Zhou Tao

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Character experience

Zhou Tao was born in an ordinary cadre family in Huainan City, Anhui Province. She can be said to be a girl with smooth sailing. From primary school, middle school, to Beijing Broadcasting Institute, he entered the news of Beijing Broadcasting Institute, and then he was a broadcaster and host of Beijing TV station. Then he transferred to CCTV to replace Ni Ping as the third female hostess of the grand show. National Day evening party and Spring Festival Gala were the most influential.

From 1992 to 1995, he worked in the broadcasting Department of Beijing TV station, served as the anchor of Beijing News and Beijing Evening News, and presided over the column "film and television circle". From 1993 to 1995, he worked in Beijing TV station as the anchor of Beijing News.

In 1995-2000, he worked in CCTV as the host of variety show; in 1995, he was transferred to the Art Department of CCTV as the host of variety show.

From 1996 to 2011, she has been the host of CCTV Spring Festival gala for 16 consecutive years, and is the most female host of Spring Festival Gala so far. Zhou Tao has won the silver award of the third "golden microphone", the gold award of the fourth "golden microphone", and the first prize of the "second broadcasting and hosting work Award" issued by the Ministry of radio, film and television. In 1998, it was a relief performance for flood fighting and disaster relief;

In 1999, as a Chinese host, he cooperated with Austrian host in the evening of "musician stage" co recorded by CCTV and Austrian state TV. In order to recognize Zhou Tao's outstanding performance as host, German state TV 1 awarded Zhou Tao the best host award of "golden crown". This is the first time that this award has been awarded to a host outside Europe. As a result, Zhou Tao has become China's first international award-winning variety show host.

In 2001, he launched the environmental protection themed variety show "true love is infinite" as producer and host. This column has made a great contribution to public welfare and charity. It has raised more than 5 million yuan, which has become the daily column with the largest amount of donations for public welfare and charity. It is the first column transferred from the Ministry of literature and art to Zhongnanhai to be watched by leaders since the establishment of CCTV, and has been highly praised by the leaders of the Party Central Committee. The party successfully participated in the Olympic bid in the same year.

In 2005. He was seconded to BOCOG. He successively served as the deputy director of the Information Department of the Beijing Olympic Games, the deputy director of the planning department of the Beijing Olympic Games opening and closing operation center, and the general coordinator of the TV broadcasting of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. In the same year, Zhou Tao was seconded to the General Office of the information center of BOCOG as the deputy director.

Since 2006, Zhou Tao has been the "Huainan City Image Ambassador" for free. In October, Zhou Tao was transferred to the newly established Department of BOCOG, namely the opening and closing ceremony department. Director of planning management department. Responsible for the global TV broadcasting coordination of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and the large screen subtitle of the opening and closing ceremonies.

In May 2008, she was the first torchbearer of Huainan station of Beijing Olympic torch relay. As an Olympic official, she can not only personally participate in the whole process of Olympic preparation, but also pass the first torch of Huainan as a torchbearer. On August 8, Zhou Tao was at the top of the bird's nest to explain the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which will be recorded in the history of Chinese TV and Olympic Games. In the same year, he took part in the unveiling ceremony of the Olympic emblem, the unveiling ceremony of the slogan, the opening ceremony of the official film of the Olympic Games, the countdown special program of the Beijing Olympic Games, the collection of the theme song of the Beijing Olympic Games and other large-scale celebration cultural activities.

In January 2009, he was officially appointed deputy director of CCTV Art Center. On November 12 and 27, 2010, Zhou Tao became the Chinese emcee of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Guangzhou Asian Games; on December 12, he and Zhang Zequn explained the opening ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Games for the disabled; on December 19, he and Zhang Zequn explained the closing ceremony of the Guangzhou Asian Games for the disabled.

