Linda Yu
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Linda Yu is a news anchor for WLS-TV
in Chicago
. At ABC7, she anchors the 11am newscast with Sylvia Perez
and the 4pm newscast with Alan Krashesky
. Linda first joined the station in 1984 after five years with rival NBC
O & O WMAQ-TV
. Yu has anchored the 4pm newscast for about 25 years, most of it with veteran news anchor Joel Daly
, and the 11am newscast for 15 years with Sylvia Perez
. The two women are the first two women in the Chicago market to anchor a newscast together. Before coming to Chicago, Linda worked as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for ABC
O & O KGO-TV
from 1975-1979. Before that, she was a reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon
.
Originally from Xian, China
, Linda immigrated to the United States in 1951. Her career in broadcasting began in 1974 when she was a writer and producer for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles
, and then as a writer for ABC O & O KABC-TV
also in Los Angeles. Ms. Yu graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in 1968.
WLS-TV
WLS-TV, virtual channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. The station operates their full power digital operations on UHF channel 44, with their digital fill-in translator on VHF channel...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. At ABC7, she anchors the 11am newscast with Sylvia Perez
Sylvia Perez
Sylvia Perez co-anchors the 11am newscast on Chicago's WLS-TV with Linda Yu. She is also the station's "Healthbeat" reporter covering daily health and medical investigative stories for the 4pm and 10pm newscasts. Ms. Perez first joined ABC 7 in June 1989.Prior to joing ABC7, Sylvia worked in...
and the 4pm newscast with Alan Krashesky
Alan Krashesky
Alan Krashesky is a news anchor and reporter for WLS-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Krashesky currently anchors the 4pm and 6pm weekday newscasts on WLS-TV, an ABC-TV owned and operated station. In addition, he hosts NewsViews, a weekly political and current affairs discussion segment...
. Linda first joined the station in 1984 after five years with rival NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
O & O WMAQ-TV
WMAQ-TV
WMAQ-TV, channel 5, is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Chicago, Illinois. WMAQ-TV's main studios and offices are located within the NBC Tower in the Streeterville neighborhood, with an auxiliary street-level studio on the Magnificent Mile at 401...
. Yu has anchored the 4pm newscast for about 25 years, most of it with veteran news anchor Joel Daly
Joel Daly
Joel T. Daly is an American former news presenter. He served as an anchor for Chicago's WLS-TV from 1967 to 2005.- News career :...
, and the 11am newscast for 15 years with Sylvia Perez
Sylvia Perez
Sylvia Perez co-anchors the 11am newscast on Chicago's WLS-TV with Linda Yu. She is also the station's "Healthbeat" reporter covering daily health and medical investigative stories for the 4pm and 10pm newscasts. Ms. Perez first joined ABC 7 in June 1989.Prior to joing ABC7, Sylvia worked in...
. The two women are the first two women in the Chicago market to anchor a newscast together. Before coming to Chicago, Linda worked as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
O & O KGO-TV
KGO-TV
KGO-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, based in San Francisco, California...
from 1975-1979. Before that, she was a reporter for KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
.
Originally from Xian, 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...
, Linda immigrated to the United States in 1951. Her career in broadcasting began in 1974 when she was a writer and producer for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, and then as a writer for ABC O & O KABC-TV
KABC-TV
KABC-TV, channel 7, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, licensed to Los Angeles, California. KABC-TV's studios are located in Glendale, California...
also in Los Angeles. Ms. Yu graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism in 1968.
External links
- abc7chicago.com Linda Yu Biography