Lin Sue Cooney
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| Born | Lin Sue Shepherd Taipei, Taiwan |
| Occupation | News Anchor |
Lin Sue Cooney is a television reporter who works at Arizona's Channel 12 NBC affiliate, KPNX.
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[edit] Biography
In her childhood her family moved from her birth place, Taipei, Taiwan, to Great Falls, Montana.[1] After graduating with honors from Great Falls High School, Cooney attended Montana State University and transferred to Willamette University following her freshman year.
She graduated cum laude from Willamette obtaining a bachelor's degree in English and political science. She completed her studies towards becoming a news reporter by earning a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism.
Soon after graduating from both universities she moved to Beaumont, Texas where she got her first on-camera experience as a journalist. After her stint in Beaumont she moved to Dallas where she became news anchor at WFAA-TV and a local celebrity.
While in Dallas she was the host of a local show geared towards young adults named PM Magazine.
Having obtained experience in Texas as a news anchor and show host, Cooney next moved to Phoenix where she immediately became news anchor at KPNX-TV Channel 12.
Cooney has embraced many causes such as breast cancer and education. She also has a news section named Against All Odds, where she interviews people that channel 12 considers heroes due to certain circumstances. Just like she did before in Dallas, Cooney also become a local celebrity in Phoenix and her photo is often seen on billboards there announcing Channel 12 news with Mark Curtis. She has also done specials about the adoption of her Chinese son. She has co-hosted walks for AIDS and breast cancer awareness. She also has a column in Raising Arizona Kids magazine.
Cooney is married and has four children, one of whom is adopted.
[edit] Awards
Lin Sue Cooney has won a number of awards in her career. These include:
- Best Anchor, American Women in Radio and Television Phoenix chapter.
- six Rocky Mountain Emmy awards.
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- American television journalists
- Willamette University alumni
- People from Beaumont, Texas
- Montana State University alumni
- American people of Chinese descent
- Living people
- People from Great Falls, Montana
- Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
- Medill School of Journalism alumni
- People from Taipei
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- Women journalists
- Emmy Award winners
