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
Chicago sees deadliest Memorial Day weekend in years: 10 fatally shot, 39 wounded
Ten people are dead and 38 others are wounded so far in weekend shootings in Chicago — the deadliest Memorial Day weekend since 2015.
Day of rain leaves Chicago River surging, roads flooding
A day full of showers and thunderstorms culminated in significant flooding Sunday evening as rain overflowed the Chicago River and rendered some local roadways impassable.
Virtual rallies, line spacing: Illinois votes amid coronavirus pandemic
Polls opened at 6 a.m. across Illinois and will close at 7 p.m.
5 Chicago cops hurt after police cars crash in South Chicago
Three officers from the unmarked vehicle and two from the marked squad car were taken to hospitals in fair condition, police said.
Woman fatally shot in attempted home invasion in Ravenswood Manor
A male suspect wearing all black with a ski mask tried to force his way in after they answered the door.
Horse found dead, another injured in Englewood yard
No one is in custody Monday morning as the investigation continues.
Man shot dead, 2 wounded in tunnel of CTA Jackson station in the Loop: police
The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not released details about the fatality.
No bail for man on probation for robbery charged in Chinatown robbery, double homicide
Alvin Thomas, of South Shore, faces two felony counts of first-degree murder, Chicago police said.
Fire burns South Loop laundromat
Although no one was injured in the blaze, the building is expected to be a complete loss, fire officials said.
Family pleads for help, offers reward in search for hit-and-run driver who struck boy in Deerfield
The family of a 12-year-old boy seriously hurt in a hit-and-run last week in Deerfield is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the driver.