China Drive

China Drive is the only daily bi-lingual news and lifestyle radio show in China. It is broadcast seven days a week, 5–7 pm Beijing time on China Radio International and focusses on life in China. The programme has four main presenters.

On Air Personalities

Monday to Wednesday

Thursday and Friday

Saturday and Sunday

Format of the show

Team of Reporters for China Drive

Original Team

Ongoing

Former Team Members

Chris Verrill Verrill was the first producer and co-host of China Drive. He spent only one year at CRI. He later launched Beijing Playhouse, China's English Broadway Theatre, www.beijingplayhouse.com

Trevor Metz Trevor was the co-creator and former afternoon host of Real Time Beijing--a sister program to China Drive. He spent four years with CRI. He left the show to narrate the documentary series Discover China on 5CTV http://www.5ctv.tv/

History

China Drive first broadcast on CRI on December 1, 2005. It was hosted by Yan Yinan and Chris Verrill.

China Drive broadcast weekdays 5 pm to 7 pm. It replaced and combined four different half hour shows that were on the air at 5 pm, 5:30 pm 6 pm, and 6:30 pm. The show was a lighthearted features magazine.

Program Distribution

Webcast

http://english.cri.cn/4026/more/4163/more4163.htm

China Drive first broadcast on CRI on December 1, 2005. It was originally hosted by Yan Yinan and Chris Verrill.

In China

In the United States

In Europe

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