Janet Wu (WHDH)

Janet Wu is an American TV presenter, journalist and teacher.

Janet Wu
Born
Texas
Alma materYale University (B.A., Psychology and Philosophy, 1988)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (M.A., Journalism)
OccupationAnchor, journalist, teacher
EmployerWCBS (New York)
Websitejanetwu.com

Until November 2015, she had been a general assignment reporter and fill-in presenter for WHDH-TV (Channel 7), NBC's Boston affiliate, and had worked for them for 17 years.

Early life and education

Wu, who was born in Texas and raised in Miami, Florida,[1] received her bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy from Yale University.[2] She then earned a master's degree at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She is working on another master's degree in literature and creative writing from the Harvard Extension School.

Career

Before joining WHDH-TV in 1996,[2] Wu was the weekday morning presenter for KIRO-TV in Seattle. Before that, she was the weekend presenter and reporter at KGMB in Honolulu, Hawaii. During college, she had worked for WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut.

A published essayist and op-ed contributor, Wu speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.[3] Her essay "Homeward Bound" was published in The New York Times[4] and appears in expository writing texts including The Norton Sampler and Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings. In June 2012, she wrote an essay which was published in The Boston Globe entitled "Marina Keegan and the gift of time" reflecting on the tragic untimely death of 2012 Yale graduate Marina Keegan.[5]

In November 2015, she left WHDH-TV to continue her charity work and to teach at Emerson College.[1]

In April 2018, she took a job with Bloomberg as an anchor/reporter.[6]

Publications

References
  1. "Janet Wu Leaves WHDH", newenglandone.com, November 25, 2015
  2. Yale Club of Boston, "Conversation with Janet Wu '88, Channel 7 Newscaster", February 17, 2011
  3. "Janet Wu". Boston.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  4. Janet Wu (September 5, 1999). "Lives; Homeward Bound". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  5. Janet Wu (June 1, 2012). "Marina Keegan and the gift of time". The Boston Globe. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  6. Janet Wu, LinkedIn, September 2018
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