Ep 41: Richard Lui (MSNBC&NBC News TV Anchor&Producer of Sky Blossom) - a podcast by Ling Yah

Richard Lui is a TV news anchor for MSNBC and NBC News and was previously at CNN Worldwide, where he became the first Asian American male to anchor a daily, national cable news show. He also earned the Peabody and Emmy awards for his team reporting at CNN during Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Oil Spill. Mediaite ranked Richard among the top 100 in news buzz on its "Power Grid Influence Index of TV Anchors and Hosts" & was also listed by Business Insider as one of 21 dynamic careers to watch alongside Warren Buffett and Mark Cuban.

In addition, Richard is also a columnist for USA Today, Politico, The Seattle Times, Detroit Free Press and San Francisco Chronicles.

Prior to journalism, Richard spent 15 years working with Fortune 500 and tech companies, including at Citibank where he co-founded the first bank-centric payment system. 

But how did it all begin?

Highlight:

• 3:12: Why Richard’s real last name is “Wong”, not “Lui”
• 6:05: Learning to be selfless
• 11:10: Learning kungfu from a Shaolin temple master
• 12:23: Working at Mrs Fields Cookies
• 15:41: Being exposed to politics
• 20:25: Going back to college
• 21:32: Working at KALX radio station, reporting on Senor Dianne Feinstein, Magic Johnson and Rodney King
• 24:04: How Mike Breslin influenced Richard at Clean Environment Equipment
• 16:18: Working at Citibank in Singapore
• 29:38: Working at Channelnews Asia
• 31:19: Working at CNN Worldwide
• 35:36: Winning the Peabody & Emmy awards
• 38:19: Reporting on humanitarian issues & offering a helping hand
• 40:00: Being a 7-year-old feminist
• 42:02: What feminism means to Richard
• 43:36: Learning of his father’s Alzheimers
• 46:59: Traveling ⅕ million miles a year
• 47:48: Coming up with a family caregiving plan
• 48:36: Knowing when to let go & whether they are keeping their dad around for too long
• 52:59: Richard’s new book, Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness
• 54:49: Three lunches
• 56:26: Why Richard produced Sky Blossom
• 58:07: The meaning behind “Sky Blossom”
• 1:00:59: Why joy is featured so prominently in Sky Blossom

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