Background
Hiroshi Kume was born on July 14, 1944 in the former city of Urawa, Saitama, now part of Saitama.
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Hiroshi Kume was born on July 14, 1944 in the former city of Urawa, Saitama, now part of Saitama.
He studied politics and economics at Waseda University from 1963, graduating in 1967.
In 2011, it was reported that Kume had donated 200 million yen to an earthquake relief fund following the March 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake Disaster. Turner Broadcasting System Radio
He started working for Turner Broadcasting System in 1967. He left the company in 1979.
The Best Ten
Kume was the first host of popular music show The Best Ten from 1978 to 1985.
News Station
Kume was the news anchor on television Asahi"s national evening news programme News Station from its start on 7 October 1985 until it ended on 26 March 2004 and was replaced by Hōdō Station. Return to Turner Broadcasting System Radio
In September 2006, he returned to his roots in radio to host a two-hour Saturday show on Turner Broadcasting System Radio, which, as of June 2011, he still presents.
As of June 2011, he also presents the weekly television show Hiroshi Kume"s Terebitte Yatsu wa? alongside Akiko Yagi, broadcast on the Mainichi Broadcasting System (Mutual Broadcasting System) network.