Glenda Chong
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Glenda Chong | |
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| Born | 7 April 1973 Singapore |
| Occupation | CNA Presenter |
Glenda Chong is a Singaporean news presenter. She is currently the host of the news segment, News Tonight, of CNA by Mediacorp. Glenda is married to Justin Chan, who is a lawyer.[1] In October 2024, at age 51, Glenda was four months pregnant with her first child, a son.[2]
Early life and education
Chong was born to a
Peranakan
mother.
Chong attended CHIJ Katong Convent, Victoria Junior College and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and holds a Masters of Social Sciences (International Studies) from the National University of Singapore.[3]
Career
Chong previously served as
Channel NewsAsia's China Correspondent for three years in Shanghai. Highlights of her work include reporting on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, covering the devastating aftermath of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
.
At the
MediaCorp’s Annual Excellence Awards in 2005.[3]
Major breaking news stories that she has helmed include the
2004 Asian tsunami. She also anchored ‘live’ election programmes such as Taiwan’s 2004 presidential election and Channel NewsAsia’s ‘live’ election night specials for Malaysia
’s 2004 and 2008 General Elections.
References
- ^ "Newscaster Glenda Chong is pregnant at 51 after her 10th IVF try". CNA. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Newscaster Glenda Chong is pregnant at 51 after her 10th IVF try". CNA. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
- ^ a b "Glenda Chong CNA Presenter". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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