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'''Mi-Jung Lee''' (born September 12, 1966) is a [[Korean Canadians|Korean Canadian]] [[television personality]], based in [[Vancouver]]. She most recently served as co-host of the Western Canada edition of the [[breakfast television]] program ''[[Canada AM]]'', until its cancellation in June 2008. Earlier in her career, she was a news anchor for [[CHEK-TV]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]. She is currently an anchor at [[CIVT-TV|CTV British Columbia]] as the 11:30 weeknight anchor. |
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'''Mi-Jung Lee''' (born September 12, 1966<ref name="IMDb">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0497869/|title=Mi-Jung Lee|website=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref>) ({{Korean|hangul=이미정|rr=I Mijeong}}; born in [[Chuncheon]], [[Gangwon Province (South Korea)|Gangwon-do]], [[South Korea]]<ref name="Straight090923">{{cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/article-258866/start-kimchi-and-kpop|title=Best of Vancouver communities: Experience Korea starting with kimchi and K-pop|newspaper=The Georgia Straight|last=MacKenzie|first=Angela|date=2009-09-23|accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref>) is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor based in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]]. She formerly co-anchored the weeknight 6pm newscast alongside Scott Roberts on [[CIVT-DT|CTV Vancouver]], Roberts has since moved on to CTV Edmonton and Lee is anchoring solo. |
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==Biography== |
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She moved with her family from South Korea to Vancouver at age 4,<ref name="CTVbio">{{cite web|url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/about-us/team-bios/mi-jung-lee-1.873173|title=Mi-Jung Lee|publisher=[[CIVT-DT|CTV Vancouver]]|accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref><ref name="SAP">{{cite web|url=https://www.southasianpost.com/article/1682-community-profiles-mi-jung-lee.html|title=Community Profiles: Mi-Jung Lee|publisher=South Asian Post|date=2006-02-09|accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref> and graduated from [[Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School]] in 1984. She then completed an undergraduate degree in English literature at the [[University of British Columbia]], and later a post-graduate degree in journalism at [[Ryerson University]].<ref name="CTVbio"/><ref name="SAP"/> |
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She began her on-air career in 1990 as a reporter and part-time anchor at [[CHEK-DT|CHEK-TV]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], then moved to [[CHAN-DT|CHAN-TV]] (BCTV, then [[CTV Television Network|CTV's]] Vancouver affiliate) in 1992 and served in similar capacities,<ref name="CTVbio"/><ref name="SAP"/> eventually anchoring that station's ''[[News Hour Final]]'' weeknights until 1998. That year she joined [[CIVT-DT|CIVT-TV]] (then [[Independent station (North America)|independent station]] VTV) as 6pm news co-anchor alongside Paul Mennier.<ref name="CTVbio"/><ref name="SAP"/> When CIVT became a CTV [[owned-and-operated station]] as part of the [[2001 Vancouver TV realignment]], Lee became anchor and producer of the station's 11:30pm newscast.<ref name="CTVbio"/><ref name="SAP"/> She also briefly co-hosted the Western Canada edition of CTV's national [[breakfast television]] program ''[[Canada AM]]'' from January 2008 until its cancellation in June that year.<ref name="CTVbio"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://playbackonline.ca/2008/02/05/ctv-20080205/ |title=Canada AM looks to boost ratings in B.C. |publisher=Playback |first=Cheryl |last=Binning |date=2008-02-05 |accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/ctv-to-add-vancouver-anchor-desk-at-canada-am-1.741138 |title=CTV to add Vancouver anchor desk at Canada AM |publisher=CBC News |date=2008-01-09 |accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref> She returned to CIVT's weeknight 6pm newscast as co-anchor in August 2018, after Mike Killeen and [[Tamara Taggart]] were let go from the station earlier that year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vancourier.com/news/ctv-vancouver-reveals-its-major-refresh-as-former-anchor-prepares-to-give-her-side-of-the-story-1.23410259 |title=CTV Vancouver reveals its 'major refresh' as former anchor prepares to give her side of the story |newspaper=Vancouver Courier |first=Martha |last=Perkins |date=2018-08-23 |accessdate=2019-08-29}}</ref> |
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==Filmography== |
