Linda Yu
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Linda Yu | |
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| Born | December 1, 1946 |
| Alma mater | B.A. University Of Southern California |
| Occupation(s) | News Anchor – NBC 5 Chicago (1979–84) ABC 7 Chicago (1984–present) |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Children | 2 |
Linda Yu (born December 1, 1946) is a Asian-born american news anchor and author. Yu currently anchors the 4PM Eyewitness newscast for WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois with Rob Elgas, most recently with Alan Krashesky. Prior to WLS-TV, Yu served as co-anchor (alongside Ron Magers) for WMAQ-TV from 1979 until moving to WLS-TV in 1984. For her broadcasting work in Chicago, Yu has received a total of five local Emmy Awards including one for her report examining the aftermath of 9/11 in 2001. In 1984, Yu was honored with a National Gold Medal from the National Conference of Community and Justice for her documentary, "The Scars of Belfast".
Biography
Originally from Xian, China, Yu moved to Hong Kong with her family at age three; later migrating to the United States in 1951. Once in the United States, Yu and her family lived in Pennsylvania for four years, Indiana for two, and finally settling in California when Yu was twelve years old. Yu graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in 1968.[1] Yu's began her career in broadcasting in 1974 where she became a writer and producer for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles and then as a writer for ABC O & O KABC-TV also in Los Angeles. In early–1975, Yu moved to Portland, Oregon where she had a brief stint as a reporter for KATU-TV. After a few months in Oregon, Yu moved back to California where she landed a job as general assignment reporter and back–up anchor at KGO-TV, in San Francisco; where she worked until 1979. In August 1977, A news report Yu did helped with the introduction of state legislation to protect residents from uninsured motorists.
Yu moved to Chicago in mid–1979, becoming a weekend co-anchor for NBC's WMAQ-TV in October of that year. Yu worked at the station for five years, From 1979 until 1984; moving on to reporting the 4:30 and 10PM newscasts alongside Ron Magers. In May 1981, Yu received a Emmy award for a special newscast on the March 30, 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Yu received a second Emmy award the following year for her report and coverage of a construction accident in Chicago's downtown loop. In April 1984, Yu joined the WLS-TV (ABC 7 Chicago) station as co-anchor of the station's 4PM newscast mostly alongside news anchor Joel Daly until his retirement in 2005. Yu also served as co-anchor for the 11AM newscast alongside Sylvia Perez, beginning in 1992 until the 11AM newscast was canceled in 2013. In 1987, Yu received the Emmy for Outstanding Achievement within a Regularly Scheduled News Program, Spot Coverage. Yu and Perez were the first women in the Chicago market to co-anchor a newscast. On September 6, 2016, Yu announced her retirement from ABC 7 and TV news after 37 years in the Chicago market. Yu last broadcast is scheduled for November 23.[2][3]
Personal
Yu has two children, a daughter, Francesca[4] and a son Bryan. In January 2014, Yu broke her leg in a motor vehicle accident.[5]
References
- ^ ABC7 Chicago - Linda Yu
- ^ Feder, Robert (2016-09-06). "Trailblazing anchor Linda Yu to retire from ABC 7". Robert Feder. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ Trailblazing anchor Linda Yu to retire from ABC 7 Chicago
- ^ Daughter of Chicago news anchor appearing in CBS's 'Intelligence' Chicago Tribune - February 12, 2014
- ^ Feder, Robert (January 8, 2014). "Robert Feder: Linda Yu recovering from accident". RobertFeder.com. Retrieved May 27, 2016.