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June Yee

June Yee is a British-Chinese radio presenter from Liverpool England. She is best known for presenting BBC Radio Merseyside's weekly Chinese programme called 'Orient Express' since the 1980s.

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June Yee
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June Yee
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ShowOrient Express
StationBBC Radio Merseyside
Time slotWeekly, Mondays at 9pm
StyleRadio presenter
CountryUnited Kingdom

June Yee is a British-Chinese radio presenter from Liverpool England.1 She is best known for presenting BBC Radio Merseyside's weekly Chinese programme called 'Orient Express' since the 1980s.21

Life

Yee was born in Stoke On Trent and raised in Liverpool, England. June attended Queen Mary High School in Liverpool.3

Career

Yee began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Merseyside in 1988, alongside Lawrence Ma and Mary Ng.4 She took on various roles including the production and planning of five-minute news bulletins, before becoming a presenter.5

In 2014, Yee took part in a special broadcast for the BBC based on the Chinese Community, at Liverpool's History Museum. Alongside her radio career, Yee works in accountancy and is also a long-time school governor of Bidston Avenue Primary School. 6

June currently presents the weekly version of 'Orient Express', alongside co-host Billy Hui BEM, on Monday evenings on BBC Radio Merseyside.78

On 27th July 2025, Yee presented Pick Of The Week on BBC Radio 4.9

In November 2025, Yee was featured in the Radio Times' 'Face Behind The Voice' feature about her life and career in broadcasting.10

References

References

  1. "Orient Express". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-05-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Presenter Profile: June Yee". BBC. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  3. "BBC Liverpool Chinese anchor talks about growing up". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
  4. "BBC Radio Merseyside - Orient Express". BBC Radio Merseyside. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  5. "Orient Express : BBC Radio Merseyside : January 14, 2020". Internet Archive. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  6. "Video: Liverpool Chinese Xu Weilian and June Yee". BBC China. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  7. "BBC Radio Merseyside - June Yee". BBC Radio Merseyside. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  8. "TuneIn - Orient Express". TuneIn. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  9. "BBC Radio 4 - June Yee". BBC Radio 4. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  10. "Radio Times- June Yee". Radio Times. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-11-04.