Sayumi Horie

Sayumi Horie
Born June 23, 1963(1963-06-23)
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Former NHK announcer

Sayumi Horie (堀江 さゆみ Horie Sayumi?, born June 23, 1963 in Yokohama city, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese NHK employee and former television announcer, and a graduate of the University of Tokyo's arts department.[1] In June 1998, she appeared on "Live from Studio Park", NHK's live talk show.

Sayumi Michishige, a member of J-pop idol group Morning Musume, was named after Horie by her father.[2]

References

  1. ^ "堀江 さゆみ" (in Japanese). 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary). http://i-dic.dorachan.com/data?hresym00. Retrieved 2008-07-09. 
  2. ^ According to Michishige (on the Youngtown Saturday radio show) her father was a fan of NHK announcer Sayumi Horie and so, hoping his own daughter would grow to resemble Horie, decided to name her Sayumi.