# Michelle Yu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michelle_Yu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Michelle_Yu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Yu > Source revision: 1322015877 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American sportscaster}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} '''Michelle Yu''' (born in [New York City](/source/New_York_City), [New York](/source/New_York_(state))) is an American [journalist](/source/journalist) who is a [news anchor](/source/News_presenter) for [NY1 News](/source/NY1) in New York City and the author of two novels. ==Education== Yu graduated from [Manhattan College](/source/Manhattan_College) in 2001{{cite web |title=Masiello Appears On SNY's Daily News Live |url=https://gojaspers.com/news/2015/3/12/209956331.aspx |website=gojaspers.com |date=12 March 2015 |publisher=Manhattan College Athletics |accessdate=30 June 2020}} with a degree in broadcast communications. ==Career== Yu began her career as a writer for ''[The Journal News](/source/The_Journal_News)'' and ''[Sports Illustrated for Kids](/source/Sports_Illustrated_for_Kids)''. In 2003 Yu joined [College Sports Television](/source/College_Sports_Television). In 2009, she joined [SportsNet New York](/source/SportsNet_New_York) as an anchor and reporter.{{Cite web|date=2017-07-18|title=SNY TV's Michelle Yu Shares Her Journalistic Journey on Scoop B Radio|url=https://respect-mag.com/2017/07/sny-tvs-michelle-yu-shares-journalistic-journey-scoop-b-radio/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=RESPECT.|language=en-US}}{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Brandon |title=SNY TV's Michelle Yu Shares Her Journalistic Journey on Scoop B Radio |url=https://respect-mag.com/2017/07/sny-tvs-michelle-yu-shares-journalistic-journey-scoop-b-radio/ |website=respect-mag.com |date=18 July 2017 |publisher=RESPECT |accessdate=30 June 2020}} In 2019, she joined NY1 News as a news anchor. She is the co-author of two novels with Blossom Kan.{{Cite web|last=|date=2007-05-01|title=China Dolls by Michelle Yu and Blossom Kan [in Bloomsbury Review]|url=https://smithsonianapa.org/bookdragon/china-dolls-by-michelle-yu-and-blossom-kan/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=BookDragon|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Asian Loop: Interview with Michelle Yu and Blossom Kan, the Authors of 'China Dolls'|url=http://www.asianloop.com/article/78/Interview_with_Michelle_Yu_and_Blossom_Kan_the_Authors_of_China_Dolls|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.asianloop.com}} ''China Dolls'' (2008){{Cite book|last=Thoma|first=Pamela|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/book/71174|title=Asian American Women's Popular Literature: Feminizing Genres and Neoliberal Belonging|date=2013|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=978-1-4399-1020-7|location=Philadelphia}} tells the story about the lives of three Asian American professional women in [New York City](/source/New_York_City){{Cite web|title=Fiction Book Review: China Dolls by Michelle Yu, Author, Blossom Kan, Author . St. Martin's/Dunne $22.95 (278p) ISBN 978-0-312-36280-5|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-36280-5|access-date=2021-06-24|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}}{{cite news |title=CHINA DOLLS |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/michelle-yu/china-dolls/ |access-date=4 August 2021 |work=[Kirkus Reviews](/source/Kirkus_Reviews) |date=November 15, 2006}} and was described by ''[The Bloomsbury Review](/source/The_Bloomsbury_Review)'' as a "Chinese American installment of the Sex in the City genre." ''Young, Restless, and Broke'' (2010) relates the struggle of an actress in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles).{{Cite web|title=Fiction Book Review: Young, Restless, and Broke by Blossom Kan, Author, Michelle Yu, Author . St. Martin's $24.99 (252p) ISBN 978-0-312-37420-4|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-37420-4|access-date=2021-06-24|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}} ==Honors and awards== * 2016 [New York Emmy Award](/source/New_York_Emmy_Awards), Societal Concerns:Program/Special{{cite web |title=THE NEW YORK CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF THE 59th ANNUAL NEW YORK EMMY® AWARDS |url=https://www.nyemmys.org/media/files/files/73e7a2a0/59th_NY_Emmy_Awards_Winners_Press_Release_July_14_2016.pdf |website=www.nyemmys.org |access-date=4 August 2021}} ==Works== * ''China Dolls'' (2008){{Cite web|title=China Dolls {{!}} Michelle Yu {{!}} Macmillan|url=https://us.macmillan.com/chinadolls/michelleyu/9781429983242|access-date=2021-06-24|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US}} * ''Young, Restless, and Broke'' (2010){{Cite web|title=Young, Restless, and Broke {{!}} Blossom Kan {{!}} Macmillan|url=https://us.macmillan.com/youngrestlessandbroke/blossomkan/9781429925310|access-date=2021-06-24|website=US Macmillan|language=en-US}} ==Personal life== In 2014, she married Colombian financier Rafael Eduardo Romero while she was a sports anchor for SportsNet New York. They had first met at a [tennis](/source/tennis) tournament in 2008 when she was first starting to work for SNY.{{Cite news|last=Mallozzi|first=Vincent M.|date=2014-09-21|title=A Matter of Game, Set, Perfect Match|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/fashion/weddings/a-matter-of-game-set-perfect-match.html|access-date=2021-06-24|issn=0362-4331}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Michelle}} Category:American sports commentators Category:Journalists from New York City Category:Manhattan College alumni Category:SportsNet New York people Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Michelle Yu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Yu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Yu?action=history)). 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