- After more than seven decades on the air,
- A cherished Hong Kong radio personality know.
- “World’s most enduring DJ” by Guinness World Records passed away at age 98.
Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro fans referred to, also known as “Uncle Ray,” as an industry titan who launched the careers of many local singers and introduced pop culture to generations of Hong Kong listeners through his long-running radio shows.
Over the years, he conducted interviews with a large number of pop icons, including the Beatles, Bee Gees, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra.
According to a committee organising his funeral, Cordeiro passed away on Friday in Hong Kong while being surrounded by relatives and friends who sang “You will Never Walk Alone” as a farewell.
Cordeiro became a household name in the 1960s by hosting easy listening shows for Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK that became a hit with teenagers. His signature late-night programme “All The Way With Ray” launched in 1970 and became the station’s longest-running radio show.
He was named the “world’s most durable DJ” by Guinness World Records in 2000. Cordeiro retired in 2021, telling RTHK that “I’ve had the best in life and I’ve had everything I wanted to be, everything I wanted to do”.
He reportedly had heart troubles over the past decade and was hospitalised last January after suffering a stroke. He wrote in his autobiography that “by sharing good music with my fans, I am in my element”. “I refuse to countenance a world without music.”
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