Former CCTV anchorman Li Yong died on Oct 25 at age 50 after 17 months of battle against cancer, Li’s wife said this morning.
据李咏妻子所述，在与癌症作了17个月的斗争后，央视前主持人李咏于10月25日去世，享年50岁。
Ha Wen, television director and wife of Li, released a statement on her official Sina Weibo account which reads "I have lost my love, after 17 months of cancer therapy at 5:20 am on Oct 25, 2018, in the United States."
李咏的妻子兼电视导演哈文，在新浪微博账号发布声明，“在美国，经过17个月的癌症治疗，2018年10月5日凌晨5点20分，永远失去了我爱……”
Li, who was born on May 3, 1968, in Urumqi, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, enrolled in Communication University of China in 1987, one of China’s top institution for media production. In 1991, he joined China Central Television as a writer and director.
李咏于1968年5月3日出生在中国西北部的新疆维吾尔自治区乌鲁木齐，1987年考入中国传媒大学，1991年加入中国中央电视台，担任编剧和导演。
Li was most known for his witty comments and easy-going style while he hosted several hit reality game and talent shows, including Lucky 52, A Special Six-Plus-One, as well as the talk show Yong Le Hui.
他主持过热门真人秀和达人秀，诙谐的言辞以及随和的风格众所周知，节目包括幸运52，非常6+1以及咏乐会。
Li has also hosted several years of Spring Festival Gala, the most watched television program in China during the Spring Festival.
李咏也主持过多届春节联欢晚会——春节期间最受观众喜爱的电视节目。
Li is survived by his wife and a 16-year-old daughter.
李咏去世后留下了妻子和16岁的女儿。
