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Shan Wee

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Shan Wee
Born (1982-01-17) 17 January 1982 (age 42)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Alma materDurham University
Occupations
  • Radio DJ
  • TV presenter
  • Author
SpouseMona Wee (m.2022)
Children3
Websiteshanwee.com

Shan Wee (born 17 January 1982) is a radio presenter and media personality from Northern Ireland who presents the lunchtime show on One FM 91.3 in Singapore. He was previously a presenter on Singapore radio stations 987FM and Kiss92FM.

Biography

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Wee was born in Belfast and grew up in Bushmills. He is half Irish and half Chinese.[1] After completing a degree at Durham University in England, he moved to Singapore and first entered the radio industry as a presenter on 987FM. He married Indonesian businesswoman Artika Sulaiman in 2011[2] and left Singapore in 2012 to run an events company in Bali. However the couple returned to Singapore in 2013[3] and Shan joined Hot FM 91.3 (which was renamed One FM 91.3 in 2015),[4] where he co-presented shows with Cheryl Miles.[5][6][7] In 2017, Wee moved to Kiss 92FM. He is also Music Director for the station.

In addition to working in radio, Wee has also made various television appearances. In 2005, he was a contestant on the Channel 5 reality TV dating show An Eye for a Guy II, in which contestants vied for the affections of MTV Asia veejay Denise Keller. He has also been a presenter on various TV shows, including SinghaFootball Crazy on Fox Sports Asia and the entertainment news programme Rated E.[8]

Wee and his wife divorced in 2018 and share custody of their two sons, Ciaran and Ruan. In 2017 Wee published a book on parenting entitled 99 Rules For New Dads.[9] He also began writing regular articles on parenting for The Straits Times in 2017. In 2022, he married marketing executive Mona Gill, and is stepfather to their daughter Arya.

References

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  1. ^ Ho, Olivia (22 May 2017). "Daddies dish out advice". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "'We'd just fight whole time'". AsiaOne. 31 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ "DJ Shan Wee back in Singapore after Bali". The New Paper. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ "HOT FM91.3 to be rebranded as ONE FM91.3, targeting men age 30 and older". The Straits Times. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. ^ Seow, Joanna (2 August 2013). "HOT 91.3FM radio shows to switch timeslots from Aug 12". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  6. ^ "DJ Shan Wee pranked when legit meeting turns 'dirty'". AsiaOne. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Celebrity chow with HOT FM 91.3 DJs Shan Wee and Cheryl Miles". AsiaOne. 9 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  8. ^ Shan Wee, Kiss 92 FM Archived 4 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, SPH Radio. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  9. ^ Lai, Linette (20 August 2017). "ST authors meet and greet fans at SPH bazaar". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
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