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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 television journalist. She works for ABC News. Currently, she is an anchor for the news show Nightline. Before this, she was a special correspondent and fill-in anchor for Nightline. She also worked as the news anchor for Good Morning America from 2009 to 2011.
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Early Life and Education
Juju Chang was born in Seoul, South Korea. Her parents are Okyong and Palki Chang. Her family moved to the U.S. in 1969, and she grew up in Sunnyvale, California. She went to Adrian C. Wilcox High School and graduated in 1983. When she was young, Juju was a very good swimmer. She was even ranked nationally!
In 1987, she finished her studies at Stanford University. She earned a degree in political science and communications. She did very well in her studies.
Juju Chang's Career in Journalism
Starting Out in News
Juju Chang began working for ABC in 1984. Her first job was as a desk assistant. This meant she helped with many tasks behind the scenes. In 1991, she became a producer and off-air reporter for ABC World News Tonight. She helped create live news coverage. She also worked on stories for a segment called "American Agenda."
Her reporting assignments included the 1991 Gulf War. She was based in Saudi Arabia during this time. She also covered the 1992 United States presidential election. For World News Tonight, she produced a series about women's health. This series won a special award in 1995. After that, she worked as a reporter for KGO-TV in San Francisco for a year. She covered local news there.
Returning to ABC News
In 1996, Juju Chang came back to ABC News. She became a correspondent for NewsOne in Washington D.C. In this role, she reported on important events. She covered news from the White House and Capitol Hill. She also reported on the 1996 United States presidential election.
She returned to World News Tonight in 1998. She covered big stories like Hurricane Georges. She also reported on the anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. Her first time as a news anchor was in 1999. She hosted the early-morning news shows World News Now and World News This Morning. She reported on news from around the world.
Working on 20/20 and Nightline
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Juju Chang has reported many stories for ABC's news magazine 20/20. She has covered serious topics. She also continued to work on ABC's Nightline. There, she reported on many different subjects. She has also hosted a part of the show called "Face-Off."
Her Time on Good Morning America
On December 14, 2009, Juju Chang joined Good Morning America. She became the first Korean American to have such a big role on a U.S. morning news show. She shared news stories and segments for the program.
As the news anchor, Chang reported on the 2010 Haiti earthquake in January 2010. She traveled to Haiti to cover the disaster. She interviewed local people and helped find relatives of a friend. Later, she took part in a triathlon to raise money for UNICEF. This money helped with relief efforts in Haiti.
In June 2010, Chang went to Seoul, South Korea, for a series of reports. She interviewed South Korean President Lee Myung-bak. They talked about the relationship between North and South Korea. In September 2011, she interviewed United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. This interview took place at the UN Headquarters.
Full-Time on Nightline
On March 29, 2011, it was announced that Juju Chang would move to Nightline full-time. She became a special correspondent and fill-in anchor. She had been the news reader for Good Morning America for 15 months. She also continued to work with 20/20 and World News. On March 27, 2014, Chang was named a co-anchor of Nightline.
Other Projects
Besides her roles at ABC, Juju Chang has hosted other shows. In 1999, she hosted a seven-part TV series for PBS called The Art of Women's Health. She also hosts an online show for ABC News NOW called Moms Get Real. This show talks about what it's really like to be a mom today.
Awards and Recognition
Juju Chang has won many awards for her work in television journalism. In 1995, she received an Alfred I. duPont Award. This was for her series on women's health. She has also won two Gracie Awards. One was for a report on judicial activism for NOW on PBS. The other was for a profile of a neurobiologist named Ben Barres for 20/20.
She has won three Emmy awards for her work with ABC. One Emmy was for her reporting on live coverage of California wildfires in 2008. She also received a Freddie award for The Art of Women's Health.
Personal Life
Juju Chang married news executive Neal Shapiro on December 2, 1995. She has three sons with him. Juju is very involved in the Asian-American community. She helped start the Korean American Community Foundation. She is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. As of 2011, her family lives in Manhattan, New York.
In 2015, Chang helped host a special luncheon. It was for The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Juju Chang is also the aunt of Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Mitch White.
See also
- Korean Americans in New York City
- New Yorkers in journalism
