KAREN HUA

REPORTER

REEL

NBC PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, PA

Reporter Jan 2022 - Present

General assignment & breaking news
Covered the mass shooting on South Street, the 4th of July shooting, and the city's gun violence crisis
Reporting on the local AAPI community

NEWS 12 NEW YORK Westchester, NY

Reporter MMJ Dec 2020 - Dec 2021

Reported expensively on Hurricane Ida and the aftermath
Emmy nominated for an exclusive sit-down with District Attorney Mimi Rocah, discussing why charges were dropped in the attack of an Asian grandmother. The report prompted a campaign to encourage more reporting of hate crimes.
Covered Governor Cuomo’s scandals and the transition to New York’s first female governor

KGET 17 NEWS (NBC) Bakersfield, CA

Reporter & Lifestyle Host May 2018 - Nov 2020

Lead reporter on Emmy award-winning Stagecoach wildfire coverage
Investigative story on officer-involved shootings prompted the state to sue the sheriff’s department and mandate body cameras for all deputies
Longform special reports following magnitude 6.4 and 7.1 earthquakes in Ridgecrest
Hosted weekly lifestyle show, Pop Kern, an original pitch with average viewership of 30,000

NBCUNIVERSAL New York, NY

Page Feb 2017 - May 2018

FORBES Jersey City, NJ

Lifestyle Writer May 2015 – Feb 2017

Wrote 4-5 articles per week on lifestyle news (covered entertainment, fashion, real estate)
Managed ForbesLife Twitter and Facebook accounts (half a million combined followers)
Edited up to 25 freelancer articles per day

EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Ann Arbor, MI

B.A. Honors English and Psychology Sept 2013 – April 2016

3-year graduate, magna cum laude

SKILLS