Baek Ji Yeon

Name: Baek Ji Yeon
Native name: 백지연
Also Known as: Baek Ji Yun
Nationality: South Korean
Gender: Female
Born: August 5, 1964
Age: 61

Baek Ji Yeon is a South Korean retired announcer. She graduated from Myongji Girls' High School and later obtained a bachelor's degree in Psychology and a master's degree in Journalism and Broadcasting, both from Yonsei University.

While still a university student, she passed the entry exam in the open recruitment for announcers at MBC and made her debut for the network in 1987. Then, in May 1988, she became the first-ever female news anchor on South Korean television. She is also the youngest and longest-serving news desk anchor in South Korean history.

She decided to leave MBC's Newsdesk in 1996, and after hosting other social and cultural affairs shows for the network, she left MBC in 1999.

After becoming a freelance announcer, she appeared on KBS, YTN, and other networks before retiring from the industry in 2017.

(Source: MyDramaList) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2021	Snowdrop Korean Drama, 2021, 16 eps Yeom Ji Hye [News reporter] (Ep. 7-8) (Guest Role)	16	Yeom Ji Hye [News reporter] (Ep. 7-8) Guest Role	8.4
2015	Heard It through the Grapevine Korean Drama, 2015, 30 eps Ji Yeong Ra [Yeon Hui's friend and rival] (Support Role)	30	Ji Yeong Ra [Yeon Hui's friend and rival] Support Role	7.6

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2024	The Speakers Korean TV Show, 2024, 8 eps (Ep. 1) (Guest)	8	(Ep. 1) Guest	0.0
2010	Win Win Korean TV Show, 2010, 146 eps (Ep. 26) (Guest)	146	(Ep. 26) Guest	0.0
2009	Baek Ji Yeon's People Inside Korean TV Show, 2009, 385 eps (Main Host)	385	Main Host	0.0
2007	Radio Star Korean TV Show, 2007, 975 eps (Ep. 915) (Guest)	975	(Ep. 915) Guest	7.6