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Juju Chang
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Hyunju Chang
September 17, 1965 Seoul, South Korea
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| Education | Stanford University (B.A., political science and communication, 1987) |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Title | Special correspondent, Nightline |
| Spouse(s) |
Neal Shapiro
(m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Mitch White (nephew) |
Hyunju "Juju" Chang (born September 17, 1965) is a well-known American journalist who works for ABC News. She is one of the main hosts, called an anchor, for the news show Nightline.
Before her role on Nightline, Chang was a special correspondent for the show. She was also the news anchor for the popular morning program Good Morning America from 2009 to 2011.
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Early Life and Education
Juju Chang was born in Seoul, South Korea. When she was four years old, her family moved to the United States and she grew up in Sunnyvale, California. As a young student, Chang was a very talented swimmer and competed at a national level.
After graduating from Adrian C. Wilcox High School in 1983, she went to the famous Stanford University. In 1987, she graduated with honors, earning a degree in political science and communications. She was such a good student that she won a special award for her work in political science.
Career in Journalism
Starting at ABC News
Chang's journey at ABC began in 1984 as a desk assistant. By 1991, she was working as a producer and reporter for ABC World News Tonight. In this role, she helped create stories and cover major live events.
Her work took her to important places around the world. She reported from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during the 1991 Gulf War. She also covered the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
In 1995, she helped produce a series of reports about women's health that won a major journalism award. After this, she worked for a year as a reporter for KGO-TV, an ABC station in San Francisco, before returning to ABC News.
Becoming an Anchor
In 1996, Chang moved to Washington D.C. to work for NewsOne, an ABC news service. She reported on the White House and the 1996 presidential election.
She returned to World News Tonight in 1998, covering big stories like Hurricane Georges and the bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa. In 1999, she got her first job as a news anchor, hosting the early morning shows World News Now and World News This Morning.
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On December 14, 2009, Chang made history by becoming the first Korean American to have a major role on a U.S. morning news show when she joined Good Morning America. As the news anchor, she reported on important events from around the world.
One of her biggest assignments was covering the earthquake in Haiti in 2010. She traveled to Haiti to report on the disaster and interview people affected by it. She later participated in a triathlon to raise money for relief efforts in Haiti.
In 2010, she also traveled to her birth country of South Korea. While there, she interviewed the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak.
Nightline
In March 2011, it was announced that Chang would move from Good Morning America to a full-time role on Nightline. At first, she was a special correspondent, filling in as an anchor when needed.
On March 27, 2014, she was officially named a co-anchor of Nightline. She continues to report on a wide variety of topics for the show, as well as for other ABC News programs like 20/20.
Awards and Recognition
Chang has won many awards for her excellent work in journalism.
- Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award: She won this prestigious award in 1995 for a series on women's health.
- Gracie Awards: She has won two Gracies, which honor programming for and by women. One was for a report on NOW, and the other was for a story on 20/20.
- Emmy Awards: She has won three Emmys, including one for her coverage of wildfires in California.
- Freddie Award: She received this award for a health series she hosted for PBS called The Art of Women's Health.
Personal Life
Chang married news executive Neal Shapiro in 1995. They have three sons and live in Manhattan, New York City.
She is very active in the Asian-American community. She is a founding board member of the Korean American Community Foundation. Chang is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, an organization that helps people understand the world. Her nephew is professional baseball player Mitch White.
See also
- Korean Americans in New York City
- New Yorkers in journalism
