Takeshi Mori (announcer)

Takeshi Mori
森 武史
Born	(1959-12-02)2 December 1959 Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Other names	森 たけし
Occupation(s)	Television announcer Tarento
Years active	1983–present
Employer	Yomiuri TV→Mori chan
Website	ameblo.jp/takeshimori2020/

Takeshi Mori (森 武史 or 森 たけし, Mori Takeshi, born 2 December 1959 in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese television announcer and works for Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation. After leaving Yomiuri TV, he will run a personal company "Mori chan".

He entered Yomiuri TV as a television announcer in 1983, and won the 1987 Silver Award from the Shingo-Ryūkōgo Taishō (lit. "Neologism-Buzzword Prize") with Jiro Shinbo for creating the buzzword neologism Nangiyanā (なんぎやなぁ) in response to the losing streak of the Hanshin Tigers during that time period.^[1]

References

1. "1987 流行語部門・銀賞「なんぎやなぁ」" (in Japanese). Jiyukokuminsha. 1987. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2009.