Sarah Lee (reporter)
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Sarah Choi Lee is a Korean American who has been a reporter for ABC7/WJLA-TV, the local ABC television affiliate in Washington, DC, since 2003. She can also be seen on News Channel 8, which is owned by the same company, Allbritton Communications.
Prior to her position at ABC 7 News, she worked as a national correspondent for the Washington Bureau of NBC News and as a reporter for NBC4, Washington, DC.
She has been named one of Korea's Future Leaders by the JoongAng Ilbo, one of Korea's "big three newspapers."
[edit] Background
Sarah Lee is a native of Manhattan, New York and attended Colby College where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government and History. She has studied abroad in South Korea, France, and Ireland. Currently, she is pursuing a Masters degree in International Affairs at Georgetown University. Married to Hyung Keun "H.K." Park, an Associate Vice President of The Cohen Group. Their wedding was profiled in The New York Times.
She was named one of Washingtonian's 25 Most Beautiful people.
[edit] Professional career
Sarah Lee began her career behind the scenes at Dateline NBC where she helped investigate stories undercover and on-camera. She has since reported on-air in Greenville, North Carolina and at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia prior to her work in the Washington, DC area.
As a correspondent for the Washington bureau of NBC and MSNBC, she was the on-scene reporter for the 2002 Quecreek Mine Rescue, where nine coal miners were trapped and subsequently rescued from a Pennsylvania mine. She reported on the DC Sniper investigation and from The Pentagon on September 11th and in the ensuing days. She has also covered Hurricanes Bertha (1996), Fran (1996), Bonnie (1998), Dennis (1999), and Floyd (1999).
Her work has earned her an Emmy nomination and three Virginia Associated Press Awards. She has served as the Broadcast Vice President for the DC Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and has been honored by the JoongAng Ilbo as one of Korea's Future Leaders. She has also been named a Knight Fellow in Specialized Journalism. Her focus was on the American military.
