Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Posts tagged "DJ Terry Engel"
Taiwan Talk: ChinesePod returns to school us on pronunciation (and movies)

Taiwan Talk: ChinesePod returns to school us on pronunciation (and movies)

The hosts for the popular online Mandarin learning site ChinesePod make their second appearance on the Morning Show with Terry Engel to discuss their new educational “Say it Right” series aimed at making pronunciation easier for Chinese learners. We goof off a bit too. Listen to the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or...Continue reading
ICRT Cools Down DJs with ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

ICRT Cools Down DJs with ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has caught the attention of celebrities worldwide, including Bill Gates, Robert Downey Jr. and Taiwan’s Terry Guo, raising funds and awareness for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. For 48 hours, ICRT asked listeners to donate to the Taiwan Motor Neuron Disease Association and then vote...Continue reading
ICRT Pays Tribute to Bill Thissen, Former Newscaster and Host of Jazz Flavors

ICRT Pays Tribute to Bill Thissen, Former Newscaster and Host of Jazz Flavors

Bill Thissen – a former ICRT newscaster and the host of Jazz Flavors, Taiwan’s longest running radio jazz show – died Saturday at Taipei Veterans General Hospital in the capital. He was 72. Bill worked for ICRT at its various locations for 29 years until his retirement in 2013. For nearly three decades, Bill was...Continue reading