Elise Hu
Elise Hu | |
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Born | St. Louis, Missouri |
Status | Married |
Education | University of Missouri-Columbia |
Occupation | Journalist, writer |
Employer | National Public Radio |
Children |
Eva (born September 2012) Isabel (born July 2015) |
Elise Hu is an American broadcast journalist who reports for NPR's on-air and online platforms.[1] She is an international correspondent for NPR; as of August 2017, she is 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 and opened the South Korea/Japan bureau in early 2015.[5] She does a video series on NPR called "Elise Tries."[6] Previously, she was a founding journalist at the digital news startup, the Texas Tribune[7] 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,[8] a Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism,[9] beat reporting awards[10] from the Texas Associated Press and the Austin Chronicle twice named her "Best of Austin" for reporting and social media work.[11]
Hu is also a guest co-anchor on Tech News Today on TWIT,[12] an adjunct instructor for Georgetown University[13] and an adviser and blogger for the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
References
- ↑ "Elise Hu". NPR.
- ↑ Mullin, Benjamin. "NPR to open Seoul bureau". Poynter.
- ↑ Hu, Elise (April 9, 2013). "Mom Says, Learn Chinese". NPR. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "Missouri Alumni Profiles". University of Missouri School of Journalism. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ Horgan, Richard. "NPR is Opening a South Korea Bureau". Mediabistro.
- ↑ "Video: Elise Tries". NPR. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ↑ Carr, David (November 8, 2009). "News Erupts, and So Does a Web Debut". The New York Times.
- ↑ Smith, Evan (16 June 2010). "Texas Tribune Wins Edward R. Murrow Awards". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Boston Globe Team Wins 2012 AAJA-Gannett Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism". AAJA.org.
- ↑ "KVUE-TV Tops Again in Texas AP Awards". www.ahbelo.info. A.H. Belo Corporation.
- ↑ "Best TV Reporter Who Can Write: Elise Hu, KVUE" (Best of Austin 2008). The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Elise Hu". TWIT.TV.
- ↑ "Georgetown University School of Professional Studies". www.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.