Janet Wu Bio, Wiki
Janet Wu is an Emmy-winning political and investigative reporter well known as co-host of WCVB’s “On The Record,” along with Ed Harding. She has been working with this station since May 2018.
Janet Wu Age
Wu is 73 years old as of 2023. She was born in Texas and raised in Miami, Florida in 1950.
Janet Wu Height
Wu stands approximately 5 feet 5 inches (1. 65 m) and weighs around 68 kg
Janet Wu Education
For her education, Janet graduated from Yale earning a dual major in Psychology and Philosophy, and acquired a master’s degree in Journalism and International Affairs at Columbia University.
Janet Wu Career
Wu is a political and investigative reporter well known as the co-host of WCVB’s “On The Record,” alongside Ed Harding. OTR is a seven-day roundtable discussion of Massachusetts politics that airs on Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. Janet has served as a reporter in Boston for 47 years, reporting on politics for 45 years, and earlier served as WCVB’s NewsCenter 5 Massachusetts political reporter for more than 30 years.
In December 2020, Janet was inducted into The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter’s Silver Circle. This prestigious award privileges people with twenty-five years or more of outstanding contributions to the television industry. Janet also served as a key member of WCVB’s political unit and earned an Emmy at the 2015 Emmy® Awards presented by NATAS Boston/New England chapter. The honor, in the Continuing Coverage – No Time Limit category, acknowledged Janet’s work on the station’s political coverage of the 2014 campaign season, an ongoing ambition entitled “Commitment 2014.”
In 2015, she obtained the ‘Inspiration Award’ from the Asian Community Development Corporation for her consummate career as a political reporter. Janet was honored with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Emerson College at the 2011 commencement, and in 2010, she was inaugurated into the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Before joining Channel 5, Janet served as the State House reporter for WGBH-TV, Boston’s public television station. She also served as a reporter for United Press International. Janet was born in Bridgewater, N.J., and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She is eloquent in the Cantonese dialect of Chinese.
Janet Wu Awards
In addition, Janet was part of the team at WCVB honored at multiple events with the coveted Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Political Journalism. The station was acknowledged for its candidate-orientated reporting and its effort to report on issues important to the local community. In 1998, Janet was honored with top awards in the Associated Press Investigative/ Enterprise category and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting for her statement entitled “Public Property, Private Lies.” In addition, the NewsCenter 5 political family was honored in 1989 with a Murrow Award and a First Place National Headliners Award for the best political coverage of any station in the nation.
Janet Wu’s Net Worth
In Janet’s career as a journalist, she was able to amass a net worth between $1 Million-$ 5 million.
Janet Wu Salary
Wu acquires annual earnings that range between $ 119, 890, and $ 268, 695.
Janet Wu Parents and Siblings
Wu was born and raised to parents in Bridgewater, N.J., the United States. Growing up, her loving parents offered her the best nourishment and upbringing possible. Besides this, Janet has not revealed any further details about her parents or siblings if she has any.
Janet Wu Husband
Wu is married to Adams P. Carroll. The duo has been together for over 2 decades and they are living happily together.
Janet Wu Kids
She and her husband are proud parents ts of two children namely Quincy and Bailey.
Janet Wu WCVB-TV
Wu works at WCVB-TV, where she works alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists, such as;
- Antoinette Antonio
- Jessica Brown
- Shaun Chaiyabhat
- Jennifer Eagan
- Anthony Everett
- Ed Harding
- Doug Meehan
- Ted Reinstein
- Rhondella Richardson
- Mary Saladna
- Ben Simmoneau
- Maria Stephanos
- Erika Tarantal
- Katie Thompson
- Josh Brogadir
Janet Wu Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Wu is vocal on her social media accounts, where she posts often. On her Twitter account, she has about 9,300 Followers around 11K followers on her Facebook page, and 5,656 followers on her Instagram account.