Eileen Wu is a former American news anchor for the educational television network Channel One News

Channel One News

Channel One News is a 12 minute news program for teens broadcast via satellite to middle schools and high schools across the United States. Channel One is owned by Alloy Media + Marketing and based in New York City.-Program History:...

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Life

Eileen took up an interest in journalism in highschool, where she founded and published a news magazine with a friend. She earned her Master's in Broadcast journalism from Columbia University

Columbia University

Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...

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While at Columbia, Eileen served as reporter, anchor, and producer for their half-hour online news program. In August 2006 Eileen was announced as a member of the new Channel One anchor lineup for the 2006-07 broadcast season.

Eileen has gone on to report on topics such as the Republican National Convention and the death of Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...

. She is also noted for attending daily press briefings at the United Nations.