June Yee

June Yee
Born	June Yee
Career
Show	Orient Express
Station	BBC Radio Merseyside
Time slot	Weekly, Mondays at 9pm
Style	Radio presenter
Country	United Kingdom

June Yee is a British-Chinese radio presenter from Liverpool England. ^[1] She is best known for presenting BBC Radio Merseyside's weekly Chinese programme called 'Orient Express' since the 1980s. ^{[2] [1]}

Life

Yee was born and raised in Liverpool, England. June attended Queen Mary High School in Liverpool. ^[3]

Career

Yee began her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Merseyside in 1988, alongside Lawrence Ma and Mary Ng. ^[4] She took on various roles including the production and planning of five-minute news bulletins, before becoming a presenter. ^[5]

In 2014, Yee took part in a special broadcast for the BBC based on the Chinese Community, at Liverpool's History Museum. Alongside her radio career, Yee works in accountancy and is also a long-time school governor of Bidston Avenue Primary School. ^[6]

June currently presents the weekly version of 'Orient Express', alongside co-host Billy Hui BEM, on Monday evenings on BBC Radio Merseyside. ^{[7] [8]}

On 27th July 2025, Yee presented Pick Of The Week on BBC Radio 4. ^[9]

References

1. "Orient Express". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
2. "Presenter Profile: June Yee". BBC . Retrieved 2009-05-14.
3. "BBC Liverpool Chinese anchor talks about growing up". BBC News. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
4. "BBC Radio Merseyside - Orient Express". BBC Radio Merseyside . Retrieved 2014-05-14.
5. "Orient Express : BBC Radio Merseyside : January 14, 2020". Internet Archive. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
6. "Video: Liverpool Chinese Xu Weilian and June Yee". BBC China. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
7. "BBC Radio Merseyside - June Yee". BBC Radio Merseyside . Retrieved 2009-05-14.
8. "TuneIn - Orient Express". TuneIn . Retrieved 2009-05-14.
9. "BBC Radio 4 - June Yee". BBC Radio 4. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-07-13.