Raj Kumar

938LIVE Sports

Language Proficiency: English

Birthdate: 28th January

Versatile and passionate – The two main qualities that well describe Raj Kumar who’s a Producer-Presenter and the Editor of the 938LIVE Sports Team.

As ‘The RAJMAN’, he currently leads a team of seasoned broadcasters in ensuring the main sporting headlines, results and stories, are heard across MediaCorp radio stations. His work ethics are guided by radio’s greatest strengths – Accuracy and Immediacy. Having joined the team in 2002, this Ngee Ann Poly FSV Pioneer graduate has taken the role of Sports reporting on Radio to new heights. Till today, Raj remains as the only Broadcast Journalist (of any genre) to have done simultaneous Live reports from a single event for several Mediacorp Radio stations. From the 2005 SEA Games in Manila to the Beijing Olympics in 2008, you most probably would have heard Raj’s colourful and informative reports from these events on 938LIVE, Gold 90.5, 987 and Class 95. With the support from several reknowned local DJs and their Producers, Raj was able to deliver reports and updates to thousands of listeners across 4 Radio stations. In addition, the self-confessed Liverpool FC fan has also delivered Live daily reports to Radio Australia during key international events like the SEA Games.

Radio might be his immediate working platform. But that’s not stopped Channel News Asia from also tapping into Raj’s talents and knowledge. Besides Live reports for Radio, Raj has been delivering updates and news to CNA viewers from the SEA Games, the ASEAN Football Championships and the Olympics. His initial collaboration with CNA dates back to 2003 and he has since earned the tag of the ‘Sports Guru’ on its Prime Time Morning Studio segments on Fridays. Giving his insights, analysis and views on the hottest topics in several key sports, Raj has become one of the most easily spotted and well-liked personalities on regional television. Besides reporting for both Radio and Television, he’s also one of the Presenters and Commentators on Channel 5′s coverage of the S-league and Singapore’s national team since 2006. Describing it as the toughest job on television, Raj is constantly working on improving his TV commentary skills in order to satisfy the home audience.

As a further expansion of his skills, Raj has also written articles for several publications. Between 2009 – 2011, he contributed periodically to the TODAY paper. He also provided predictions of English Premier League matches for local-based weekly magazine ‘Football Update’. And in the period of 2003 – 2007, Raj had his own sports column in the long-running local football magazine, ‘Football Weekly’.

Having travelled to exotic destinations like La Manga Spain and Vienna Austria to cover international sporting events, Raj has even gone on to emcee at several local games numbering from 500 to more than 20,000 spectators at the National Stadium. Believing that he can do a much better job than others, he sometimes puts his credability on the line, in order to entertain the fans and the crowds at major sporting events. And since helming the Sports team from 2005, Raj has worked tirelessly with several clients in creating programmes to suit their sporting needs as well as branding purposes on 938LIVE.

Could your sporting event be next to see this established sports personality in action? Or will your brand be the next to be signed as title sponsor, for the hourly sports updates or sports talkshows on 938LIVE?

Radio Experience:

(2002 – Current) SPORTSZONE (Talkshow) and SportsZone Minutes (Hourly Updates)

(Overseas assignments)

(2005) Reporting for 938LIVE, Class 95, Gold 90.5 & 987 on SEA Games from Manila

(2005) Reporting for 938LIVE, Class 95, Gold 90.5 & 987 on AFF Championships from Vietnam

(2007) Reporting for 938LIVE, Class 95, Gold 90.5 & 987 on AFF Championships from Thailand

(2007) Reporting from the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix

(2008) Reporting from the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix

(2008) Reporting for 938LIVE, Class 95, Gold 90.5 & 987 from the Beijing Olympics

(2011) Reporting for 938LIVE on WWE’s Wrestlemania 27 in Atlanta Georgia

(2011) Reporting for 938LIVE and Radio Australia on SEA Games from Palembang

Hosting:

(2005) Co-Emcee – The RHB Singapore Cup Final (National Stadium)

(2005) Emcee – The UIM Powerboat Spore Media-conference

(2006) Co-Emcee – The Hyundai 5v5 World Cup Challenge (Padang)

(2006) Co-Emcee- World Cup Quarterfinal party at Devils’ Bar (Orchard Parade Hotel)

(2006) Co-Emcee – Liverpool vs Man United party (UE Square)

(2008) Co-Emcee – SPORTSZONE’s 10th anniversary Party (Chijmes)

(2008) Co-Emcee – The RHB Singapore Cup Final (Bishan Stadium)

(2008) Co-Emcee – The AFF Suzuki Cup Semi-Final (National Stadium)

Hosting of 2-hour LIVE Outdoor Broadcast Talkshows:

(2009) Preview of the Singapore Airlines International Cup ( S’pore Turf Club)

(2010) Preview of the Singapore Airlines International Cup ( S’pore Turf Club)

(2010) Review of Team Singapore at the Youth Olympic Games( SCAPE Mall)

(2010) Preview of Formula Drift Singapore ( Formula 1 Building)

(2010) Preview of the F1 Singapore Night Race ( Suntec City Convention Centre Level 1)

(2010) Preview of the FINA Arena Short-course Swimming World Cup ( S’pore Sports School)

(2011) Preview of the OSIM Singapore International Triathlon ( East Coast Park)

(2011) Preview of the Rugby World Cup Final ( S’pore Cricket Club)

(2011) Preview of Singapore Lions vs Malaysia in World Cup qualifier ( Jalan Besar Stadium)

(2011) Preview of the Casio G-SHOCK METTLE Games ( Singapore Flyer)

Other Exposure: Sponsorship Deals with 938LIVE

(2005) The Spore Sports Council for SEA Games coverage

(2006) The Spore Sports Council for Commonwealth Games coverage

(2006) World Cup coverage (Coke and Fuji Film)

(2006) The Spore Sports Council for Asian Games coverage

(2007) The F1 Season coverage on 938LIVE (Shell V-Power sponsorship)

(2007) The Spore Sports Council for SEA Games coverage

(2007) The Singapore Slingers Basketball team (Sponsorship with 938LIVE)

(2008) The Singapore Slingers Basketball team (Sponsorship with 938LIVE)

(2008) The Spore Airlines Cup coverage (Singapore Turf Club)

(2008) The Beijing Olympics coverage (Gain City & Borsch Med Lingzhi)

(2009) The S’pore Airlines International Cup coverage (Singapore Turf Club)

(2009) The Singapore Slingers Basketball Team (Sponsorship with 938LIVE)

(2009) Sponsorship of SportsZone Minutes by YAHOO on 938LIVE

(2010) The Singapore Slingers Basketball Team (Sponsorship with 938LIVE)

(2011) The Singapore Slingers Basketball Team (Sponsorship with 938LIVE)