On the evening of January 16, 2011, in the Olympic Center Gymnasium, Zhou Tao presided over the award presentation Party of Anta 2010 CCTV sports figures; on January 17, 2011, he presided over the Closing Party of "filial piety and righteousness" Festival; on February 17, he presided over the 2011 CCTV Lantern Festival. On June 27, he, together with Zhu Jun, Dong Qing and Zhang Zequn, presided over 90 years of singing. On July 30, together with Niu Qun, he presided over the fireworks evening of the sixth Jiangxi Guangchang international Lotus Festival. On August 23, the 26th Shenzhen Universiade hosted the commentary.

At the 2012 Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Tao, as deputy director of CCTV's large-scale program center, led a small team to visit the grassroots. They went to the homes of ordinary people to send their blessings, listen to the opinions and suggestions of the masses, make dumplings and watch the Spring Festival Gala together, and have a happy new year. On March 23, he acted as the host of Sanya Liansheng Qunxing concert and partnered with Zhu Jun. With CCTV's "heart to heart" Art Troupe, he went to the remote and poor areas to perform for the common people, and presided over such major activities as the celebration of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, the 20th anniversary of reform and opening up and the 50th anniversary of the founding of the people's Republic of China. He is enthusiastic about public welfare, presided over the large-scale fund-raising performance for flood fighting and disaster relief of CCTV in 1998, and participated in many fund-raising competitions for hope project and national sports foundation with "China Star Football Team" He once performed in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region with the Youth Federation consolation group and Chongqing with the Youth Federation "journey to the west" consolation group, and participated in the "100 days countdown to Macao's return" Tiananmen Square concert organized by the Youth Federation.

In 2016, he was the host of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala and Lantern Festival Gala; in the same year, he was transferred to Beijing performing arts group as the chief performance officer. Member of the 10th Committee of the Chinese Federation of literary and art circles. On August 2, 2018, he was the chief director of 2018 Olympic Park Music season.

In August 2019, he served as the chief director of the music season of the 2019 Olympic Park. In December, Zhou Tao and Du Haitao co hosted Hunan Satellite TV's variety show the third season of sound in its territory. In 2020, Zhou Tao will be the chief director of the Chinese Federation of literary and art circles. The 2020 Spring Festival gala will be full of highlights

Personal life

Zhou Tao's father is a senior middle school teacher, and his mother was transferred from a dance teacher to the director of the District Culture Bureau. Grandparents were also intellectuals.

Zhou Tao's first husband was Yao Hong. Yao Hong was the host of China Central People's Radio's "a wonderful night for thousands of miles" and also a senior three times over Zhou Tao. In 2002, Zhou Tao and Yao Hong formally divorced.

Zhou Tao's present husband is Lu Yun. They met in 1995. They were born in science and engaged in related cultural industry. Six months later, Lu Yun proposed to her, but Zhou Tao did not rashly agree. In the summer of 2004, Zhou Tao married Lu Yun. Zhou Tao's daughter, Xiang Xiang, was born in October 2005.

Main works

Take part in the film

Sketch works

Writing works

variety show

social activities

Zhou Tao has taken the initiative to perform in grassroots, young and old, border and poor areas for many times. Among them, she has participated in more than 40 performances of CCTV's "heart to heart" Art Troupe alone.

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Zhou Tao from an unknown news anchor to CCTV's leading Huadan. At the peak of a host's career, I choose to be an ordinary official of BOCOG. In the "variety show" is hot, she chose to plan an environmental protection type of column "infinite true feelings"; in her calm job, she chose to constantly open up a new world for herself, to create a new stage with her own strength; to create a miracle with ordinary! She is beautiful and generous, dignified and elegant, with a sweet voice and sensitive response. She takes up the microphone to laugh, and hosts the program in a proper way.

Zhou Tao has a good image and unique charm of beauty, kindness, intelligence, wisdom, virtue and art. He has a wide range of social influence and public affinity, and is deeply loved by the audience. Zhou Tao won the International Gold Crown Award and became the first host in Asia to receive this award.

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