Takeshi Mori (announcer)

Takeshi Mori
Native name 森 武史
Born December 2, 1959
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Other names 森 たけし
Occupation Television announcer, tarento
Years active 1983–present
Employer Yomiuri TV
Website
www.ytv.co.jp/announce/profile/mori/

Takeshi Mori (森 武史 or 森 たけし Mori Takeshi, born on 2 December 1959 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese television announcer for Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. He won the 1987 Silver Award from the Shingo-Ryūkōgo Taishō (lit. "Neologism-Buzzword Prize") for creating the buzzword neologism Nangyanā (なんぎやなぁ) in response to the losing streak of the Hanshin Tigers during that time period.[1]

References

  1. "1987 流行語部門・銀賞「なんぎやなぁ」" (in Japanese). Jiyukokuminsha. 1987. Retrieved 2009-07-12.