Nancy Loo
Encyclopedia
Nancy Loo is an American television
newscaster
who is currently a reporter/fill-in anchor at WGN-TV
in Chicago
. The news anchor was born in Hong Kong
. Loo worked for WABC-TV
in 1994 as a health
reporter. She was promoted to Eyewitness News
morning and noon co-anchor in 1996 and anchored first with Harry Martin
. Robb Hanrahan
became her next co-anchor and David Ushery
was her third co-anchor at WABC-TV
. During her tenure at Eyewitness News
, she went into labor on air with her second child and has won local emmys. Loo was dropped from the morning show in 2000 and from the noon show and the station
in 2001. Prior to joining WABC-TV
, she worked in many different parts of the world. After she left WABC-TV
in New York
, she joined WFLD-TV Channel 32, the Fox
station in Chicago
. There, she anchored the morning news from 5 A.M. to 6 A.M and the 12:00 P.M. news, until February 2010. In May 2010, it was announced that she would be joining WGN-TV
as a reporter/fill-in anchor. She speaks fluent Cantonese and still is active in helping the Asian
community in Chicago
.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
newscaster
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
who is currently a reporter/fill-in anchor at WGN-TV
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
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...
. The news anchor was born in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Loo worked for WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
in 1994 as a health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
reporter. She was promoted to Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
morning and noon co-anchor in 1996 and anchored first with Harry Martin
Harry Martin
Harry Martin may refer to:*Harry C. Martin, Wisconsin politician*Harry Martin , Newfoundland musician*Harry Linn Martin , soldier*Henry Martin , known as Harry, , socialist-See also:...
. Robb Hanrahan
Robb Hanrahan
Robb Hanrahan is a television newscaster currently employed by CBS affiliate WHP-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining WHP he had spent time at WFOR-TV, the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida, where he co-anchored newscasts alongside Maggie Rodriguez for four years.He is...
became her next co-anchor and David Ushery
David Ushery
David Ushery is a veteran American television news anchor at WNBC News 4 New York, NBC’s flagship owned and operated station...
was her third co-anchor at WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
. During her tenure at Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News
Eyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
, she went into labor on air with her second child and has won local emmys. Loo was dropped from the morning show in 2000 and from the noon show and the station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
in 2001. Prior to joining WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
, she worked in many different parts of the world. After she left WABC-TV
WABC-TV
WABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, she joined WFLD-TV Channel 32, the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
station 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...
. There, she anchored the morning news from 5 A.M. to 6 A.M and the 12:00 P.M. news, until February 2010. In May 2010, it was announced that she would be joining WGN-TV
WGN-TV
WGN-TV, virtual channel 9 , is the CW-affiliated television station in Chicago, Illinois built, signed on, and owned by the Tribune Company. WGN-TV's studios and offices are located at 2501 W...
as a reporter/fill-in anchor. She speaks fluent Cantonese and still is active in helping the Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
community 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...
.