Janet Wu
{{Short description|American television personality}}
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| alma_mater = Yale University (B.A., Psychology and Philosophy, 1988)
Columbia University (M.A., Journalism and International Affairs)
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Janet Wu is an American TV presenter, journalist and teacher.
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.
In 2018 she became an anchor/reporter for Bloomberg News.
Early life and education
Wu, who was born in Texas and raised in Miami, Florida, received her bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy from Yale University.Yale Club of Boston, [http://aya.yale.edu/event/yale-club-boston-conversation-janet-wu-88-channel-7-newscaster "Conversation with Janet Wu '88, Channel 7 Newscaster"], February 17, 2011 She earned a master's degree at Columbia University in Journalism and International Affairs.{{cite web |title=Janet Wu |url=https://www.bloombergmedia.com/talent/people/janet-wu/ |website=Bloomberg Media |access-date=23 December 2022}}
Career
Before joining WHDH-TV in 1996, 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. She also made a cameo appearance in the film Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home. During college, she had worked for WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut.
A published essayist and op-ed contributor, Wu speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.{{cite news| title =Janet Wu| newspaper =Boston.com| url =http://www.boston.com/partners/whdh/3/wu.html| access-date =May 20, 2015}} Her essay "Homeward Bound" was published in The New York Times{{cite news| author =Janet Wu| title =Lives; Homeward Bound| newspaper =The New York Times| date = September 5, 1999| url =https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/magazine/lives-homeward-bound.html| access-date =May 20, 2015}} 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.{{cite news| author =Janet Wu| title =Marina Keegan and the gift of time| newspaper =The Boston Globe| date = June 1, 2012| url =https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2012/06/01/marina-keegan-and-gift-time/cSLLBDpO8MoX9xDWDqEwSJ/story.html| access-date =May 20, 2015}}
In November 2015, she left WHDH-TV to continue her charity work and to teach at Emerson College.[http://www.newenglandone.com/news/local-news/item/1210-janet-wu-leaves-whdh-boston.html "Janet Wu Leaves WHDH"], newenglandone.com, November 25, 2015
In April 2018, she took a job with Bloomberg as an anchor/reporter.[https://www.linkedin.com/in/janet-wu-262b778 Janet Wu], LinkedIn, September 2018 For Bloomberg, Wu primarily interviews entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders,https://www.janetwu.com primarily for “Bloomberg Baystate Business.” {{cite web | url=https://www.bso.org/profiles/janet-wu | title=Janet Wu }}
Wu was named in 2022 as a member of the Council on Strategic Risks.{{cite web | url=https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/janet-wu/ | title=Janet Wu | date=14 November 2022 }}
She also regularly hosts events with the Boston Symphony; Wu is an accomplished cellist and pianist.{{cite web | url=https://www.bso.org/profiles/janet-wu | title=Janet Wu }}
Publications
- Fawcett, Susan. [http://www.cengagebrain.com/shop/isbn/9780618766444 Evergreen: A Guide to Writing with Readings, 8th Edition]. CENGAGE Learning, 2007. (Janet Wu essay, "Homeward Bound")
- Cooley, Thomas (Editor). [http://books.wwnorton.com/books/detail-contents.aspx?ID=15402 The Norton Sampler: Short Essays for Composition]. W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. (Janet Wu essay, "Homeward Bound")
- Wu, Janet. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/magazine/lives-homeward-bound.html?pagewanted=1 "Homeward Bound"], The New York Times, September 5, 1999.
- Wu, Janet. [http://www.dce.harvard.edu/pubs/charles/1999/jwu.html "Identity Crisis"], Charles River Review, Harvard University, Fall 1999.
- Wu, Janet; Tarsy, Andrew. [http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/03/31/dith_pran_two_views_of_a_legend/?page=full "Dith Pran: Two views of a legend"], The Boston Globe, March 23, 2008.
- Wu, Janet, [https://archive.today/20130118140720/http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-01/opinion/31948724_1_yale-students-yale-seniors-yale-campus "Marina Keegan and the gift of time"], The Boston Globe, June 1, 2012
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110717112136/http://www.tuboston.com/article-3167-a-cool-collected-eve.html Foundation Gala, November 6, 2009, Janet Wu, Emcee] (archived 2011)
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Category:American television reporters and correspondents
Category:Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Harvard Extension School alumni
Category:School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni