Jo Woo-jong

Jo Woo-jong joined KBS as an announcer in 2005 and hosted many of its programs until 2016. A path from Seoul's Yangjae High School to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, then into announcing, reads like a deliberate investment in language and clear communication. Broadcasting is a craft of composure: choosing the right word in real time, carrying information without distorting it. I tend to romanticize those who do steady, daily work well. He also has Instagram and X accounts. Sometimes the most respectable careers are the ones without dramatic headlines.

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Name (English)

Jo Woo-jong

Name (Japanese)

チョ・ウジョン

Reading

ちょ・うじょん

Born

October 6, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

South Korea

Occupation

announcer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Dragon

High school

Yangjae High School

University

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jowoojong/
• Xhttps://x.com/jwjasj
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12616953

Tags

• announcer

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.