Angela Sun

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Angela Sun
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EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles
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Websiteangelasun.com

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Angela Sun (born October 19, 1979[1]) is an American journalist, television presenter, sportscaster, and documentary filmmaker.

Early life and education

Sun was born in Santa Clara County, California. She graduated from Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California and later earned degrees in Sociology and Communications from the University of California at Los Angeles. Throughout high school and college, Sun competed in various pro-am surf events and was a team rider for Loaded Boards. She gained sponsorship recognition from major brands such as Roxy, Reef, Oakley, Billabong, Rip Curl, and Vans. Following her surfing career, she became an actress, film director, sports caster, investigative journalist, and avid adventure traveler.

Career

TV hosting

Sun's action sports background led to hosting for EXTV, LG Action Sports Championships and ASP Surfing World Tour. In 2003, Sun was hired as a correspondent for Fox Sports Net's 54321.[2] She went on to report for FSN West's Dig! Volleyball Magazine show.

In 2008, Sun joined the luxury lifestyle news magazine First Look], airing nationally on NBC. In 2011, she was nominated for an Emmy award for her work on 1st Look.[3] In addition to LXTV, Sun hosted the show InnerView as well as MTV Iggy on the newly launched global channel of MTV networks.

In 2009, Sun became an anchor for The Court Report on the Tennis Channel.[4] Beginning in 2010, she hosted The Yahoo Sports Minute,[5] which she took over from former host Ashley Russell, and covered the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for Yahoo! Sports. Sun joined co-hosts Matt Iseman and Olympic Gold medalist Jonny Moseley for the fourth season of American Ninja Warrior on G4TV and NBC in the summer of 2012.[6][7] On July 18, 2014, Sun hosted The Yahoo Sports Minute for the final time. After that there was a final message for her, "Editor’s Note: 'The Yahoo Sports team would like to cordially thank Angela Sun for hosting the Yahoo Sports Minute for the last four and a half years. Thanks for helping make the Yahoo Sports Minute the #1 online sports show, Sunny Angela.'" She was the first Asian American female on-camera personality to appear on ESPN, Fox Sports, Tennis Channel, and Yahoo! Sports.[8]

Acting work

Sun appears opposite Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker in the 2008 film Street Kings.

Writing

Sun has been a contributing travel writer for wandermelon.com.

Directing and producing

Sun directed and produced her first feature-length documentary, Plastic Paradise: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, examining the plastic pollution in the oceans and its effects on the environment, marine life, and ultimately humans.[9][10][11] The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a huge collection of trash trapped in a gyre in the Pacific Ocean.

Personal life

Sun speaks English, Spanish, and some German and Mandarin. She has traveled to over 40 countries and studied abroad in Australia at the University of New South Wales.

In an Instagram post on 20 March 2020, she confirmed that she had contracted COVID-19.[12]

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Angela Sun Linkal Page". Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Laracy, Noah (April 30, 2010). "Angela Sun: A Back Stage Exclusive". Backstage. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."63rd Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards Nominations". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Angela Sun". The Tennis Channel. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Marlow, Chris (July 16, 2012). "Yahoo's latest original programming slate is a man's world". Digital Media Wire. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Duren, Rand (May 18, 2012). "'American Ninja Warrior' starts soon, see Dallas' fierce contestants now". Dallas News TV Guide. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Israeli, Dan. "Build Your Own American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course". Men's Fitness. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR - BIOGRAPHIES". NBC Media Village. Retrieved January 4, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Surget, Andie (November 6, 2012). "Sportscaster Angela Sun Shares Her Fitness Favorites". Fitness Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sun, Angela (August 6, 2012). "Digging into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch". Yahoo news. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mag, Audrey (October 25, 2011). "Lose the Plastic: Angela Sun's Green Tips". Audrey, The Asian American Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Angela Sun on Instagram: "Woke up like this. Yep, I tested positive for COVID-19 and here at the hospital being looked after. Everyone here is super nice and…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2020.

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