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{{short description|Australian journalist}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2015}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Chen (surname)|Chin]]|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lee Lin Chin
| image = Lee-lin-chin.jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1953}}
| citizenship = [[Australia|Australian]]
| alma_mater = [[St. Margaret's Secondary School]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Television news presenter|Radio presenter|Translator|Journalist|[[Fashion]]ista}}
| years_active = 1968–2018
| known_for = ''[[SBS World News|SBS World News Presenter]]'' (1992–2018)
| television = {{hlist|[[SBS World News]]|[[The Feed (Australian TV series)|The Feed]]|Fashionista|Celebrity Chin Wag|Broadcast Battleground|The Weekend Shift}}
| notable_works = Iced Beer and Other Tantalising Tips for Life {{ISBN|9780143783657}}
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =
}}
'''Lee Lin Chin''' (born 1953) is an Indonesian-born Australian<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.com.au/authors/lee-lin-chin|title=Lee Lin Chin|publisher=Penguin Books Australia|access-date=2021-12-27}}</ref> television, radio presenter and journalist. She is best known for her association with the [[Special Broadcasting Service]] (SBS) network, and presented ''[[SBS World News]]'' on weekends.

Lee Lin has been a news presenter and journalist since the late 1960s and has become popular throughout [[social media]].

In 2016, she was nominated for the [[Gold Logie]] becoming the first SBS personality to be nominated for the award in the station's 36-year run.

==Early life==
Chin was born in [[Jakarta]], Indonesia to Chinese parents<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.portrait.gov.au/portraits/2010.16/lee-lin-chin|title=Lee Lin Chin, 2004|website=National Portrait Gallery|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref> and grew up in [[Singapore]], where her media career began in television and radio in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icmi.com.au/lee-lin-chin|title=Lee Lin Chin|publisher=ICMI}}</ref>

== Media career in Australia ==
[[File:Lee Lin Chin 2016 TV Week Logie Awards (26907450075).jpg|thumb|right|Lee Lin Chin, at the Logies. Chin's eccentric style has led her to somewhat of an iconic status.<ref>{{cite news |last=Liaw |first=Adam |date=31 July 2018 |title=Lee Lin Chin was a trailblazer and I will be forever grateful to her |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jul/31/lee-lin-chin-was-a-trailblazer-and-i-will-be-forever-grateful-to-her |work=The Guardian |access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref>]]
Chin migrated to Australia in 1980 where she began working for SBS TV as a translator for Chinese language films.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/inside-story-now-back-to-you-tetsuya-416448.html|title=Inside Story: Now back to you, Tetsuya|last=Lichfield|first=John|date=18 September 2006|website=Independent|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref> Wanting to return to broadcasting, Chin moved to [[ABC Local Radio|ABC Radio]] in both [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]] and [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]].<ref name="saxton.com.au">{{Cite web |url=http://www.saxton.com.au/lee-lin-chin/ |title=Saxton: Speaker Profile, Lee Lin Chin |access-date=22 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094735/http://www.saxton.com.au/lee-lin-chin/ |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1987, Chin moved to SBS World News, presenting the weekend news, where she remained until her retirement in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-29/lee-lin-chin-final-bulletin-for-sbs/10049468|title='Unique in every way': Lee Lin Chin bids farewell on final bulletin for SBS|date=29 July 2018|website=ABC|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref>

Chin has had many roles throughout her career, including news reading, research, reporting, interviews, selecting and programming music, voice-overs for commercials, and producing in-flight programmes for international airlines.

Chin has also starred in a minor role as a newsreader in the independent Australian movie ''[[Resistance (1992 film)|Resistance]]'' by [[Hugh Keays-Byrne]]. She also had a small role, playing a [[Thailand|Thai]] [[interpreter]], in the 1989 Australian mini-series ''[[Bangkok Hilton]]'', with [[Nicole Kidman]].

