NHK Mayuko Wakuda announcer
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On the 24th, it was revealed that Mayuko Wakuda (35), a popular announcer who is known as NHK’s ace, is pregnant with her second child. She appears to be in a stable phase and is expected to give birth by this summer. Her stomach has already become plump, and everyone around her is happily announcing her congratulations.
Currently, she is the anchor for the popular news program “News 7” from Monday to Thursday. Considering her preparations for childbirth and the timing of the birth, there is a possibility that she will leave the program at the end of March, which marks the end of this year.
In 2019, she married a company employee of the same generation who was active in the Hakone Ekiden during her Waseda University days. In April 2022, she left her job as an anchor for News Watch 9, and gave birth to her first child around the summer of the same year. She returned to work after a period of maternity leave, and she has been in charge of her current “News 7” since April last year.
He is known as the station’s leading announcer, having hosted the Kohaku Uta Gassen and broadcasting the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics and the closing ceremonies of the Paralympics. Because of this, there were rumors that she was going to become a freelancer, but a friend of hers pointed out, “It seems like she will continue to work at the station and continue her work.” She said, “Not only her announcing ability, but also her personality and consideration for those around her are wonderful.As announcer Wakuda is like that, I’m sure the station will be in a congratulatory mood from now on.”
◇Mayuko Wakuda (Mayuko Wakuda) Born on November 25, 1988, she is 35 years old from Kanagawa Prefecture. She spent her childhood in Houston, USA. She graduated from Joshi Gakuin High School and entered the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo. She joined NHK in 2011. In 2014, she moved from Okayama Broadcasting Station to the Tokyo Announcement Office. In the same year, she was selected as the main anchor of “Good Morning Japan,” and she became popular as an intelligent and charming announcer. Her hobbies are watching musicals and dressmaking.
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