Seo Bok-hyun (born June 10, 1983) is a South Korean journalist and the former anchor of JTBC Newsroom.
Seo Bok-hyun | |
|---|---|
| 서복현 | |
| Born | June 10, 1983 Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea |
| Education | Korea University |
| Occupation(s) | News presenter, journalist |
| Spouse | unknown (2015–present) |
Biography
editSeo graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology at Korea University.
He started his career at MBN in 2010 as a reporter in its social affairs division[1] before leaving for JTBC. He became known through his coverage of the Sewol ferry disaster, where he stayed for three months to cover the search for the network. After that, he moved to JoongAng Ilbo in July 2015 as part of a rotation schedule, then came back to JTBC in July 2016. He would then become part of a special report team assigned to initially investigate in the Mir and K-Sports foundations, but later uncovered evidence that Choi Soon-sil meddled in political affairs.[2]
Seo was named as the new JTBC Newsroom presenter in December 2019, following then-presenter and current CEO Sohn Suk-hee's decision to step down.[3] He had been persuaded multiple times by Sohn only to give in to his request, as he sees Seo to be a symbolic pillar and credible journalist despite having no previous presenting experience. He started his stint on 6 January 2020,[4] being the youngest main presenter of a South Korean flagship newscast.[5] He left Newsroom on June 4, 2021, following another large-scale JTBC News reorganization.
He made a cameo in the Academy Award-winning film Parasite as a reporter, and has been jokingly referred to as an "Oscar actor" by his colleagues.[6]
Career
editJournalism
edit| Duration | Network | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010–2011 | MBN | Reporter, Social Affairs Division |
| 2011–2015; 2016–present | JTBC | Reporter, Political Division |
| 2015–2016 | JoongAng Ilbo | Reporter |
| 2020–2021 | JTBC | Presenter, JTBC Newsroom |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Parasite | Himself | Cameo |
Personal life
editHe got married in 2015 while serving as a JoongAng Ilbo reporter.
References
edit- ^ "열린세상 열린방송 MBN :: 매일방송". www.mbn.co.kr. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "The History of a Scandal: How South Korea's President Was Impeached". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "JTBC '뉴스룸' 손석희 앵커, 6년 4개월 만에 하차". news.jtbc.joins.com (in Korean). 2 December 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "JTBC '뉴스룸' 서복현 신임 앵커 "매일매일 최선"". 서울신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "JTBC CEO Son Suk Hee to step down from his position as anchor on 'News Room'". allkpop. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "아카데미 4관왕 '기생충' 이모저모", YouTube, retrieved 15 June 2020