Angela Sun

Angela Sun
Born (1982-10-19) October 19, 1982
California, U.S.
Nationality American
Education University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation Sports Reporter for Yahoo! Sports, Documentary filmmaker
Website angelasun.com

Angela Sun (born October 19, 1982[1]) is an American journalist, television presenter, sportscaster, and documentary filmmaker. A correspondent for American Ninja Warrior, Sun also hosted "Yahoo Sports Minute", and anchors Court Reports on The Tennis Channel.

Biography

Born and raised in Northern California, Sun is an alumna of UCLA, where she earned degrees in Sociology and Communications.

In high school and college, Sun competed in pro-am surf events and was a team rider for Loaded Boards.

Sun's action sports background led to hosting for EXTV, LG Action Sports Championships and ASP Surfing World Tour.

She was sponsored by Roxy, Reef, Oakley, Billabong, Rip Curl, and Vans.

Career

TV hosting

In 2003, Sun was hired as correspondent for Fox Sports Net's 54321.[2] She went on to report for FSN West's Dig! Volleyball Magazine show.

In 2008, Sun joined the luxury lifestyle news magazine LXTV First Look, airing nationally on NBC. In 2011, she was nominated for an Emmy award for her work on 1st Look.[3]

In addition to LXTV, Sun hosted the show InnerView as well as MTV Iggy on the newly launched global channel of MTV networks.

In 2009, Sun became an anchor for "The Court Report" on The Tennis Channel.[4]

Sun hosted "The Yahoo Sports Minute",[5] which she took over from former host Ashley Russell, and covered the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for Yahoo! Sports.

Sun joined co-hosts Matt Iseman and Olympic Gold medalist Jonny Moseley for the fourth season of American Ninja Warrior on G4TV and NBC for summer 2012.[6][7]

She was the first Asian American female on-camera personality to appear on ESPN, Fox Sports, Tennis Channel, and Yahoo Sports.[8]

On July 18, 2014 Sun hosted Yahoo Sports for the final time. After that there was a final message for Sun Editor’s Note: "The Yahoo Sports team would like to cordially thank Angela Sun for hosting the Yahoo Sports Minute for the last four and a half years. Thanks for helping make the Yahoo Sports Minute the #1 online sports show, Sunny Angela."

Acting work

Sun appears opposite Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker in the 2008 film Street Kings.

Directing and Producing

Sun directed and produced her first feature-length documentary, Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, examining the plastic pollution in the oceans and its effects on the environment, marine life, and ultimately humans.[9][10][11] The Great Pacific garbage patch is a huge collection of trash trapped in a gyre in the Pacific Ocean. It was discovered by Charles J. Moore in 1997 and most recently explored by Algalita/5 Gyres and Sea Education Association expeditions.

Personal life

Sun speaks English, Spanish, and some German and Mandarin. She has traveled to over 40 countries and studied abroad in Australia at the University of New South Wales. She is a contributing travel writer for wandermelon.com.

References

  1. ↑ "Angela Sun Linkal Page". Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ Laracy, Noah (April 30, 2010). "Angela Sun: A Back Stage Exclusive". Backstage. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  3. ↑ "63rd Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards Nominations". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Angela Sun". The Tennis Channel. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  5. ↑ Marlow, Chris (2012-07-16). "Yahoo's latest original programming slate is a man's world". Digital Media Wire. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ Duren, Rand (2012-05-18). "'American Ninja Warrior' starts soon, see Dallas' fierce contestants now". Dallas News TV Guide. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  7. ↑ Israeli, Dan (n.d. given). "Build Your Own American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course". Men's Fitness. Retrieved January 4, 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ↑ "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR - BIOGRAPHIES". NBC Media Village. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ Surget, Andie (November 6, 2012). "Sportscaster Angela Sun Shares Her Fitness Favorites". Fitness Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  10. ↑ Sun, Angela (August 6, 2012). "Digging into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch". Yahoo news. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  11. ↑ Mag, Audrey (2011-10-25). "Lose the Plastic: Angela Sun's Green Tips". Audrey, The Asian American Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2013.

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