赵忠祥走了，他的《动物世界》是几代人的童年回忆

今日7时30分，著名主持人赵忠祥因患癌症抢救无效，在北京世纪坛医院去世，享年78岁。

Household name TV anchor Zhao Zhongxiang died at 7:30 Thursday morning in Beijing. He was 78.

他逝世这一天，正好是他的生日。

作为中国电视业的传奇人物，他的主持声音令几代人终生难忘。

点击视频回顾赵忠祥生前影像：

16日早，赵忠祥之子赵方在社交媒体上发布了父亲去世的消息。

In a statement released on his official Sina Weibo account by his son, Zhao Fang, the veteran anchorman sought medical care at the end of 2019 after feeling unwell. He was diagnosed with cancer, which had already spread by the time of diagnosis.
赵忠祥之子赵方发布在新浪微博上的声明称，赵忠祥于2019年底感到身体不适，就医检查，发现身患癌症，已经扩散。

赵忠祥，1942年1月16日出生于河北省邢台市宁晋县，1959年进入中央电视台的前身北京电视台，是中国第二位电视播音员、第一位男播音员。

Born on Jan 16, 1942 in Xingtai, Hebei, Zhao Zhongxiang is best known for his professionalism in journalism, news broadcast and dubbing.
dubbing /'dʌbɪŋ/：配音

赵忠祥主持《新闻联播》

In 1959, Zhao joined Beijing Television, the predecessor of CCTV, as a broadcaster. He was China's first male broadcaster to work in television.

1979年，赵忠祥随邓小平访美期间采访美国总统卡特，成为第一位进入白宫采访美国总统的中华人民共和国记者。

When former chairman Deng Xiaoping made a historic visit to the United States in 1979, Zhao went with him and was the host of a daily half-hour report about the visit. He was also the first Chinese journalist to visit the White House and interviewed then-president Jimmy Carter.

1984年起，赵忠祥先后主持过15次央视春节联欢晚会，创下了多项主持记录。

He hosted 15 broadcasts of the Spring Festival Gala, the must-watch for Chinese audiences on Chinese New Year's Eve that began airing in 1984, and was the record-holder for any host who has worked with the show.