Will probably be a candy kiss goodbye from Kiss92 FM DJ Charmaine Yee when she leaves the English-language radio station on Dec 4.
The 36-year-old revealed the transfer in posts to her Fb and Instagram pages on Nov 28, and defined that she took a very long time earlier than coming to the choice.
Kiss92 – along with One FM 91.3, Cash FM 89.3, 96.3 Hao FM and UFM 100.3 – is below SPH Radio.
Yee will host her final present on Dec 4. After that, fellow DJ Daphne Khoo will take over the 1 to 4pm slot on weekdays.
Yee wrote: “I’ll all the time be pleased about my time with One FM 91.3 and Kiss92 – each beat, each listener and each unforgettable second. As this chapter closes, keep tuned for the subsequent journey.”
She added: “Be part of me for a couple of extra days of laughter and enjoyable. Let’s make these ultimate moments collectively further particular.”
In a phone interview, she mentioned she has not dedicated to becoming a member of some other organisation, together with SPH Radio’s rivals.
The Singaporean plans to concentrate on her internet hosting enterprise, in addition to investing, collectively along with her husband, Colombia-born expertise entrepreneur Camilo Paredes, 38.
“Our technique is to amass worthwhile and money flow-generating companies as an effort to diversify our investments.”
Though the couple have a six-month-old daughter, Mila, Yee mentioned turning into a mom was not a think about her choice.
“To date, I’ve been capable of stability being a mum to Mila whereas advancing my profession as a number on radio, on display screen and on stage,” she mentioned.
“I’m additionally grateful to have a ‘village’ in Singapore and Colombia that helps to lift our six-month-old.”
Wanting again on her time in SPH Radio, the place she went from being a beginner to anchoring her personal present, she mentioned: “I’ve combined emotions. In my 12 years with SPH Radio, I’ve constructed so many nice friendships with my fellow radio presenters and made many connections with our listeners, a few of whom at the moment are expensive mates.”
She additionally thanked her mentors, who embody radio personalities Maddy Barber, Daniel Ong and Tim Oh, in addition to the late programme director Jamie Meldrum. “I really feel like I’ve shared many life milestones and celebrated many key moments in my profession on air. You possibly can say I had my ‘glow up’ whereas at SPH Radio.”
“I rejoice all of the wonderful recollections of this chapter and stay up for the subsequent.”
Yee landed her first paid internet hosting gig at age 16, and has labored part-time in radio and hosted gigs since 2008.
In 2011, she joined SPH Radio, and hosted a programme taking part in continuous hit music on then modern music English radio station Sizzling FM 91.3, from 10am to 2pm on weekdays.
She additionally co-hosted the Sizzling 30 Countdown on weeknights.
In 2015, Sizzling FM 91.3 was rebranded into One FM 91.3, and Yee moved to Kiss92.
There, she was the lead radio producer and presenter of The Afternoon Scoop, the place she performed music and offered entertainment- and Singapore-related information on air in the course of the weekday present.
From early 2023, she additionally hosted a present on Sunday evenings, which featured enjoyable issues to do on the weekends in Singapore.
The graduate from the College of Melbourne in Australia majored in media and communications, in addition to worldwide relations.
Outdoors of labor, the health fanatic runs and does high-intensity interval coaching often.
Enthusiastic about environmental causes, she has additionally revealed in earlier interviews that she eschews printing issues on paper, loves metallic straws and brings her personal Tupperware to work to remove her lunch from the canteen.
Ms Serene Lim, who heads SPH Radio’s product improvement, promotions and viewers engagement, mentioned: “Charmaine is nice along with her visitors and is usually ready to attract out nice content material that resonates with our listeners.”
She praised Yee’s tenacity and willingness to study and experiment, including: “The Kiss92 crew is saddened by her departure but additionally completely happy that she is transferring to a brand new section in her life. We now have nothing however the perfect needs for her.”
This text was first revealed in The Straits Occasions.
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