It was a real coincidence! In the spring of her first year of high school, Shizuoka Broadcasting System announcer Minori Konuma met a teacher and decided to become an announcer. She has been working as an announcer for seven years. Through her various jobs, including news, radio, location shooting and variety shows, Konuma has grown to love Shizuoka even more. We asked her about the charms of her hometown!
encounter
In the spring of my first year of high school, when I entered the staff room, a teacher who happened to be in the broadcasting room next door heard my voice saying “Excuse me,” and invited me on the spot, saying, “You have a nice voice. Why don’t you join the announcer club?” At the time, I had no interest in “talking” at all and had no intention of joining, but I was persuaded, “All you have to do is enter the announcer contest that is held once a year,” so I decided to join. Then, I won the Shizuoka Prefectural Tournament. That was the trigger that made me interested in the job of an announcer.
Response
I think it’s very meaningful to be an announcer in Shizuoka, where I was born and raised. That’s because it’s reassuring and motivating to know that my family, relatives, friends, and teachers are watching me. Also, there are a lot of
grandparents living alone, especially in the mountainous areas, who think of me as their daughter or granddaughter and talk to me in a friendly manner, saying things like, “That outfit was great,” or “That restaurant had delicious food.” In addition, I receive over 500 messages every time for the radio program I’m in charge of. This high level of response is what makes my daily work rewarding. Being
an announcer is a job that stands out, for better or worse. Sometimes I get critical comments, but I’d rather be an announcer that people “really like” me, even if it’s just a few people, than someone who is moderately liked by everyone.
future
If you find who you want to be, don’t give up easily. One way to push yourself is to say it out loud. I wrote “I’m going to be an announcer in Shizuoka” in my high school graduation album (laughs).
You never know what kind of encounters you’ll have in the future, and you never know what’s going to happen. However, you never know when an opportunity will come, so if you don’t make an effort every day to grab that opportunity, you might miss it.
If I hadn’t met my teacher, I wouldn’t be an announcer. I really think life is interesting.
Konuma Minori Born
in Shizuoka City in 1981. Went
to Shimizu Higashi High School and then to the Faculty of Education at Waseda University.
Joined Shizuoka Broadcasting System in 2005. Six months after joining the company, she was selected as the anchor for the news special program “Saturday Scope”. For the evening edition of TV, she puts her body on the line to report on the news, making the most of her natural cheerfulness and physical strength. She
is currently the news anchor for “SBS Evening Eye” and a personality on “GOGO Wide W Tetsu’s Love Radio”. She is the No. 1 SBS announcer blog.
