Former CCTV anchorman Li Yong died on Oct 25 at age 50 after 17 months of battle against cancer.
在与癌症作了17个月的斗争后，前央视主持人李咏于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，在新浪微博账号发表了一则声明：“在美国，经过17个月的抗癌治疗，2018年10月25日凌晨5点20分，永失我爱……”
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.
李咏于1968年5月3日出生于中国西北部的新疆维吾尔自治区的乌鲁木齐，于1987年考入了中国传媒大学。

In 1991, he joined China Central Television as a writer and director.
1991年，他进入了中国中央电视台，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.
他凭借在主持益智类节目和达人秀节目中的言辞诙谐、具有亲和力的特点，而为人们所熟悉。他主持的节目包括《幸运52》、《非常6+1》以及脱口秀《咏乐会》。
Li has also hosted several years of Spring Festival Gala, the most watched television program in China during the Spring Festival.
此外，李咏还主持过多年的《春节联欢晚会》--春节期间在中国观看人数最多的电视节目。