Connie Chung

Connie Chung: Biography in Details

Who is Connie Chung?

Connie  Chung is a well-known American journalist of Chinese origin. During her career, she has worked as an anchor as well as a reporter for the U.S. television news networks such as NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC.

Similarly, she launched a program ‘Eye to Eye with Connie Chung’ which became quite popular across the country. Also, the program was mixed with news and celebrity-friendly feature interviews. Though the program was popular among viewers, Chung was criticized for focusing more on entertainment rather than news.

What is the birth sign of Connie Chung?

She was born in Washington DC in the United States on August 20, 1946. Her birth name is Constance Yu-Hwa Chung, and she is currently 76 years old. Her birth sign is Leo.

Connie Chung was born to her parents; William Ling Chung (father) and Margaret Ma (mother). She has a sister named Josephine Chen. Connie holds American citizenship and Chinese ethnicity.

Education: School/College University

She completed her graduation from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland, she went to study journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. She received her degree in 1969.

Connie Chung: Professional Life and Career

Connie began her career in the early 1970s when she started working as a correspondent for the ‘CBS Evening News’ with Walter Cronkite.

Later, she also left the position after she was invited to work at the Los Angeles CBS affiliate KNXT, where she started working as the anchor of the CBS Newsbriefs.

In 1995, she had an interview with Kathleen Gingrich, mother of Newt Gingrich, the Republican politician who had served as the 50th speaker of the US House of Representatives. Later in the year 2006, along with Maury Povich, Connie Chung hosted a program ‘Weekends with Maury and Connie’ on MSNBC television.

Faltering Career

Connie attempted unsuccessfully to launch her news program alongside Povich before moving to ABC News in December 1997, where she anchored the Friday night newsmagazine 20/20. At 20/20, she scored the first interview with Congressman Gary Condit after the 2001 disappearance of intern Chandra Levy.

In 2002, she moved to CNN to anchor a new show competing with Fox News Channel pundit Bill O’Reilly. Likewise, in 2006, she returned to TV with her husband on a Saturday morning show called Weekends With Maury & Connie.

Connie Chung: Awards, Net Worth

Connie Chung has received numerous awards during her career for her contributions to journalism. These include a certificate of achievement by the US Humane Society in 1969 for a series of broadcasts that helped to enhance public awareness of cruelty in seal hunting.

She has also received honorary doctorates in journalism from several universities. She has an estimated net worth of around $15 million and she has earned that sum of money from her professional career.

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