is a Japanese NHK employee and former television announcer, and a graduate of the University of Tokyo's arts department. In June 1998, she appeared on "Live from Studio Park", NHK's live talk show.
Sayumi Michishige, former member of J-pop idol group Morning Musume, was named after Horie by her father.According to Michishige (on the Youngtown Saturday radio show) her father was a fan of NHK announcer Sayumi Horie and so, hoping his own daughter would grow to resemble Horie, decided to name her Sayumi.
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