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
Safety concerns prompt some Chicago teachers to refuse to return to schools
The Chicago Teacher's Union says that many members will not show up for work on Monday, in spite of instructions from the district.
COVID vaccines arrive in Illinois, first shots to be given today
The first COVID vaccines will be administered in the Chicago area and in downstate Illinois on Tuesday.
Christmas home in Tinley Park hopes to raise $25K for those in need
Families in cars follow the glow to see the Kowalczyk house display, a holiday destination in Tinley Park.
Off-duty Chicago cop kills son during domestic incident in Garfield Ridge: report
An off-duty Chicago police officer fatally shot his son during a domestic incident early Wednesday in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
Convenience store clerk shoots boy, 16, woman in attempted robbery in Round Lake Beach
A convenience store clerk shot a teenage boy and a woman during an attempted robbery Monday night in north suburban Round Lake Beach.
Nearly 700 nursing home workers strike for hazard pay, better conditions at Infinity centers
Nearly 700 nursing home workers walked off the job Monday morning at 11 Infinity Healthcare Management facilities across the Chicago area.
High-rise fire extinguished on Jewelers Row in the Loop
About 200 firefighters responded to a blaze on the 10th floor of a high-rise early Thursday on Jewelers Row in the Loop.
Tinley Park home bursts into flames after driver crashes into garage, runs from scene
Authorities were searching for a driver after a car slammed into a garage early Tuesday, setting off a fire that destroying a home in south suburban Tinley Park.
CPS to bring pre-k and special-needs children back to classrooms
After seeing a significant drop in the number of pre-kindergarten and special education students enrolled in its online classes, the Chicago Public Schools on Friday announced that many of those children would return to the classroom by the end of December.
Chicago's Italian American community fights for Columbus Day, return of statues
One of the Columbus statues removed this summer sat at Arrigo Park. It was relocated because of violent protests, but not destroyed. Italian Americans say enough is enough and to put the statues back.