96-year-old Guinness title holder DJ bids farewell

Ray hosted the last instalment of his long-era programme, All The Way With Ray, on Saturday night.

“Well, that’s it. Thank you very much for tuning in, goodbye, thank you for coming,” Ray Cordeiro said in both English and Cantonese before signing off ahead of the 1 am news.

Ray is known for his baritone voice, flat cap and easy listening playlist. His programme has been running on Hong Kong's RTHK public broadcaster since 1970.

In 2000, the Guinness Book of World Records awarded him the title of the world's most durable DJ.

"To do what I want to do, to love what I want to love, and I don't think I have any regrets," he told news agency.

During his illustrious 72-year career, he got to know some of the biggest names in the music world, including the Beatles, Cliff Richard and Tony Bennett.

It was the coda to a radio career that began 72 years ago and a more than 50-year run for his show “All the Way with Ray,” which started on public broadcaster RTHK in 1970.

Along the way, he rubbed shoulders with the likes of Tony Bennett, the Beatles and Cliff Richard and nurtured rising Hong Kong pop stars such as Sam Hui.

Affectionately called “Uncle Ray,” Cordeiro is known for his deep, calm voice, trademark flat cap, and easy listening repertoire.

For his last show, he spun a variety of tunes from the Carpenters, Perry Como and Louis Armstrong, among others. He was born in Hong Kong of Portuguese descent.