Ray Cordeiro

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Ray Cordeiro

BBS MBE
郭利民
China Coast Jazzmen with Ray Cordeiro 2008 (cropped).jpeg
Cordeiro in 2008
Born
Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro

(1924-12-12) 12 December 1924 (age 96)
British Hong Kong
Other namesUncle Ray
OccupationBroadcaster, disc jockey
Chinese name
Chinese郭利民
Websitewww.uncleraydj.com (archived)

Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro BBS MBE (Chinese: 郭利民,[1] born 12 December 1924), known professionally as Uncle Ray, is a Hong Kong broadcaster, actor, and disc jockey at RTHK Radio 3.[2] He was named "The World's Most Durable DJ" in 2000 by the Guinness Book of World Records.[3] He is of Portuguese descent.

Career[]

Cordeiro worked as a warden in Stanley Prison and then as a clerk at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation shortly after World War II. In 1949, at the age of 25, he started his broadcasting career as a scriptwriter with Radio Rediffusion.[3] He eventually became a DJ and hosted a program called Progressive Jazz. He joined Radio Television Hong Kong in 1960 as the Head of Light Music. In 1970, he started the series All the Way with Ray, which is still running. He has also cameoed in various Hong Kong films in the 1970s and 80s.[4]

Through the years, Cordeiro has interviewed many prominent musicians, including the Beatles. He was recognised by Elvis Presley Enterprises for his lifelong contribution to Presley. He was voted top DJ in Hong Kong for four consecutive years. He was awarded an MBE in 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace.[2]

On 15 May 2021, Cordeiro retired at the age of 96 after hosting his final radio show, which had been running on public broadcaster RTHK since 1970.[5][6]

Programmes hosted[]

  • Progressive Jazz (1949–1960 at Rediffusion)
  • Talent Time (1950–1956 at Rediffusion)
  • Rumpus Time (1950–1956 at Rediffusion)
  • Just For You (1964–1969 at RTHK)
  • From Me To You (1964–1969 at RTHK)
  • Hit Parade (1964–1969 at RTHK)
  • Lucky Dip (1964–1969 at RTHK)
  • All the Way with Ray (1970–15 May 2021 at RTHK)
  • Just Jazz with Uncle Ray (2012–2021 at RTHK)

Filmography[]

Year Title Role
1974 Games Gamblers Play
1975 Let's Rock
1975 The Last Message Policeman
1976 The Private Eyes
1981 Security Unlimited Horse race trickster
1983 All the Wrong Spies The Jew

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References[]

  1. ^ "Executive日記——長壽DJ停播疑雲 Uncle Ray動人舊歌". 頭條日報 Headline Daily (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "For the record". South China Morning Post. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bittersweet 93rd birthday for DJ 'Uncle Ray' as he mourns Mona Fong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ray Cordeiro". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Hong Kong's Ray Cordeiro, 'world's most durable DJ', retires at 96". BBC News. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Uncle Ray brings curtain down on 70-year career - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

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