Christina Park
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Christina Park is a Korean American anchor
of WNYW
's Fox 5 News at 6 & 10 p.m. on weekends. She joined the station in August 2007.
Park recently anchored CNN
Headline News and CNN.com Live and has also worked for CNN Newsource in Washington D.C. and KPRC in Houston.
Park was anchoring the night the Iraq War began. She has also anchored and produced
during major events such as the 2004 Presidential election, the 2004 tsunami disaster
and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
. As a field reporter, she has covered major stories such as Hurricane Katrina
and Rita
, as well as the collapse of Enron
.
Originally studying to be a doctor, she joined CNN in 1999 as a medical and health producer for CNN Headline News. She has also reported for Headline News, CNN, and CNN International
, and has served as an anchor for CNN Student News. During her tenure at CNN, Park helped launch a number of programs, including CNN.com, for which she received a National Headliner Award. She also launched a profile-style program, People in the News
. In August 2001, she moved to Headline News as a writer for the launch of the revamped network. In July, after former Good Day New York
co-host Ron Corning
was let go while on vacation and replaced by Greg Kelly
from Fox News Channel
, Park was swapped to weekend anchor of the 6 and 10 p.m. newscast. Karen Hepp
, who did weekends, took Park's place.
with a degree in Neuroscience
. She was a concert pianist for the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
and is fluent in Korean
. Park currently resides in Manhattan with her husband and one daughter.
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
of WNYW
WNYW
WNYW, virtual channel 5 , is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. The station's transmitter is atop the Empire State Building and its studio facilities are located in the Yorkville section of Manhattan...
's Fox 5 News at 6 & 10 p.m. on weekends. She joined the station in August 2007.
Park recently anchored CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
Headline News and CNN.com Live and has also worked for CNN Newsource in Washington D.C. and KPRC in Houston.
Park was anchoring the night the Iraq War began. She has also anchored and produced
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
during major events such as the 2004 Presidential election, the 2004 tsunami disaster
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
and the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
The Space Shuttle Columbia disaster occurred on February 1, 2003, when shortly before it was scheduled to conclude its 28th mission, STS-107, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, resulting in the death of all seven crew members...
. As a field reporter, she has covered major stories such as Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
and Rita
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005...
, as well as the collapse of Enron
Enron
Enron Corporation was an American energy, commodities, and services company based in Houston, Texas. Before its bankruptcy on December 2, 2001, Enron employed approximately 22,000 staff and was one of the world's leading electricity, natural gas, communications, and pulp and paper companies, with...
.
Originally studying to be a doctor, she joined CNN in 1999 as a medical and health producer for CNN Headline News. She has also reported for Headline News, CNN, and CNN International
CNN International
CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly...
, and has served as an anchor for CNN Student News. During her tenure at CNN, Park helped launch a number of programs, including CNN.com, for which she received a National Headliner Award. She also launched a profile-style program, People in the News
People in the News
People in the News was a show first based in CNN's World Headquarters in Atlanta, and later in CNN's New York, USA, bureau, hosted by Daryn Kagan and later by Paula Zahn. It was CNN's feature-format program with People magazine profiling newsmakers from politics, sports, business, medicine, and...
. In August 2001, she moved to Headline News as a writer for the launch of the revamped network. In July, after former Good Day New York
Good Day New York
Good Day New York is a weekday morning news and entertainment feature show which airs on WNYW, the New York City flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company...
co-host Ron Corning
Ron Corning
Ron Corning is an American television host at the ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas, Texas. He co-anchors the station's morning newscast, Daybreak, and is solo anchor of Midday, the station's one-hour noon newscast....
was let go while on vacation and replaced by Greg Kelly
Greg Kelly
Gregory Raymond "Greg" Kelly is an American broadcast journalist. He is currently the co-host of Good Day New York; previously was the co-host of Fox and Friends and a White House correspondent for Fox News. Kelly is also currently a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps...
from Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel
Fox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
, Park was swapped to weekend anchor of the 6 and 10 p.m. newscast. Karen Hepp
Karen Hepp
Karen Hepp is an Anchor & Reporter at WTXF in Philadelphia.She co-anchors Good Day Philadelphia. from 4:30 to 7 A.M on weekday mornings. She joined the station in November, 2010 as general assignment reporter. Before that, she worked at WNYW-TV anchoring Good Day Wakeup...
, who did weekends, took Park's place.
Personal
Park graduated with honors from the University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
with a degree in Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
. She was a concert pianist for the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, commonly known as the ASYO, is an organization featuring Atlanta's young instrumentalists, created in 1974....
and is fluent in Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
. Park currently resides in Manhattan with her husband and one daughter.