Uncle Ray
Guinness World Records - The World's Most Durable DJ
Lifetime Achievement Awards in Broadcasting
MBE By Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II of England
About Uncle Ray
Ray Corderio, as known as Uncle Ray by all music lovers in Hong Kong, was born on 12 December 1924. He first started his career as a clerk in Hong Kong Bank in 1946, shortly after he graduated from St. Joseph's Colleage. In 1949, Uncle Ray made a move to join Rediffusion as a script writer and later was promoted to the rank of a DJ. The very first program hosted by Uncel Ray was called "Progressive Jazz".
In 1960, Uncle Ray joined Radio and Television Hong Kong ("RTHK") as the Head of Light Music. He stays with RTHK ever since.
Milestones in Uncle Ray's career
Uncle Ray attended a 3 months BBC course in Britian in 1964. He interviewed the Beatles twice in Britian and then in Hong Kong. Altogether, he had interviewed the Beatles 3 times in his lifetime and just once would be the dream of any DJ.
In 1970, Uncle Ray led a group of Hong Kong's top bands to perform at the 1970 Osaka Expo and was found to be the most well-attended event in the Expo. He started his longest broadcast radio program in Hong Kong, "All The Way With Ray" in the same year.
Uncle Ray's another radio program "Lucky Dip" was recognized as one of the most important and most popular radio shows in Hong Kong's entertainment business that helped to create the music scene of band sound in the 60's and 70's featuring some of the most popular singers and bands of that era. Names like Joe Junior, Teddy Robin and the Playboys, Irene Ryder, Roman Tam and the Four Steps, Sam Hui and the Lotus.
In 1987, Uncle Ray was awarded the MBE by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace, London.
In December 1997, during RTHK's launch of 70th anniversary of Broadcasting in Hong Kong, Uncle Ray was bestowed with "THE LIFE-TIME ACHIEVEMENT IN BROADCASTING AWARD" by one of his favourite pop idols, Paul Anka.
In 2000, Uncle Ray was awarded Guinness World Records the World's Most Durable DJ. Uncle Ray's RTHK show "All The Way With Ray" has been broadcasting for more than 30 years since 1970! Yes, Uncle Ray is breaking the records every night now! 
In Aug 2001, Uncle Ray was awarded by the Management and Staff of Elvis Presley Enterprises Inc., Graceland, Memphis for his over 30 years of contribution to Elvis and his fan club in Hong Kong.
Stars Interviewed by Uncle Ray
1. THE BEATLES (3 times)
2. THE BEACH BOYS
3. BILLY ECKSTINE
4. BROTHERS FOUR
5. BUDDY RICH
6. CARLOS SANTANA
7. CARMEN CAVALLARO
8. KAREN AND RICHARD CARPENTERS
9. CILLA BLACK
10. CLASSICS 4
11. CLIFF RICHARD (4 times)
12. DONNY & MARIE OSMOND
13. DES O'CONNOR
14. DON MCLEAN
15. DONNA SUMMER
16. DRIFTERS
17. DUKE ELLINGTON
18. ELLA FITZGERALD
19. EDDIE FISHER
20. ELTON JOHN (3 times)
21. ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS
22. FRANK SINATRA
23. FRANKIE VAUGHAN
24. DAVID CASSIDY
25. GERRY &THE PACEMAKERS
26. HELEN SHAPIRO
27. HENRY MANCINI
28. HERMAN'S HERMITS
29. HOLLIES
30. LES PAUL & MARY FORD
31. LIONEL RICHIE
32. MANFRED MANN
33. MATT MONRO (3 times)
34. MILLS BROS
35. NEIL SEDAKA
36. OSCAR PETERSON
37. PATTI PAGE
38. PAUL ANKA
39. PAUL MAURIAT
40. QUINCY JONES
41. ROLLING STONES
42. SAMMY DAVIS JR.
43. SARAH VAUGHAN
44. SEARCHERS
45. SHADOWS
46. SHEENA EASTEN
47. SWING BLUES JEANS
48. PLATTERS (Original with Tony Williams)
49. TURTLES
50. TONY WILLIAMS
51. VENTURES
52. VINCE HILL
53. THE WHO
54. PETER, PAUL AND MARY
55. DIANA KRALL
56. JOSE FELICIANO
57. LOBO
58. NORAH JONES
59. BEE GEES
60. ROBERTA FLACK
61. BONEY M
62. QUINCY JONES
63. ENGRLBERT HUMPERDRICK
64. ELLA FITZERALD
65. OSCAR PETERSON
and the list just goes on and on....