Ray Cordeiro


Reinaldo Maria Cordeiro , known professionally as Uncle Ray, is a Hong Kong broadcaster, actor, and disc jockey at RTHK Radio 3. He was named "The World's Most Durable DJ" in 2000 by the Guinness Book of World Records. He is of Portuguese descent.

Career

Cordeiro worked as a warden in Stanley Prison and then as a clerk at the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation shortly after World War II. In 1949, at the age of 25, he started his broadcasting career as a scriptwriter with Radio Rediffusion. He eventually became a DJ and hosted a program called Progressive Jazz. He joined Radio Television Hong Kong in 1960 as the Head of Light Music. In 1970, he started the series All the Way with Ray, which is still running. He has also cameoed in various Hong Kong films in the 1970s and 80s.
Through the years, Cordeiro has interviewed many prominent musicians, including the Beatles. He was recognized by Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc. for his lifelong contribution to Presley. He was voted top DJ in Hong Kong for four consecutive years. He was awarded an MBE in 1987 by Queen Elizabeth II in Buckingham Palace.

Programmes hosted