 December 2011, Chan resigned from TVB and went to study abroad.[7]

CRHK career

On 4 March 2013, Chan took up the post of CEO of Commercial Radio Hong Kong[8] On 11 February 2015, Chan transferred to the post of the principal advicer.[9][10]

Online career

In April 2020, Chan started a personal YouTube channel, titled Stephen Talks (志雲頻道stephenchannel). Chan would invite various celebrities, actors and singers over for singing sessions, interviews and talk shows. He gained popularity as a commentator, discussing and analyzing news, lifestyles, politics of Hong Kong as well as international affairs. As of 2022, Chan has accumulated 259K subscribers.[11][12]

Chan was also an outspoken critic of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, especially local TV. After he started his channel, Chan stated; "the age of television is behind us in the past, due to new media. If there is no competition in the small market, how is there more to survive?" In an interview with Ming Pao, Chan mentioned that he does not intend to earn a lot, but the passion and heart put into his talk show required a lot of variety. He stated that advertisement income was good enough to keep it functioning. In 2021, Chan ranked on 8th spot in the ranking of Hong Kong's hottest content creator channels.[13]

Personal life

Chan initially weighed 90 kg, and became slim when he became a vegetarian.[3][14]

Court cases

Main article: 2010 TVB corruption scandal

On 11 March 2010, Chan together with his personal assistant and 3 other employees of TVB were arrested by the ICAC. The other arrested included Wilson Chan Wing-suen, Wilson Chin Kwok-wai, Ning Jin and Edthancy Tseng Pei-kun.[15] TVB confirmed that three of their employees were involved, and that their duties and work had been suspended pending further development.[16] On 16 September 2010, Chan was formally charged by ICAC with corruption and conspiracy to defraud TVB.[17]

Chan was cleared of charges relating to some activities at TVB in November 2010, but three other incidents relating to bribery and conspiracy to defraud are still being investigated. Chan resumed his TVB duties on 16 November, but his duties will not involve artist management and casting arrangement.[18]

Chan and Edthancy Tseng were acquitted twice in 2011 and 2013. On 25 October 2015, Chan and Tseng were convicted on bribery in which a mall Olympian City paid Chan HK$112,000 through Tseng's company.[19] Chan and Tseng's convictions were quashed by the Court of Final Appeal in March 2017.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "〈雲遊四海〉我與Agatha Christie的花甲舞台夢－陳志雲". Now新聞.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h South China Morning Post. Colourful TVB boss who took an unusual path to broadcasting fame. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
  4. ^ "隨時代轉變 官威不再 公僕先行". iMoney智富雜誌.
  5. ^ The Standard (HK). "The Standard.com Archived 29 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine." Hands-on operator is a natural on either side of the camera. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
  6. ^ Yesasia.com. "Yesasia.com." 台慶鉅獻: 冰天動地. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
  7. ^ "六嬸挽留失敗陳志雲遊學矽谷". Apple Daily. 10 December 2011.
  8. ^ "陳志雲出任商台CEO". Apple Daily. 4 March 2013.
  9. ^ "陳志雲由商台行政總裁轉任首席智囊 - 信報網站 hkej.com". www2.hkej.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016.
  10. ^ Ip, Kelly (13 February 2015). "Li axed amid row". The Standard. Retrieved 17 February 2015.[dead link]
  11. ^ "【下周五網上音樂會】陳志雲暗窒香港歌手唔肯做免費騷 王喜變身「男版文詠珊」落力宣傳". 晴報. 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Terence Siufay finally comes out as gay". Yahoo Style. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  13. ^ "用心經營網上頻道有回報 陳志雲：電視已是過去式". Today.Line. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Alt URL
  14. ^ Stephen Chan Archived 14 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ The Standard (HK). "Show graft Archived 15 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine." The Standard. Retrieved on 12 March 2010.
  16. ^ MAK, Adrian Yau Kee (11 March 2010). "Announcement" (PDF). Television Broadcasts Limited. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  17. ^ Cecil Wong, "ICAC charges TVB boss with bribery," RTHK, 16 September 2010.
  18. ^ O'Keeffe, Kate (16 November 2010). "TVB's Chan to Resume Manager Duties". The Wall Street Journal.
  19. ^ Lau, Chris (26 October 2015). "Former TVB manager Stephen Chan and assistant face guilty verdicts in bribery charge over HK$112,000 TV show payment". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 October 2015. (subscription required)
  20. ^ Secretary for Justice v Chan Chi Wan, Stephen
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