Angela Sun
Encyclopedia
Angela Sun is an award-winning American journalist, television presenter, and sports reporter. A correspondent for ESPN
X Games
, Sun is also one of the faces of Al Gore
's Current TV
network.
, of Chinese descent, Angela Sun began her career interning at High School Sports Focus of KICU-TV
in the Bay Area. She went on to executive produce and create a local cable newsmagazine show. A self-taught surfer, skateboarder and snowboarder, Sun attended UCLA, and shortly after landed her first hosting job. Angela's action sports background led her to become the host of Beyond The Action for EXTV and a reporter for the LG Action Sports Championships. She was sponsored by Roxy, Reef, Oakley
, Billabong
, Rip Curl
, and Vans
. Sun competed in pro/am surf events and was a team rider for Loaded Skateboards.
In 2003 Sun was hired as correspondent for Fox Sports Net
's 54321. She went on to report for FSN West's Dig! Volleyball Magazine show.
ESPN
hired Sun as a correspondent for X Center for Summer X Games 11. She continues to report for The X Games as the New Media correspondent for ESPN.com
.
In the summer of 2005 Sun left to shoot a 3 part documentary series for Current TV
about Underground Christian Missionaries in China that would win her a Telly Award.
Upon return, Sun took to the red carpets and celebrity events as correspondent for ESPN
Hollywood. The show was canceled after a short-lived run on ESPN2
.
In 2006 Sun joined Current TV
, hosting in-studio and producing and reporting in the field. Her work has taken her around the globe, including places like China
, Guatemala
, Australia
, Philippines
, Germany
.
Angela presented at the 2007 Vision Awards, to raise awareness for Retinitis Pigmentosa
and RP International.
Sun was a correspondent for The CW's new show, The CW Now
pilot.
Angela appears opposite Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker
in the 2008 film, Street Kings.
In 2008 Sun joined luxury lifestyle newsmagazine, LXTV First Look airing nationally on NBC as a host, most recently traveling to Hong Kong to explore trends in fine dining, travel, and nightlife.
In January 2010 Sun took over hosting duties for "The Yahoo Sports Minute" from former host Ashley Russell.
In addition to LXTV, Sun hosts the show InnerView as well as MTV Iggy on the newly launched global channel of MTV networks.
Angela speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and some German.
She has traveled to over 35 countries and studied abroad in Australia
at the University of New South Wales
.
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
X Games
X Games
The X Games is a commercial annual sports event, controlled and arranged by US sports broadcaster ESPN, which focuses on action sports. The inaugural X Games was held in the summer of 1995 in Rhode Island....
, Sun is also one of the faces of Al Gore
Al Gore
Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. served as the 45th Vice President of the United States , under President Bill Clinton. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for President in the 2000 U.S. presidential election....
's Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
network.
Biography
Born in Saratoga, CaliforniaSaratoga, California
Saratoga is a city in Santa Clara County, California, USA. It is located on the west side of the Santa Clara Valley, directly west of San Jose, in the San Francisco Bay area. The population was 29,926 at the 2010 census....
, of Chinese descent, Angela Sun began her career interning at High School Sports Focus of KICU-TV
KICU-TV
KICU-TV, known as TV36, is an independent television station in the San Francisco Bay Area market. It shares its broadcast facility with sister station KTVU in Oakland but it is licensed to San Jose, where KICU was formerly located. It is owned by Cox Enterprises. It runs an independent schedule...
in the Bay Area. She went on to executive produce and create a local cable newsmagazine show. A self-taught surfer, skateboarder and snowboarder, Sun attended UCLA, and shortly after landed her first hosting job. Angela's action sports background led her to become the host of Beyond The Action for EXTV and a reporter for the LG Action Sports Championships. She was sponsored by Roxy, Reef, Oakley
Oakley, Inc.
Oakley, Inc., based in Foothill Ranch, California, makes sport equipment including sunglasses, sports visors, and ski goggles, as well as watches, clothing, bags, backpacks, shoes, prescription glasses, football and hockey eyewear, Golf gear and other accessories...
, Billabong
Billabong (clothing)
Billabong International is a clothing company traded on the Australian Securities Exchange since 11 August 2000. Billabong was founded in 1973 by Gordon and Rena Merchant....
, Rip Curl
Rip Curl
Rip Curl is a major Australian manufacturer and retailer of surfing sportswear The company was founded in 1969 by Doug Warbrick and Brian Singer in Torquay, Victoria, Australia and initially produced surfboards. In 1970, they decided to begin production of wetsuits, with emphasis on transforming...
, and Vans
Vans
Vans is an American based manufacturer of sneakers, skateboarding shoes, BMX shoes, snowboarding boots and other shoe types.- History :On March 16, 1966, at 704 E. Broadway, in Anaheim, California, brothers Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, and three other partners opened up their first store...
. Sun competed in pro/am surf events and was a team rider for Loaded Skateboards.
In 2003 Sun was hired as correspondent for Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
's 54321. She went on to report for FSN West's Dig! Volleyball Magazine show.
ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
hired Sun as a correspondent for X Center for Summer X Games 11. She continues to report for The X Games as the New Media correspondent for ESPN.com
ESPN.com
ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN and a division of ESPN Inc. Since launching in 1995 as ESPNet.SportsZone.com, the website has developed numerous sections including: Page 2, SportsNation, ESPN 3.com, ESPN Motion, My ESPN, ESPN Sports Travel, ESPN Video Games, ESPN Insider, ESPN.com's...
.
In the summer of 2005 Sun left to shoot a 3 part documentary series for Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
about Underground Christian Missionaries in China that would win her a Telly Award.
Upon return, Sun took to the red carpets and celebrity events as correspondent for ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
Hollywood. The show was canceled after a short-lived run on ESPN2
ESPN2
ESPN2 is an American sports cable television network owned by ESPN. The channel debuted on October 1, 1993.Originally nicknamed "the deuce," ESPN2 was initially branded as a network for a younger generation of sports fans featuring edgier graphics as well as extreme sports like motocross,...
.
In 2006 Sun joined Current TV
Current TV
Current TV, or Current, is a media company led by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and businessman Joel Hyatt. Comcast owns a ten percent stake of Current's parent company, Current Media LLC....
, hosting in-studio and producing and reporting in the field. Her work has taken her around the globe, including places like China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Angela presented at the 2007 Vision Awards, to raise awareness for Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa is a group of genetic eye conditions that leads to incurable blindness. In the progression of symptoms for RP, night blindness generally precedes tunnel vision by years or even decades. Many people with RP do not become legally blind until their 40s or 50s and retain some...
and RP International.
Sun was a correspondent for The CW's new show, The CW Now
CW Now
CW Now is a news magazine series which premiered on The CW on September 23, 2007. It was a brand extension of the syndicated Telepictures news magazine Extra, and features anchors and correspondents from that show...
pilot.
Angela appears opposite Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Forest Steven Whitaker is an American actor, producer, and director. He has earned a reputation for intensive character study work for films such as Bird and Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, and for his recurring role as ex-LAPD Lieutenant Jon Kavanaugh on the gritty, award-winning television...
in the 2008 film, Street Kings.
In 2008 Sun joined luxury lifestyle newsmagazine, LXTV First Look airing nationally on NBC as a host, most recently traveling to Hong Kong to explore trends in fine dining, travel, and nightlife.
In January 2010 Sun took over hosting duties for "The Yahoo Sports Minute" from former host Ashley Russell.
In addition to LXTV, Sun hosts the show InnerView as well as MTV Iggy on the newly launched global channel of MTV networks.
Angela speaks English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and some German.
She has traveled to over 35 countries and studied abroad in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
at the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
.