Eleanor Legasto Nishiumi
Eleanor Legasto Nishiumi, known as Ellen Nishiumi,(b: February 22, 1966) is a Filipino television personality most noted as a host of the Oh Tokyo information program for the Japanese-Filipino WINS cable television studio.
Background
Nishiumi was born February 23, 1966 in the Philippines, the daughter of Edgardo V. Legasto, a short story writer, and Elsa Diaz. At the age of 18, she began training with a Filipino dance troupe which performed in Japan. During her stay in Japan she met Toshiya Nishiumi and they married in Tokyo in 1993. In 1995, a Filipino friend who hosted the small online news program, WINS Japan, asked her to audition as a reporter. Nishiumi agreed although her Nihongo language skills were poor. Nishiumi was later hired as a host reporter for the Oh Tokyo information program for the WINS Filipino channel. ABS-CBN aired her story with Toni Gonzaga portraying Nishiumi.