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I inherited my values from my Japanese father. Human-interest storytelling─Kumi Taguchi
In Conversation Vol.27
In this ongoing series, Yoshinori Sakuno, founder of Japanese cross-cultural marketing company doq®, and currently Chairperson of Nichigo Press, engages in a dialogue with key figures in Australia-Japan relations and business. This time, we welcome Kumi Taguchi, born to a Japanese father and an Australian mother, who works as a journalist and newscaster for the public broadcaster SBS.
Photography: Satoko Clarke
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Kumi Taguchi
Moved from Hong Kong in 2005 to work as a producer/anchor of an English language news program. Since 2010, she has been working in Sydney as a producer for ‘ABC News 24’, and as a newscaster/reporter for the public broadcaster SBS’s news program ‘SBS World News’. Since 2011, she has been a senior news anchor for ‘ABC News 24’. She has also worked as a commentator for the ‘Invictus Games’, and the opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics. She currently hosts SBS’s flagship news and current affairs program, ‘Insight’.
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Yoshinori Sakuno
Founder and Group Managing Director of doq®. After gaining experience in the APAC and Western markets at the U.S. advertising agency Leo Burnett, he founded doq®
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Kumi Taguchi new Insight host
ABC Compass presenter Kumi Taguchi has been announced as the new host of Insight for SBS, following Jenny Brockie’s decision to step down after nearly two decades in the role.
She joins with more than 20 years’ experience in radio, television, current affairs, long-form documentary and most recently, as the host of ABC Compass and as a presenter and reporter for the ABC News Channel.
“I am beyond excited to be joining SBS for my next adventure,” she said. “To be entrusted with a high-profile program such as Insight, with such a strong legacy of authentic storytelling, is an absolute honour. Opportunities like this come around once in a career, if you’re lucky.
“No matter how much our lives change, how much technology advances, how much we shift direction, one thing always stays the same: the power of our stories. True compassion and understanding comes from hearing about the experiences of others and seeing how they navigate through life.
“One of the strongest memories of my late father is sitting with him at his small kitchen table in Melbourne, watching the Japanese news on SBS. He would switch it on at the same time every day and I’m sure it made him feel connected to his homeland. We would sip tea and eat rice
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