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|2000|| ''[[The 6th Day]]'' || Newscaster || |
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|2003|| ''[[X2 (film)|X2]]'' || News Reporter || |
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|2006|| ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' || Newscaster || |
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|2006|| ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'' || News Anchor || |
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|2007|| ''[[The Invisible (2007 film)|The Invisible]]'' || Newscaster || |
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|2007|| ''[[Hot Rod (2007 film)|Hot Rod]]'' || Newswoman || |
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|2009|| ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' || A Bomb Test Anchorwoman || |
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|2010|| ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'' || Debra Chung || |
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==References== |
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* [http://bc.ctvnews.ca/about-us/team-bios/mi-jung-lee-1.873173 Profile from CTV British Columbia] |
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*[http://www.ctvbc.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20071016/bc_miJungLee/20080205/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome Mi-Jung Lee CTV BC Bio] |
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*[http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/20080127/mijunleebio/20080127/y Mi-Jung Lee Canada AM Bio] |
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 14 August 2023
Mi-Jung Lee (born September 12, 1966[1]) (Korean: 이미정; RR: I Mijeong; born in Chuncheon, Gangwon-do, South Korea[2]) is a Canadian television journalist and news anchor based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She formerly co-anchored the weeknight 6pm newscast alongside Scott Roberts on CTV Vancouver, Roberts has since moved on to CTV Edmonton and Lee is anchoring solo.
Biography
[edit]She moved with her family from South Korea to Vancouver at age 4,[3][4] and graduated from Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School in 1984. She then completed an undergraduate degree in English literature at the University of British Columbia, and later a post-graduate degree in journalism at Ryerson University.[3][4]
She began her on-air career in 1990 as a reporter and part-time anchor at CHEK-TV in Victoria, then moved to CHAN-TV (BCTV, then CTV's Vancouver affiliate) in 1992 and served in similar capacities,[3][4] eventually anchoring that station's News Hour Final weeknights until 1998. That year she joined CIVT-TV (then independent station VTV) as 6pm news co-anchor alongside Paul Mennier.[3][4] When CIVT became a CTV owned-and-operated station as part of the 2001 Vancouver TV realignment, Lee became anchor and producer of the station's 11:30pm newscast.[3][4] She also briefly co-hosted the Western Canada edition of CTV's national breakfast television program Canada AM from January 2008 until its cancellation in June that year.[3][5][6] She returned to CIVT's weeknight 6pm newscast as co-anchor in August 2018, after Mike Killeen and Tamara Taggart were let go from the station earlier that year.[7]
Lee has appeared as a reporter or news anchor in several TV shows and films including Snakes on a Plane, X-Men: The Last Stand, Tron: Legacy, Hot Rod and Watchmen.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The 6th Day | Newscaster | |
2003 | X2 | News Reporter | |
2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Newscaster | |
2006 | Snakes on a Plane | News Anchor | |
2007 | The Invisible | Newscaster | |
2007 | Hot Rod | Newswoman | |
2009 | Watchmen | A Bomb Test Anchorwoman | |
2010 | Tron: Legacy | Debra Chung |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mi-Jung Lee". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ MacKenzie, Angela (2009-09-23). "Best of Vancouver communities: Experience Korea starting with kimchi and K-pop". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mi-Jung Lee". CTV Vancouver. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ a b c d e "Community Profiles: Mi-Jung Lee". South Asian Post. 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Binning, Cheryl (2008-02-05). "Canada AM looks to boost ratings in B.C." Playback. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ "CTV to add Vancouver anchor desk at Canada AM". CBC News. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ Perkins, Martha (2018-08-23). "CTV Vancouver reveals its 'major refresh' as former anchor prepares to give her side of the story". Vancouver Courier. Retrieved 2019-08-29.