Joanie Lum
Joanie Lum has more than 20 years of experience reporting for Chicago-area stations, most recently serving for six years as a general assignment reporter for WBBM-TV. Prior to that, she spent 16 years as a general assignment reporter for WGN-TV.
Earlier in Lum's career, she spent a year as a reporter, anchor, producer and weathercaster at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois. Before that, she was an associate producer for one year at KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Her first broadcasting job was reporting for the student-run, commercially-owned KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri.
Throughout her career, Lum has interviewed numerous newsmakers, most notably His Holiness the Dalai Lama during his 1996, 1999 and 2007 Chicago visits. She was part of the team that earned the 2008 Chicago Emmy Award for Spot News for coverage of the NIU shootings, as well as the 2005 National Emmy Award for Outstanding Coverage within a Newscast for "Farewell to the Pope." She was also honored with two Emmy Awards for her work on the 2003 and 2004 Chicago Marathon broadcasts.
From 2000-2001, Lum wrote a column for the Chicago Tribune, "Adventure Shopping with Joanie Lum," chronicling her experiences hosting the WGN-TV segment, "Around Town."
A graduate of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Lum holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism. She is a past president of the Asian American Journalists Association's Chicago chapter and is currently an advisory board member of the Chinese American Service League, Inc.
The latest from Joanie Lum
South Chicago Chapel investigation: Attorneys offer free legal advice to families
Chicago police are investigating a funeral home as the Cook County medical examiner’s office continues working to identify over 50 people whose remains were found improperly stored in deplorable conditions on Aug. 6.
Northwest Indiana tornadoes leave damage, power outages and gas shortages
The National Weather Service confirms an EF-1 tornado traveled through Munster and an EF-2 tornado entered St. John, Indiana.
Severe storms leave some northwest Indiana residents scrambling for gas amid power outages
Storm damage is widespread across Munster and other parts of northwest Indiana after severe weather swept through on Tuesday.
Chicago elementary school shooting leaves 2 custodians dead, police say
Two custodians are dead after a shooting Monday afternoon at a Chicago elementary school, authorities said.
Two women robbed at gunpoint in Chicago warn others to stay alert
Two women who were robbed at gunpoint on Chicago’s South Side are warning others to stay alert and be aware of their surroundings.
Chicago murder suspect accused of killing two young women he dated
A Chicago man already behind bars on unrelated felony charges is now accused of killing two young women he was romantically involved with in separate shootings on the city's Southeast Side.
Munster celebrates National Night Out with fireworks, family fun and community policing
The annual event brings together police, first responders and residents to strengthen community relationships and encourage neighborhood safety.
Chicago's Wishbone restaurant to close after decades in the West Loop
Wishbone will close at the end of the month after decades serving breakfast, lunch and Southern comfort food in Chicago.
Homewood community rallies around woman who lost home in tornado: 'I just want to be able to rest'
A 68-year-old woman undergoing chemotherapy lost her third-floor apartment after last week's storm tore the roof off her building and flooded her home.
Illinois State Police trooper accused of sexually assaulting woman in Tinley Park
An Illinois State Police trooper has been charged with felony criminal sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident in Tinley Park last year, authorities said.