Lin Tan

Lin Tan (Traditional Chinese: è°ç³, Tan Lin, born in Hunan Province of China), is a New York City based well-known Chinese TV presenter, News Anchorwoman, and producer.
Overview
Lin Tan, who is the Chief Anchor of New York City based Sinovision, is the most influential Chinese TV host in the United States. Over the years, she had reported a number of important news events and interviewed numerous famous personalities. As the face of Sinovision, her pictures and program's schedule are published daily and weekly in noted Chinese newspapers in the U.S, including the China Press and The Sino American Times. She was featured in the CCTV program "Chinese World" åŽäººä¸–ç•Œ as "One of the most influential overseas Chinese in the world".
Early career in Beijing
Lin graduated from Communication University of China “ä¸å›½ä¼ 媒大å¦â€œ, the foremost media university in China. While attending college, she interned at the most famous news program (Oriental Horizon) on CCTV at the time. After graduation, She quickly became the host for the most popular fashion TV program on Beijing TV Station (BTV) at the time, “Charm Frontlineâ€, when she was only 20 years old. Lin hosted many other programs and events, include: “International Fashion Show†of SURUI Fashion Media, “Fashion Follow Me†of Tang Long International Media Company, “Beauty of China†of Si Chuan Province TV Station, “Healthy Fashion†of Education TV of China, “Charm Frontline†of Beijing TV Station, “Netease Celebrities Talk Show†of NetEase, etc.
New York City
Lin moved to New York City in 2007 to pursue a master's degree in TV and Film Production at New York Institute of Technology. She graduated from the school in 2011. She joined SinoVision shortly after moving to New York City, and quickly became its Chief News Anchorwoman.
Starting in Aug 2012, Lin took over the helm as the host and co-producer for the Sinovision flagship celebrity interview show New York Lounge. A small sample of the guests featured on her show included pianist Lang Lang, artist Cai Guoqiang, former Secretary of Labor Elaine Chow, former HP Vice-Chair Yang Xuelan, actors Donnie Yen and Zhao Wei, director Zhang He, TV presenter Yang Lan, as well as many other world-renowned Chinese and American celebrities and successful personalities. New York Lounge has since been lauded as the most well-known and influential Chinese language TV show produced outside of Asia. Additionally, Lin is a successful TV programs producer who wrote, produced, and edited a number of widely recognized TV personality shows, such as Dr. David Ho, Dr. Henry Lee, Trump family, and Super Model Lv Yan etc. She also produced several popular Chinese community culture series, including Chinese Operas Assemble in New York, Cultures of China, and Festival of Spring. Those shows received wide acclaims and positive feedbacks.
Sample list of subjects interviewed by Lin
- New York City Mayor Bloomberg
- Mimi Gates, Microsoft founder Bill Gate's step-mother
- Dr. David Ho, a scientist famous for creating “cocktail therapy†(HAART) to treat HIV-infected patients
- Chief Emeritus of the Connecticut State Police, Dr. Henry Lee who investigated more than 8,000 cases, including the O.J. Simpson case;
- Donald Trump’s second son, the vice Executive of The Trump Organization, Eric Trump
- Stars of Broadway shows such Phantom of the Opera, Mama Mia, etc.
- Supermodel Lv Yan
- Famous entertainers such as Jay Chou, Aaron Kwok éƒå¯ŒåŸŽ, Chen Pei Si, etc.
- World renowned pianist Lang Lang郎朗
- The most famous singer in China Song ZuYing宋祖英
- TV hosts Yang Lan æ¨æ¾œ and Li Xiang æŽæ¹˜
- Artists like Cai Guo-Qiang蔡国强and Gu Wen Daå¤æ–‡è¾¾
- Billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Chen GuangBiao(é™ˆå…‰æ ‡), former General Motors VP Shirley Young(æ¨é›ªå…°), TV producer and entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kané³ç¾½è¥¿ï¼ŒBillionaire Financier and Philanthropist Oscar Tang å”騮åƒ
- Famous author Pai Hsien-yung白先勇, Yu Qiuyu (余秋雨)
- Former US Secretary of Labor Elaine Chaoèµµå°å…°
- Entertainers and actors Zhao Wei 赵薇, Donnie Yen 甄å丹, Miriam Yeungæ¨åƒå¬…, Liu Ye (actor)刘烨, Luo Da You罗大佑 , Wanting Qu曲婉婷, Ying Huang黄英 , Tian Hao Jiang田浩江, Joe Wang黄西, Cho-Liang Linæž—æ˜äº®, Liu Shikun刘诗昆, Sandra Ng å´å›å¦‚, etc.
- Famous director Jia Zhangke贾樟柯, Andrew Lau 刘伟强
- Famous designer Zang Toi
- Super model Lv Yan(å•ç‡•), Miss World China Luo Zilin ç½—ç´«ç³, Xi Mengyao(奚梦瑶)
- etc.
References
External links
- Blog.sina.com
- Video.sinovision.net
- Tv.cntv.cn
- Ent.sina.com.cn
- Zhuchiren.cctv.com
- Hd.cctv.com
- Baike.baidu.com