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Alyson Hau

Alyson Hau (Chinese name: 侯嘉明. Born on October 10, 1983) is a radio DJ/presenter in Hong Kong and is sometimes nicknamed "Allie" or "Ally". She currently hosts Teen Time on RTHK Radio 3 along with Jennifer Su from 9-10pm. She has previously worked at Metro Radio Hong Kong's 104 FM Select (Now called "104 Metro Finance") in 2000 and Commercial Radio Hong Kong's HMV864 (Now reverted back to AM 864) from 2000-2003. Prior to her stint at 104 FM Select, she spoke Cantonese. After she left Metro Radio, she spoke English for radio programs at HMV 864 and RTHK Radio 3 (current).

She is fluent in Cantonese, English and Mandarin. She likes R&B and Hip-Hop

During her time as a radio DJ, she has done freelance work like hosting instore radio stations like HMV, Fortress, and PARKnSHOP. Also adding to her occupation, she has done voiceover work for TV commercials like Crest, Watson's and etc. She has been contributing to productions as well. She uses programs such as, Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro), Sadies, Sound Forge, Audio Vault and RCS for producing segments in her radio programs and etc.

Adding to her resume, she has done some stage acting like The Trojan Women and William Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream.

Her hobbies and interests are listening to music, watching movies and liking fashion in some form.
In 2006, she graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (Drama), where she won the Outstanding Student Award and a scholarship.

Interviews & Events

Throughout her radio broadcasting career, Alyson has interviewed artists from Alicia Keys, Avril Lavigne, Duran Duran, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, R.E.M., Hanson, Christina Milian, The Black Eyed Peas, the X-Factor winner, Shayne Ward, Paul Oakenfold and a few more others.
She also went to the first MTV Asia Awards in 2002.
Aside from being a radio DJ, Alyson has emceed events like the FIFA Beach Volleyball Competition, KoЯn CD Launch, Outward Bound Boundabout and etc.

Programs Hosted and Currently Hosting

During her radio career, she began as part of the host for Metro Radio's 104 Gigabit in 2000. She was the winner from the become a DJ contest from 104 Gigabit.
From 2000-2003, she did some programs on HMV864 like hosting the weekend mornings, the Sunday afternoon show, and then The Trendsetter on weeknights. After HMV864 went off the air, she went to RTHK's Radio 3 and did some programs on the weekends and also filled in for (Uncle) Ray Cordeiro's "All The Way With Ray" for a week.
Starting on September 30, 2006, Alyson will be taking over the Saturday afternoon program on RTHK R3 from 1-4pm. The Chart Show was previously hosted by Jennifer Su.

Teen Time on RTHK Radio 3

Alyson joined RTHK Radio 3's Teen Time on June 12, 2006 as co-host, which was part of the new relaunch for the program. Teen Time is aired from Monday to Friday at 9pm to 10pm. Teen Time is sponsored by the Education and Manpower Bureau of Hong Kong. The programme features interviews with students, academic-related professionals, discussion on youth-oriented issues, music features, and celebrity interviews. Teen Time can also be found on Sunday's Young Post from South China Morning Post as they are the corresponding column for their Hot Picks.