Special Advisor to KPS99TV
Yaguang Xiao
ContributorYaguang Xiao is Special Advisor to KPS99TV, a senior journalist and recipient of the sixth Fan Changjiang Journalism Award. His work spans television news, public-interest and in-depth reporting, programme production and media convergence.
Organization: KPS99TV
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Biography
Yaguang Xiao is Special Advisor to KPS99TV, a senior journalist and recipient of the sixth Fan Changjiang Journalism Award. His professional experience covers television reporting, in-depth journalism, news commentary, programme production and media convergence. Served as Deputy Director of KPS99TV from 2025 to 2026 and now serves as Special Advisor to the station.
He entered the Chinese Department of Shanxi University in 1978 and taught at the university after graduation. He joined Shanxi Television in 1991, working as a reporter and producer. His former appointments include director of the livelihood channel at China Yellow River Television, artistic director at Shanxi Yellow River Television, and director of the correspondent management centre at Shanxi Radio and Television. These roles brought together editorial production, programme planning and media management.
His reporting has focused on people's lives and social issues, with an emphasis on fieldwork, telling details and factual reporting. He was a co-creator of the television feature The People's Secretary Liang Yurun and the television commentary An Alarm Bell Sounded with a Life, which received first prizes at the 13th and 14th China News Awards respectively. In 2004, he received the sixth Fan Changjiang Journalism Award.
Alongside reporting and programme management, he has contributed to journalism education and professional training, including appointments as a specially appointed or visiting professor. His lectures for universities and media organisations address television news production, interviewing and media convergence, connecting newsroom experience with the development of news judgement, thorough reporting and editorial depth.
Professional experience
Served as Deputy Director of KPS99TV from 2025 to 2026 and now serves as Special Advisor to the station.
Joined Shanxi Television in 1991 and worked as a reporter and producer in television news and programme production.
Former director of the livelihood channel at China Yellow River Television, artistic director at Shanxi Yellow River Television, and director of the correspondent management centre at Shanxi Radio and Television.
Co-created The People's Secretary Liang Yurun, a first-prize winner at the 13th China News Awards in 2003, and helped plan and create An Alarm Bell Sounded with a Life, a first-prize winner at the 14th China News Awards in 2004.
Received the sixth Fan Changjiang Journalism Award in 2004.
Appointed as a specially appointed professor at Neijiang Normal University in 2014 and participated in journalism teaching and professional exchanges.
Delivered a media-convergence lecture at Neijiang Normal University in 2015 and shared television news production and media-convergence experience at its Fan Changjiang School of Journalism in 2018.
Education
Entered the Chinese Department of Shanxi University in 1978 and taught at the university after graduation.
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