Julie Ju-young Chang was the Entertainment Anchor for ''

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'' and Fox 11 Morning News on

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in Los Angeles, joining the station in November 2012 to May 2020. Previously, she was the entertainment anchor for the 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. news on FOX 5

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. She joined the morning show ''Good Day New York'' in June 2008, but changed over to the evening newscasts in October 2011. Previously, she was a feature reporter for the ''CW11 Morning News'',

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. Chang has been recognized for her work with a New York State Associated Press Award and a 2007 Emmy nomination.

Early life

Originally from

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, Chang moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, when she was nine years old. Six years later, her parents returned to Korea, but Chang stayed in the United States with her older sisters. A graduate of the

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with a B.A. in economics, Chang also studied Environmental Studies at

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Career

After originally pursuing a career in banking, Chang found her calling in 2000 after spending a semester at sea. She sailed around the world, spending time in such varied locations as Cuba, Brazil, South Africa, Kenya, India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China and Japan. The voyage gave birth to her passion: story telling which can expose, educate and enlighten her viewing audience. While at

, Chang covered both breaking and feature news. She also hosted the "Truly Julie" segment on the ''CW11 Morning News''. She was featured in the February 2007 issue of high fashion magazine '' W'', for which she was photographed by

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. Chang has also appeared in fashion magazine '' Lucky'' and lifestyle magazine ''New York Moves''. She had a minor part playing herself in the 2011 feature film ''

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''. Chang left CW11 at the end of February 2008. She joined Fox 5 New York on June 16, 2008, and worked there until September 2012. Chang later moved to WNYW's sister station, KTTV, where since October 2012, she has been the Entertainment Anchor for ''

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'' and the ''Fox 11 Morning News''. In mid-November 2013, it was announced that she would be taking medical leave to treat a brain tumor. On January 22, 2014, Chang returned from medical leave. In May 2020, Chang decided to leave ''

References

External links

Julie Chang, FOX 5

www.TrulyJulieChang.com
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