Lucy Yang Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Lucy Yang is an American journalist and general assignment reporter for WABC-TV.

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Best Known For:The television program Eyewitness News

Breakthrough:Graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

10 Quick Facts About Lucy Yang

Full Name: Lucy Yang
Nationality: American
Profession: Journalist and reporter
Known For: The television program Eyewitness News
Current Role: General assignment reporter
Current Employer: WABC-TV
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Female
Specialization: Reporter and Journalist
Beats: Lifestyle / Human Interest, Crime / Public Safety, and Politics / Government

Lucy Yang Age

Lucy Yang's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

She attended Princeton University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

Princeton University
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Sociology

Career & Work

Lucy Yang's career includes news and reporting roles with WABC-TV, a television station and WPVI-TV.

Organization: WABC-TV

Role: General Assignment Reporter

Period: 1993–Present

Details: New York City

Organization: WPVI-TV

Role: Action News Reporter

Period: Approximately 1989–1993

Details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Worked for four years as a reporter for Action News before joining WABC-TV.

Organization: WGLI-TV

Role: Television Reporter

Period: Early career

Details: Long Island, New York · Reported for the television outlet during her early journalism career.

Role: Reporter for The Long Island Report

Period: Early career

Details: Long Island, New York

Organization: WNEW-TV

Role: News Writer and Producer

Period: Early career

Details: New York City

Rise to Fame

Lucy Yang rose to prominence for her role on the television show Eyewitness News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes Eyewitness News, Action News, and The Long Island Report.

Television

TV Show: Eyewitness News (General Assignment Reporter, 1993-Present) — News reporting for WABC-TV and ABC7 New York
TV Show: Action News (Reporter) — Worked as a reporter for Philadelphia's WPVI-TV
TV Show: The Long Island Report (Reporter) — Television news reporting during Yang's early broadcasting career
TV Show: WNEW-TV 10 p.m. News (Writer and Producer) — Worked behind the scenes writing and producing New York evening news

Work: New York subway firebombing coverage (Reporter) — Coverage of a major subway attack in New York City
Work: Princess Diana reporting from London (Reporter) — Reported on public controversy involving Princess Diana

Notable Coverage

New York subway firebombing - WABC-TV - Covered a major New York subway firebombing
Princess Diana controversy - WABC-TV - Reported from London on events and controversy surrounding Princess Diana
Central Park murder - WABC-TV - Covered a high-profile murder investigation in Central Park

Awards & Achievements

New York Emmy Award — NATAS — Broadcast Journalism Reporting

Lesser Known Facts

She worked as a television news writer and producer before becoming an established on-air reporter.
She worked for four years at Philadelphia's WPVI-TV before joining ABC7 New York.
She joined WABC-TV Eyewitness News in 1993.
Her reporting assignments have included a New York subway firebombing and a Central Park murder.
She has reported internationally, including from London on matters involving Princess Diana.