On June 19, Chen Chun, a famous broadcasting artist, one of the first batch of broadcasting instructors in the country, and the first generation broadcaster of Shanghai People’s Broadcasting Station, passed away due to ineffective treatment of illness at the age of 91. "Shanghai People's Broadcasting Station, now a news and newspaper summary program..." Since the 1950s, for nearly half a century, Chen Chun's voice has appeared in every corner of Shanghai people's lives through radio. Many works such as "Red Rock", "Fire Metal Steel", "Ten Thousand Mountains Are Red" and "Railway Guerrillas" were broadcast throughout the country.
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Chen Chun is a native of Beijing. In 1951, he graduated from high school at the age of 18. At that time, the Central Broadcasting Bureau was recruiting announcers. He signed up and was assigned to Xuzhou Station after the exam. In 1953, Chen Chun entered Shanghai Taiwan. Since then, his name has been associated with many historical events after the liberation of Shanghai. In 1954, 21-year-old Chen Chun received the first arduous task in his broadcasting career - reading my country's first constitution; in 1955, Indonesian President Sukarno visited Shanghai and held a welcome meeting in Shanghai People's Square, where he Conducted interviews; in 1956, Chen Chun conducted a live broadcast on Nanjing Road of the naming meeting of "Good Eight Companies on Nanjing Road"...
When Chen Chun recalled the past of doing programs more than half a century ago, he said that when recording equipment was scarce, In this era, any program is "turn on the microphone and broadcast live". Not only the host broadcasts live, but also the singing and performing artists come to the studio to perform directly live. "At that time, our Shanghai station had many languages, such as Cantonese broadcasts, Hokkien broadcasts, etc. When I came (Shanghai Station), Shanghai Station had moved to No. 2 Beijing (East) Road, on the Bund. At that time, Shanghai Station was relatively It’s advanced, the broadcast room is beautiful, it’s air-conditioned and well-ventilated, and the equipment is very good.” He said, “When I first started, I quoted prices on the second set of Huadong Channel every day. How much did millet cost? How much does a foot of cloth cost? ”
Chen Chun also made a lot of contributions to the broadcasting work, and Jing Yidan was one of his disciples. He held a teaching position at the former Beijing Broadcasting Institute (now Communication University of China), and founded the broadcasting and hosting major of Zhejiang Communication Institute in 1990. He is a generation of broadcasting educator. He is also an expert on the Shanghai Radio and Television Broadcasting and Hosting Business Steering Committee. Chen Chun also published many papers and condensed many key concepts. Wang Tao, Chen Chun’s student and former chief announcer of Shanghai People’s Broadcasting Station, said that the teacher summarized the “Five Character Classic” of audio language art expression: “emotion, intention, taste, smoothness and accuracy”. “I remember one time, he instructed me to recite Regarding works of classical poetry, he said that we cannot simply use the rhythm of modern vernacular to deal with classical poetry. We have to look up more information, inquire more about it, find its source, and then express it accurately. "
Picture caption: Chen Chun manuscript
Listening to you carefully is like drinking alcohol
As a famous broadcasting artist, his broadcasting works cover a wide range of literary fields. His representative works include short and medium-length literary works such as "Okay, The Bund!" ”, “Praise to the White Poplar”, “Wish to Turn to Earth”, “Pipa Play” and the novels “Fire and Steel”, “Unforgettable Battle”, “Journey” and “Red Rock” are not only repeatedly broadcast on the radio and have become repertoire, but also Won awards in relevant national competitions. In addition to literary works, Chen Chun has also read and published a variety of audio-visual products, including a recitation album of Ba Jin's works "Sunrise on the Sea", an album of Xu Zhimo's poetry recitation "Cambridge in Dreams", etc. He has read more than 100 audio-visual products for many publishing houses in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Jilin, Hunan, Guangdong, etc., further enriching his artistic career and contributions. Chen Chun's performance shows the boldness of the northern character when it is majestic, and the agility of life in the south of the Yangtze River when it is delicate. Sun Daolin, who is also a reciter, once commented on Chen Chun: "Listening to your detailed presentation is like drinking sweet wine."
Chen Chun It is often said that when preparing a manuscript, you not only need to understand the "upper emotions", but also take root in the "lower emotions". The vast real life has the richest nourishment. “If you want to broadcast a novel truly and well, it depends on how much effort you put into it."There is a book called "Advance into Northern Jiangsu". At that time, Chen Chun followed the author "Advance into Northern Jiangsu" and traveled all over Northern Jiangsu. For example, when preparing for "Ten Thousand Mountains Are Red", Chen Chun specially went to Nanjing to invite the author Help them draw maps and conduct character analysis.
When he lectures on literary works, he is always fully engaged and even dances in the studio. Chen Chun's performance is not only loved by the audience, but also recognized by the original author, Ba Jin. After hearing Chen Chun's broadcast about his works "Wish to Turn into Mud" and "Missing Xiao Shan", he even praised Chen Chun's broadcast as "better than what he wrote", and the two formed a deep friendship and became a couple. After the two became acquainted, Chen Chun often asked Ba Jin which works he wanted to listen to, and then recorded them on tapes and sent them to Ba Jin. According to Ba Jin’s family, these tapes accompanied Ba Jin during his last days.
Caption: Chen Chun and Ba Jin
Chen Chun. Chun's voice has been familiar and loved by generations of listeners and has become a classic. In October 2019, he was awarded the honorary title of "70 People in 70 Years·Outstanding Broadcasting Artist" by the Audio Reading Committee of the China Federation of Radio, Film and Television Social Organizations. The honor fully affirms his outstanding contribution in the field of broadcasting art (Xinmin Evening News reporter Wu Xiang)
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