Betty Nguyen
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Betty Nguyen is a Vietnamese American news anchor currently employed by the American cable television channel, CNN.
Biography
Betty Nguyen was born in Saigon, Vietnam. Her family emigrated to the United States after the events of April 30, 1975.
Betty Nguyen is currently a news anchor for CNN/U.S. Based in the network's world headquarters in Atlanta, Nguyen joined the network in April 2004.
Nguyen has anchored portions of CNN's coverage of the tsunami disaster in South Asia, the Iraqi elections in January 2005 and the June 28, 2004, handover of sovereignty to Iraq. Additionally, she contributed to the network’s comprehensive coverage of Florida hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne throughout the summer months.
Before joining CNN, Nguyen was an anchor for KTVT in Dallas. During her six-year tenure with the CBS affiliate, she covered numerous breaking news events including the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster and the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers in New York.
Nguyen began her career as a morning anchor and reporter at KWTX in Waco, Texas. During her tenure with the CBS affiliate, she received an Associated Press Award for spot news coverage. In 2003, she won the Legacy of Women Award and was named a Great Women of Texas Honoree and also won a regional Emmy awardfor "Outstanding Noon Newscast," while anchoring for KTVT in Dallas.
Nguyen also served as a freelance correspondent for E! Entertainment Television during the 2003 California gubernatorial election.
While conducting several humanitarian aid trips to her birth country of Vietnam, Nguyen provided extensive coverage of the deadly flooding along the Mekong Delta.
Nguyen is the co-founder of Help the Hungry, an organization that strives to alleviate global hunger as well as provide humanitarian relief to needy families around the world. Her philanthropic work also earned her a spot in the Philanthropy in Texas Hall of Fame.
She is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association.
Nguyen graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
External links
- [Betty Nguyen] CNN Profile
- [Betty Nguyen] Photos
- [Yahoo group for Betty Nguyen]
- [Pictures of Betty Nguyen]
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