Residence Massachusetts Name Janet Wu Website janetwu.com | Employer WCBS (New York) Nationality American Role Reporter | |
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Alma mater Yale University (B.A., Psychology and Philosophy, 1988)
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism (M.A., Journalism) Occupation Broadcast Journalist, teacher Movies Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home Education Columbia University, Yale University Profiles | ||
Janet Wu is an American television reporter working for WCBS in New York City.
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Until November 2015, she had been a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor 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, received her bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy from Yale University in 1988. 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, Wu was the weekday morning anchor for KIRO-TV in Seattle. Prior to that, she was the weekend anchor 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. Her 1999 essay "Homeward Bound" was published in The New York Times 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.
In November 2015, she left WHDH-TV to continue her charity work, teach at Emerson College, and embark on other ventures.
Personal life
Wu is a frequent emcee for Boston area charities. She is on the Board of Visitors for the Franciscan Hospital for Children and the New England Conservatory of Music. She also works with the American Heart Association, in memory of her father, a heart surgeon.