50 GFN Radio
Radio Is My Life!
An Interview with GFN’s Chief Producer, Kim Mi-young
CULTURE & ARTS
This issue marks one full year of collaboration with the Gwangju Foreign Language Network (GFN), as the Gwangju News offers an interview with Kim Mi-young (김미영), director of Programming and the Producing Department at GFN. As you read, you will see that she has had a multifaceted career in broadcasting both at GFN and earlier. — Ed.
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wangju News (GN): Thank you for taking the time to do this interview for the Gwangju News, Ms. Kim. First, please introduce yourself; tell us a little about your background, and about your career at the radio station. Kim Mi-young: To begin, I produced various TV programs while working as a PD at KBS in Seoul for six years after graduating from university. I later moved to Paris, France, with my family in 2000 and lived in Europe for eight years. In Europe, I produced and sent “World News” videos to the KBS News team and also interviewed and photographed famous designers for Korean magazines. I returned to Korea in 2008, joined GFN in 2009, and have been working there ever since.
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GN: You have been working for GFN for a really long time. During this period, you have done a few different programs and shows. Please tell us in brief about them. Kim Mi-young: Since 2009, when I started working at GFN, I have been interested in human rights. This
▲ Kim (left) receives Best Program of the Year Award.
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was before Gwangju showed interest in becoming a human rights city. GFN has been producing human rights-related documentaries every year, starting with the coverage of Rosario, Argentina, which was the first to be declared a human rights city. Some of the others were a documentary on sexual assault victims during the May 18 Democratization Movement, a documentary for unregistered migrant children, a documentary on prisoners’ human rights, a documentary designed to illuminate how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has influenced a large number of different groups in society, and a documentary for the genetic inheritability of trauma. GN: You are now a PD for the show face2face. Are there any other shows that you manage? Kim Mi-young: I have produced many kinds of programs since 2009. They have included programs of various genres, from current affairs programs like City of Light, Hello Korea, Music Program, and Sunday Talk, as well as public broadcast programs and face2face. GN: In 2018, you directed a very important and unique documentary on the abuse of women by the military during the May 18 Democratization Movement. Please tell us more about this documentary. Kim Mi-young: The idea for this documentary was obtained when I went to Argentina in 2010. Argentina is a country bearing the pain of the “Dirty War,” a historical tragedy similar to ours. During the coverage, I met female scholars who published a book collecting statements from women who were taken by the military and sexually assaulted during the People's Revolution. Looking at the book made us also wonder if this might have happened during the May 18 Democratization Movement. I wanted
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