Eric Gau and Kassy Cho Reenact “Cats Say Hi to Each Other, and It’s Awkward”
So I stumbled on this video of cats awkwardly saying hi to each other on the Huffington Post. And then this happened… Continue reading
ICRT Joins TuneIn Radio to Bring Mobile and Online Streaming
International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) has become the first radio station in Taiwan to officially team up with TuneIn to bring broadcasts to mobile devices around the world. “ICRT listeners are avid users of social media and new technology. They’ve been clamoring for an easy option to listen to ICRT on their cellphones and pads,...Continue reading
ICRT June Babies Joey and Keith’s Birthday Balloon Celebrations
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a birthday boy or girl at ICRT must be in want of balloons. According to ICRT folklore, the long-standing tradition originated with the arrival of newscaster Nancy Sun, who on September 26th, 2013, surprised her fellow newscaster and cubicle inhabitant Eric Gau with pink heart balloons all around...Continue reading
Exclusive: ICRT Interview with Westlife’s Shane Filan
Former Westlife member Shane Filan gave Taiwanese fans a heartfelt “thank you” on Wednesday for their support, saying that they are the reason he keeps coming back to Taiwan. “I’ve probably been to Taiwan more than any other country,” the Irish singer-songwriter said at a press conference in Taipei. This is his eighth visit to...Continue reading
Watch it! Another Nerdy Guy From ICRT Just Showed Up!
S’up, I’m Benjamin! Working as a Chinese copywriter in ICRT. That means every time you hear those annoying Chinese commercials… that’s right! I DID IT! But writing commercials is a fun thing to do, I can brainstorm some crazy plots, and gain some knowledge I’d never get involved to. Overall, it’s a really cool job!...Continue reading
ICRT Ranks Second for Quality Among College Freshmen
International Community Radio Taipei (ICRT) has ranked second in the category of “high-quality radio” by students majoring in communications from six local universities. In a survey on first-year college students’ media consumption habits conducted by Fo Guang University‘s Lan-Yang newspaper, ICRT received 17 percent of the votes for providing “high-quality radio”, second to Hit FM‘s 20.5...Continue reading
6th Annual ICRT Bike Day in Taipei
More than 1,000 cyclists showed up on Saturday at Taipei’s Dadaocheng Wharf despite the threat of rain to attend ICRT’s first Bike Day of the year. Enrollment for one of the station’s most popular activities was filled in just a little over a week. ICRT’s General Manager Tim Berge kicked off the 16-kilometer bike ride...Continue reading
Pardon My Garden: Origins
My small patch of green at the office started out as a proverbial thorn in Eric’s backside. That’s right, Eric Gau, our long-suffering evening news anchor, who, after years of faithful service at ICRT, finally worked his way into a nice cushy corner cubicle, which he had all to himself. He’d been resting his…..laurels in...Continue reading
The Birth of a Blog
Dear loyal listeners, avid readers and Internet denizens, Thank you for visiting our blog. I’ve been looking forward to launching this blog ever since I joined ICRT. When it finally became a reality on May 8th, 2014, I was so excited that I managed to break the site within two hours of it launching. I...Continue reading
Greetings From a Country Bumpkin in a Big City
Howdy y’all! I’m not a hick, I swear! But I am a bit of a country girl from the Pacific Northwest. Anyway, I’m Crystal “Crispy” Quimby. I’m ICRT’s English copywriter which means I copy… write? Basically I write a lot of the stuff you hear on air like the special programs and commercials. Occasionally you...Continue reading
Introductions and Inclinations
Hi all! This is ICRT evening news anchor Eric Gau, and welcome to our new blog! Here, we will be bringing you stuff that we don’t have time for on the air, be it information about upcoming ICRT events, different sides of news stories, or just things that we, your friendly neighborhood on-air personalities, find...Continue reading
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