Ohm Ki-young
- January 9, 2024
- Journalist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Ohm Ki-young |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 5, 1951(1951-08-05) |
| Age | 73 |
| Birthplace | Inje |
| Country | South Korea |
| Birth City | Gangwon |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Ohm Ki-young Biography
| Name | Ohm Ki-young |
| Birthday | Aug 5 |
| Birth Year | 1951 |
| Place Of Birth | Inje |
| Home Town | Gangwon |
| Birth Country | South Korea |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
| Spouse | Yoon Bok-hee |
| Children(s) | Eom Hyeon-seok |
Ohm Ki-young is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on August 5, 1951 in Inje, Gangwon, South Korea.
Ohm started his career as a reporter in the social and economical department of MBC. He was in a plane crash in 1977 and nearly died. He got on a small plane to cover a local festival at Mt. Sorak but there was an accident. He was badly injured when the plane crashed. He was close to a vegetative state. Nonetheless, the cameraman and he were quite lucky to survive the accident. The captain and co-pilot died. He said “I have lived a second life since then. I believe that I live a life of the deceased as well as myself. I will make a return for this life by working for my country.”
Ohm appeared on TV as a special correspondent to Paris in 1985. Then he attracted public attention because he always wore a trench coat when reporting news. His image was sophisticated to the Korean audience. A trench coat was unusual item for news correspondents in those days. Hence his colleagues and news audience gave him a nickname ‘Burbbery Ohm’. In one interview, he said “At that time, the special correspondents’ role was to show people the images of developed countries rather than to report stiff pieces of political news. That is because Korea was not such a developed country in 1980s and Koreans were eager to see ‘the dream cities’ on TV. Scenery of developed countries, that’s what I showed people. Considering this role as a special correspondent, I preferred to wear a trench coat.”
Ohm Ki-young Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Journalist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ohm Ki-young is one of the richest Journalist from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ohm Ki-young 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Ohm Ki-Young was born in 1951. It is known that his hometown is Chuncheon, Gangwon province but it is actually Chungju, Chungcheong province. He studied sociology and graduated from Seoul National University in 1974. He is known for his career as an MBC News anchor. He had preserved his position as an anchor for 13 years, which is the record for the longest news anchor in Korea. Magazine T, an entertainment class magazine, declared him the most influential person in broadcasting in their article “The influential TOP 30 of broadcasting in Korea’ in May, 2008.
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Who is Ohm Ki-young Dating?
According to our records, Ohm Ki-young married to Yoon Bok-hee. As of December 1, 2023, Ohm Ki-young’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
Tatiana Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Ohm Ki-young celebrates birthday on August 5 of every year.