Morning Express (2014 TV series)

Morning Express
晨光第一线
GenreDocumentary
Current Affairs
Developed byZhao Quan Yin (赵全胤)
Written byLim Wee Leng (林伟玲)
Directed byXiao Xueping (肖雪萍)
Presented byNg Siew Ling
Soh Bee Lan
Country of originSingapore
Original languageMandarin
Production
ProducerChng Kheng Leng (庄庆宁)
Production locationMediacorp Campus 1 Stars Avenue Singapore 138507
EditorLynne Chee (徐赟羚)
Running time30 minutes (with advertisements)
Original release
NetworkMediacorp Channel 8
Release1 September 2014 (2014-09-01) –
present

Morning Express (Chinese: 晨光第一线) is a documentary/current affairs programme produced by Mediacorp Channel 8. It is hosted by a team of the three hosts/newscasters consisting of Soh Bee Lan, Zhao Quan Yin, Ng Siew Ling and Yang Zheng Hua. The show covers a daily brand news belt, headlines of different newspapers, financial and economics bulletin, as well as different lifestyle topic every day. The show replaced the weekday broadcast of Good Morning Singapore.[1]

Presenters

  • Ng Siew Ling (黄秀玲)
  • Soh Bee Lan (苏美兰)
  • Zhao Quan Yin (赵全胤)

Former Presenters

  • Kristine Lim Zhi Ying (林稚瑛) - Went over to Current Affairs in Apr 2021 (焦点 focus)
  • Jiang Huan (蒋睆) - Left in Mar 2019年已离职 (ThxD GmbH)
  • Yang Zheng Hua (杨振华) went over to News Affairs (Hello Singapore 狮城有约) in May 2024

Segments

  • 0900 - 0910: News
  • 0910 - 0920: Newspaper (纸上风云)
  • 0920 - 0930: Lifestyle topics of the day
    • Monday: Spotlight (晨光聚焦)
    • Tuesday: Sincerity (晨心诚意)
    • Wednesday: Trending (潮流解码)
    • Thursday: World News (着眼天下)
    • Friday: Hobby (玩物壮志)

Trivia

  • Kristine Lim Zhi Ying's first current affairs program and comeback after she left for Beijing to be a correspondent for Channel NewsAsia and is the only one who crosses over between presenters, newscasters, Hello Singapore and right now Went over to Current Affairs Focus.
  • Yang Zhen Hua and Jiang Huan's debut current affairs programme.
  • The programme was televised at 11:00am on 25 March 2015, during the national mourning period. It was extended to a 1-hour version from 9 to 10 am on 12 September 2016 and aired outdoors for the first time in Bedok Town Centre.

Accolades

Nominee / Work Award Accolade Result
Chia Jia Xin
谢家芯		 Best Programme Promo
最佳宣传短片		 Star Awards 2015 Show 1
红星大奖2015 - 第一场		 Nominated

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Morning Express". Channel 8 News. 1 September 2014.