Draft:Angela An

Angela Hsiao-chi An (born December 23, 1971) is an American journalist and actress. She currently anchors the morning news show, Wake Up Cbus and leads the CrimeTracker10 franchise on WBNS-TV.

Early Life and Education
An was born in Holmdel, New Jersey along with an older sister, Charlene. She has also lived in Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and Taiwan. She attended The University of Southern California with a dual major in Broadcast Journalism and East Asian Area Studies and George Washington University with a Master's Degree later in her 10TV years.

Career
Angela co-founded (and also anchored) a news magazine program, China Near and Far, based out of New York City. An got her first start at KCAL in Los Angeles working behind the scenes in broadcasts as a producer. She was one of the first journalists in the market to certify as a county wildland firefighter, just so she can report in front of a wildfire. In mid-2000, An resigned from the station.

While in Las Vegas, An got an opportunity for the station when station management, Corrie Harding (the man who hired her) and negotiated her first contract. She did reporting for the station for the 5, 6, and 6:30 news. It led to her winning many awards and recognitions, and other local achievements through her stories. She also helped people to recovery for 10 days from the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami in Sri Lanka, then came back and shared what happened while she was there; and also says that it is one of her most memorable stories that she has done. In that same year she was promoted to weekend morning anchor, with Janet Watkins doing weather. On July 31, 2007, Watkins retired after 31 years and was replaced by Carlos Gonzales. In 2008 she won her first three Emmys.

In 2011, she got promoted to weekday morning anchor, replacing Anietra Hamper who replaced the late Heather Pick for almost two years, in the show which was originally called 10TV This Morning. Their best known lineup featured An herself, Jeff Hogan (now a WRAL anchor), Mike Davis (arrested for child pornography in 2019), and Karina Nova (now a KGO anchor). Since 2014, many anchors and reporters came and went over the years. In 2016, she made a cameo appearance in the film I Am Wrath as a reporter/photographer extra. She later shared the behind the scenes on her Facebook and Twitter accounts. In 2021, almost 2 years after TEGNA bought Dispatch Broadcasting Group, the show was renamed to Wake Up CBUS; with an improved line-up, An, Nova, and Tracy Townsend on the anchor desk, Jeff Booth on weather, and Molly Brewer on traffic. The line-up has since been changed after a few years since its launch. Currently, the three anchors, An, Townsend, and Clay Gordon are only ones on the program, with their last meteorologist, Maddie Kirker, and for traffic, Gabriella Garcia, gone until they find permanent replacements.

She also does volunteer work and supports Canine Companions, JRDF (also on its advisory board), Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Crime Stoppers of Central Ohio, the Heinzerling Foundation, Best Buddies International, and the Susan G. Komen foundation and participates in their Race For the Cure walk every year.

Personal life
In the early 2000s, An was married until they divorced in the mid or late 2000s. In August 2009, she got married to Don Wolery, who was a karate teacher at the time. Two months after the wedding until April 2012, the couple was trying for a baby via in vitro fertilization, after 4 tries, the 5th was a success. She also said that she had suicidal thoughts during the process, stated, "I want to die. I want to cry. I want to scream and shout and hit something so hard that this pain I'm feeling won't feel as bad." An announced on air on August 27, 2012, that she was expecting her first child, due New Year's Day. On January 8, 2013, An gave birth to a girl, Emmie Alise.

On March 21, 2021, An spoke out against the Asian hate crimes and offered a personal perspective letter that she titled, "I am... an American". She later shared it on her social media two days later. On April 2, 2021, she posted on the 10TV site an extended version of her letter, titled, "Change can start with one of us" in which she also dealt with racist remarks and hate.