Virginia Cha | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation | News anchor |
Virginia Cha is a Korean American news anchor for KGTV-TV, San Diego. She was formerly employed at HLN based in Atlanta, and as an NBC News correspondent based in New York.
Cha graduated from Princeton University and is a Fulbright Scholar.
Professional career
Cha began her news career at WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut. She was a general assignment reporter, substitute anchor, then head anchor and reporter for the morning news.[1]
She then became a news anchor and chief medical correspondent for WBZ TV-4 in Boston, Massachusetts, where she won three Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement and a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Team Political Coverage.[2]
She was an anchor on MSNBC's MSNBC Live, NBC's NBC Nightly News,[3] and CNN[4] and CNN's HLN.
Personal life
Cha is married to Edward.[5] Cha was Miss Frederick when she entered and won the Miss Maryland 1989 pageant. She was 1st runner-up to Debbye Turner at the 1990 Miss America pageant. She plays the piano.
References
- ^ 10News: "Virginia Cha" retrieved February 2, 2017
- ^ "Virginia Cha" (Web). GoGoMag.com. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
- ^ "Virginia Cha" (Web). iMDB. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ "Sailing record set" (Video). CNN. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
- ^ Live Well Network: "My Family Recipe Rocks Episodes - TV journalist Virginia Cha's Favorite Family Recipes" retrieved February 2, 2017