- Norio Minorikawa
Nihongo|Monta Mino|みの もんた|Mino Monta, born Nihongo|Norio Minorikawa|御法川 法男|Minorikawa Norio|extra=b.
August 22 ,1944 , is aJapan ese television presenter. OnNovember 28 ,2006 , he set the Guinness World Record for the television host who had appeared live for the most time (21 hours, 42 minutes) during a week [ [http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov28/0,4670,JapanTVHost,00.html FOXNews.com - Japanese TV Host Is World's Busiest - Celebrity Gossip Entertainment News Arts And Entertainment] ] .Mino is from Setagaya in
Tokyo . He graduated from Rikkyo High School andRikkyo University . After a short stint in the conservative newspaper "Sankei Shimbun ", he was transferred to sister companyNippon Cultural Broadcasting in 1967, where he worked as a radio announcer reading the news, covering baseball games, and hosting the late-night program "Sei! Young ". The name Mino Monta originated in the opening to another NCB program he hosted, "All Japan Pop 20." He left NCB in 1979 to work at his father's company inAichi Prefecture , but continued to read the news as a contractor for Aichi Broadcasting.He presents "Mino Monta no Asa Zuba!" (みのもんたの朝ズバッ!), "
Kuizu $ Mirionea ", the Japanese version of the British quiz show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? " and hosted the long-running afternoon television programme, "Omoikkiri TV" ("Full Throttle TV" [http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/061128/K112802AU.html] ), until it was discontinued in 2007, in which he dispensed advice on lifestyle, health, and other things to his fans. He also presents "Amazing Animals" (どうぶつ奇想天外, "Dōbutsukisōtengai") on Sunday evenings.Mino, 63, received a
Guinness World Record certificate onJune 5 ,2008 on his 22 hours, 15 seconds of live April TV broadcasts, breaking his previous record. He claims “he only needs 4 hours of sleep every night, hosts 11 TV programs, including news shows, talk shows, wildlife shows and quiz shows, and appears on television every day of the week except Sunday; he asked - "'How about a live show on Sunday?" [ [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jiHNev-owwFXGZCfoe4exeR6TARAD9144IOO1 Afp.google.com, Guinness: Japanese TV host is world's busiest] ] [ [http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2008/04/080418.aspx guinnessworldrecords, Mino's record on Guinness] ] [ [http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080605p2a00m0na011000c.html mainichi.jp/national TV mogul Mino smashes world record for 'most live hours in a week'] ]Mino Monta currently lives in
Zushi, Kanagawa and commutes daily between Zushi and central Tokyo.References
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