{{Short description|Chinese news anchor}} {{Family name hatnote|Zhang|lang=Chinese}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox person | image = | image_size = | caption = | name = Zhang Hongmin | native_name = 张宏民 | native_name_lang = zh | birth_name = | other_names = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|3|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = Beijing, China | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|}} --> | death_place = | death_cause = | alma_mater = Communication University of China | occupation = News presenter | years_active = 1982–present | organization = | agent = | known_for = ''Xinwen Lianbo'' | notable_works = | television = China Central Television (CCTV) | political_party = Chinese Communist Party | movement = | spouse = <!-- {{marriage||}} --> | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | awards = {{Awards|award=Golden Mike Award |year=2009 |title= }}<!-- {{Awards|award= |year= |title= }} --> | signature = | signature_alt = | signature_size = }} '''Zhang Hongmin''' ({{lang-zh|s=张宏民|t=張宏民|p=Zhāng Hóngmín}}; born 13 March 1961) is a Chinese news presenter for China Central Television (CCTV), the main state announcer of China. He won the Golden Mic Award in 2009.

He is known in China as an announcer for the 7:00 pm CCTV news program ''Xinwen Lianbo'', shown all over China on various networks and internationally, which is one of the most watched news programs in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cctv.com/china/20090611/103544.shtml |script-title=zh:《新闻联播》主持人张宏民出席罗京追悼会(图) |date=2009 |publisher=CCTV |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://ent.qq.com/a/20080326/000024.htm |script-title=zh:央视主播张宏民掷20万过49岁生日引发热议(图) |date=2008 |publisher=QQ |language=zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://media.people.com.cn/n/2013/0809/c40606-22499709.html |script-title=zh:薛飞罗京张宏民 央视《新闻联播》三大帅哥旧照 |date= 2013 |publisher=People.com |language=zh}}</ref>

==Biography== Zhang was born in Beijing in March 1961, with his ancestral home in Tang County, Hebei. After graduating from the Communication University of China in 1982 he was assigned to China Central Television to host ''Xinwen Lianbo''.

On June 4, 1989, he and Du Xian reported that the People's Liberation Army had cleared thousands of protesting students from Tian'anmen Square. Du Xian was forced to resign for expressing sympathy, but Zhang Hongmin was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAUo4kBkTvU |script-title=zh:1989年6月4日中国中央电视台新闻联播节目（前5分钟）|language=zh|website=YouTube }}</ref>

==Works== ===Television=== * ''Xinwen Lianbo'' ({{lang-zh|s=新闻联播|links=no}})

==Awards== * 2009 Golden Mic Award.

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