In 2014, Chin started to become involved in SBS's ''[[The Feed (Australian TV series)|The Feed]]'', creating small segments where she presents small comedy segments including "Pranked with Lee Lin Chin", "Lee Lin Chin Versus [[Maggie Beer]]", "Celebrity Chin Wag", comedic cooking show "Lee Linguine" and most recently "The Real Newsreaders of Sydney" with fellow newsreaders [[Sandra Sully]] and [[Natalie Barr]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/sbs-newsreader-lee-lin-chin-turns-celebrity-gossip-reporter-against-her-will/story-e6frfmyi-1226822542181|title=Lee Lin Chin's hilarious career change|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/nov/28/popular-australian-newsreaders-channel-anchorman-in-epic-broadcast-battle|title=Popular Australian newsreaders channel Anchorman in epic broadcast battle|last=Code|first=Bill|date=28 November 2014|website=the Guardian|language=en|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref>

On 18 May 2015, she was announced to be Australia's spokesperson for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2015|2015 Eurovision Song Contest]]. She gave the "all-important" twelve points to the eventual winner, [[Sweden]]'s [[Måns Zelmerlöw]] and his song "[[Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song)|Heroes]]".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/and-2015-eurovision-winner/2648487/|title=And the 2015 Eurovision winner is….|last=Cronin|first=Seanna|date=24 May 2015|work=Northern Star|access-date=6 October 2018|language=en}}</ref> She returned to this role in [[Eurovision Song Contest 2016|2016]] and gave twelve points to [[Belgium]]'s [[Laura Tesoro]] and her song "[[What's the Pressure]]", and also [[Eurovision Song Contest 2017|the following year]], where the twelve points were awarded to the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Lucie Jones]] with her song "[[Never Give Up On You]]". In 2018, she was replaced in this role by Ricardo Goncalves.

On 6 August 2015, ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]'' revealed that the tweets posted on Chin's official Twitter account were ghostwritten by comedian Chris Leben, head comedy writer for ''The Feed''. It is unclear how much of an input Chin actually has in overseeing the account, however, an SBS spokesperson insists that Chin "has to see everything that goes out in her name". Chin's depiction on ''The Feed'' and social media are more or less an exaggeration of herself that are "inspired by" her personality. An SBS insider states that Chin "can be quite funny, which she is never allowed to be on the news". They believe the key to her success is that "people get to see something they don't usually get to see".<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/the-two-faces-of-lee-lin-chin-20150805-gimwln.html|title=The two faces of Lee Lin Chin|first=Peter|last=Munro|date=5 August 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref>

Her 'Chinspirational' book, ''Iced Beer and Other Tantalising Tips for Life'', co-written with Chris Leben, was published in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguin.com.au/books/iced-beer-and-other-tantalising-tips-for-life-9781760143466/article/1171-home-truths|title=Home truths|date=5 December 2016|publisher=Penguin Books Australia}}</ref>

In July 2018, Chin announced her resignation stating that "...working two days a week didn't give me enough time to devote to the pub and re-reading the complete works of Shakespeare. So now that I work zero days that issue has been addressed."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-26/lee-lin-chin-resigns-from-sbs-after-30-years-of-presenting/10040040|title=Lee Lin Chin quits SBS after 30 years of presenting|date=26 July 2018|publisher=ABC|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref> She later revealed that in her resignation letter, she stated that the reason behind her departure was due to systemic workplace issues at the broadcaster including a lack of diversity in management and their "lack of consideration and common human respect" for staff.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jul/22/former-sbs-newsreader-lee-lin-chin-says-she-left-broadcaster-due-to-mistreatment-of-staff|title=Former SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin says she left broadcaster due to mistreatment of staff|date=22 July 2020|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref>

In October 2018, Chin was placed number 74 on ''[[Maxim (Australia)|Maxim]]'' magazine's Hot 100 list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/winner-maxim-hot-100|title=ROBBED: Lee Lin Chin Somehow Didn't Win Maxim's Hottest 100|date=25 October 2018 |accessdate=27 October 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Chin enjoys travelling and reading, [[William Faulkner]] being a particular passion of hers. She is a lover of music, a photographer, a serious film buff and an avid beer enthusiast.<ref name=":1" /> Chin speaks conversational [[Cantonese]], [[Standard Chinese|Mandarin]] and [[Hokkien]].<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0157765|name=Lee Lin Chin}}

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[[Category:Australian television presenters]]
[[Category:Australian women television presenters]]
[[Category:Australian reporters and correspondents]]
[[Category:Australian people of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:Indonesian people of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:Mass media people from Jakarta]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indonesian emigrants to Australia]]
[[Category:1948 births]]

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