Last Updated: 20 Aug, 2023 | Views: 669
Age: 78
Profession: Journalist
Other Profession(s): News Presenter, Reporter
Famous For: First Asian And The Second Woman To Co-Anchor A Major Network's National News Weekday Broadcast
Higher Education: Graduated
About (Profile/Biography):
Constance Yu-Hwa Chung is a journalist from the United States who has worked as a reporter and news anchor for the American television news networks CBS, CNN, NBC, ABC, and MSNBC. Claus von Bülow and U.S. Representative Gary Condit are two of her most well-known interview guests. Chung also spoke with Magic Johnson, the legendary basketball player, after he came forward with his HIV status. She joined CBS Evening News as a co-anchor in 1993, making history as the second woman to co-anchor a network broadcast. In 1969, she earned a journalism degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, after graduating from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Career:
In 1970: Chung worked for CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite as a correspondent in Washington.
In 1983: She joined NBC as anchor of the new early morning program, NBC News at Sunrise, which was scheduled to lead into Today.
In 1989: She left NBC to anchor the CBS Sunday Evening News and host Saturday Night with Connie Chung on CBS.
In 1997: Chung switched to ABC News where she co-hosted the program's Monday edition with Charles Gibson as a reporter on 20/20.
In 2001: She spoke with Gary Condit during Primetime Thursday, concentrating on their correspondence regarding the late intern Chandra Levy of Washington, D.C.
Achievements and Awards:
She has won three Emmys in total, including two for best interviewer. She has also received the Amnesty International Award, Outstanding Young Woman of America Award, a George Foster Peabody Award, and accolades from American Women in Radio and Television.
Unknown Facts:
She interviewed Claus von Bülow, Gary Condit, who was first interviewed after Chandra Levy's disappearance, and former NBA star Magic Johnson after he disclosed being HIV-positive.
Connie Chung worked for major networks like CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and ABS as the first Asian woman news anchor in America.
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