Elise Hu

Elise Hu
Born St. Louis, Missouri
Ethnicity Chinese/Taiwanese
Education University of Missouri-Columbia
Occupation Journalist, writer
Employer National Public Radio

Elise Hu is an American broadcast journalist who reports for NPR's on-air and online platforms.[1] She's currently an international correspondent for NPR and serving as the network's first Seoul, South Korea bureau chief.[2]

History

Hu was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Chinese-American immigrants, and grew up in suburban Missouri and Texas.[3] She earned a bachelors in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism.[4] She speaks Mandarin Chinese.

Career

Hu joined NPR in 2011.[5] Previously, she was a founding journalist at the digital news startup, the Texas Tribune[6] and television reporter for KVUE-TV and WYFF-TV, among other stations.

Her reporting has been honored with a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Video,[7] a Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism,[8] beat reporting awards[9] from the Texas Associated Press and the Austin Chronicle twice named her "Best of Austin" for reporting and social media work.[10]

Hu is also a guest co-anchor on Tech News Today on TWIT,[11] an adjunct instructor for Georgetown University[12] and an adviser and blogger for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

References

  1. ↑ "Elise Hu". NPR.
  2. ↑ Mullin, Benjamin. "NPR to open Seoul bureau". Poynter.
  3. ↑ Hu, Elise (April 9, 2013). "Mom Says, Learn Chinese". NPR. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Missouri Alumni Profiles". University of Missouri School of Journalism. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Horgan, Richard. "NPR is Opening a South Korea Bureau". Mediabistro.
  6. ↑ Carr, David (November 8, 2009). "News Erupts, and So Does a Web Debut". The New York Times.
  7. ↑ Smith, Evan (16 June 2010). "Texas Tribune Wins Edward R. Murrow Awards". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Boston Globe Team Wins 2012 AAJA-Gannett Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism". AAJA.org.
  9. ↑ "KVUE-TV Tops Again in Texas AP Awards". www.ahbelo.info. A.H. Belo Corporation.
  10. ↑ "Best TV Reporter Who Can Write: Elise Hu, KVUE" (Best of Austin 2008). The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Elise Hu". TWIT.TV.
  12. ↑ "Georgetown University School of Professional Studies". www.georgetown.edu.

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