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Which celebrity?
Judy Hsu
Judy Hsu anchors the 11AM and 4PM newscasts for ABC 7 Chicago, the most watched news station in the market. Judy is also the host for “Newsviews”, a long-format, “deep-dive” interview segment that airs on Sunday mornings. She joined ABC 7 as the primary morning anchor of the weekday morning newscast in 2001. She helped lead the morning show for 15 years before the announcement of her promotion to the afternoon newscasts.
Her family moved from Taiwan to Chicago when she was 11 years old. She went from living in Chicago’s Chinatown, to Rogers Park, to Morton Grove, to later attending U of I in Urbana-Champaign. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Judy remains fluent in Mandarin.
Judy’s on-air work has garnered multiple Emmy awards including an award for her work on ABC 7’s Asian Influences: Dream America, a half-hour special highlighting the complexities of immigration law and its effects on the Asian American community. Judy has received 16 Emmy nominations including one for “Outstanding Performance” as a news anchor.
Before joining ABC 7, Judy anchored the top-rated 4PM weekday newscast at KFMB-TV in San Diego, CA. She served as KFMB’s weekend anchor and general assignment reporter prior.
