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Joe Nieh (born April 26 1964) is a Hong Kong–Canadian writer and radio and television presenter. He is the son of science fiction author Ni Kuang and one of the founders of Yes! magazine. He hosted popular radio shows on RTHK and Commercial Radio, including Three Lonely Hearts and The Heart of Joe Nieh.
Education
Joe Nieh attended Kowloon True Light School, Panyu Club Wah Yan Primary School (graduated 1976), Wah Yan College, Hong Kong (O‑Levels, 1981), Suzhou and Zhejiang Public School (pre‑university, 1983), and then earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Florida State University.
Career
In 1986, Nieh joined Omega & Iris Advertising as a copywriter before starting his entertainment career. [1]In 1989 he co‑hosted the RTHK radio program Three Lonely Hearts, focusing on love and relationships. He later hosted Commercial Radio’s No Prefix 89, and in 1990 co‑founded Yes! magazine.
In 1997 he sold his shares in Yes! and retired to Vancouver with his fiancée Sally Yeh. He returned to Hong Kong in 2003 and co‑hosted Commercial Radio’s relationship program Valley of No Return until 2005.
From December 2005 he wrote the column Joe Nieh Says for New Holiday magazine. In September 2006 he hosted ATV’s 50‑episode cultural program A Journey through Poetry, introducing Chinese poets and lyricists.
He publicly supported candidate Regina Ip in the 2007 Hong Kong Island by‑election. In 2008 he left all media work to focus on business.
Publications
Television
- Modern Times
- Weekend Anything Goes
- Jade Solid Gold (1991–1992)
- A Journey through Poetry (2006)
Personal life
Joe Nieh dated actresses Michelle Lee, Sally Yeh, and Loletta Cheng before marrying Sally Yeh on January 5 2009 in Hong Kong. The couple converted to Christianity and were baptized at Easter 2010.[2]