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Angela Sun is an award-winning American journalist, television presenter, and sports reporter. A correspondent for ESPN X Games, Sun is also one of the faces of Al Gore's Current TV network.
[edit] Biography
Born in Northern California, of Chinese descent, Angela Sun began her career interning at High School Sports Focus of KICU-TV in the Bay Area. A self-taught surfer, skateboarder and snowboarder, Sun attended UCLA, and shortly after landed her first hosting job. Angela's action sports background led to hosting for EXTV, LG Action Sports Championships and ASP Surfing World Tour. She was sponsored by Roxy, Reef, Oakley, Billabong, Rip Curl, and Vans. Sun competed in pro/am surf events and was a team rider for Loaded Skateboards.
In 2003 Sun was hired as correspondent for Fox Sports Net's 54321.[1] She went on to report for FSN West's Dig! Volleyball Magazine show.
ESPN hired Sun as a correspondent for X Center for Summer X Games 11. She also reported for The Winter X Games as the New Media correspondent for ESPN.com.
In the summer of 2005 Sun left to shoot a 3 part documentary series for Current TV about Underground Christian Missionaries in China that would win her a Telly Award.
Upon return, Sun took to the red carpets and celebrity events as correspondent for ESPN Hollywood. The show was canceled after a short-lived run on ESPN2.
In 2006 Sun joined Current TV, hosting in-studio and producing and reporting in the field. Her work has taken her around the globe, including places like China, Guatemala, Australia, Philippines, Germany.
Angela presented at the 2007 Vision Awards, to raise awareness for Retinitis Pigmentosa and RP International.
Sun was a correspondent for The CW's new show, The CW Now pilot.
Angela appears opposite Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker in the 2008 film, Street Kings.
In 2008 Sun joined luxury lifestyle news magazine, LXTV First Look airing nationally on NBC In 2011 she was nominated for an Emmy award for her work on 1st Look.
In addition to LXTV, Sun hosted the show InnerView as well as MTV Iggy on the newly launched global channel of MTV networks.
In 2009 Angela became an anchor for "The Court Report" on The Tennis Channel.
In January 2010 Sun took over hosting duties for "The Yahoo Sports Minute" from former host Ashley Russell and covered the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for Yahoo! Sports.
She was the first Asian-American Female on-camera personality to appear on ESPN, Fox Sports, Tennis Channel, and Yahoo Sports.
Angela speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and some German.
She has traveled to over 40 countries and studied abroad in Australia at the University of New South Wales. Angela is a contributing travel writer for wandermelon.com
[edit] References
- ^ Laracy, Noah (30 April 2010). "Angela Sun: A Back Stage Exclusive". Back Stage. http://www.backstage.com/bso/news-and-features-features/angela-sun-a-back-stage-exclusive-1004088081.story. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
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