POPULAR CELEBRITY BROADCASTS


The Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC) is pleased to announce that the following popular celebrity broadcast personalities are scheduled to appear as co-emcees on-stage at the Coalition's 23rd Annual Lunar New Year Celebration, on Saturday,  February 25, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Rosemont:

 

*  Judy Hsu, Morning Anchor/Reporter, ABC 7 News;  

 

*  Nesita Kwan, Weekday 4:30 p.m. Anchor/Health Watch Reporter/Editor, NBC 5 News;

 

*  Nancy Loo, Morning and Noon Anchor/Reporter, FOX Chicago TV  News;

 

*  Joanie Lum, Reporter, CBS 2 Chicago News;

 

*  Rick O'Dell, Show Host, Middays/The Smooth Jazz Sunday Brunch, WNUA 95.5 FM, Clear Channel Chicago Radio;

 

*  Anupy Singla, Anchor/Reporter, CLTV News; 

 

*  Judy Wang, Weekend Morning Anchor/Reporter, CLTV News; and

 

*  Linda Yu, 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Anchor/Reporter, ABC 7 WLS-TV News

 

*  Imelda Kiagoes and Kismet Argopradipto will appear as Indonesian Host Community emcees.

 

Linda Yu arrived in Chicago in 1979, making her the first Asian American on-air journalist in the City. In 1984, she appeared at the First Asian American Coalition of Chicago Lunar New Year Celebration at The White Eagle, as honorary chairperson. She has played a role in nearly every Coalition annual production since then. This will be approximately her twenty-first time appearing

at this event. It will be her sixth time presenting the Coalition's annual prestigious Pan Asian American Ping Tom Memorial Award. 

 

This will be Nesita Kwan's ninth time co-hosting the Coalition's Lunar New Year Celebration; the eighth time for Joanie Lum; the fifth time each for Nancy Loo, Anupy Singla and Judy Wang; the fourth time for Judy Hsu; and the second time each for Eric Horng and Rick O’Dell.

 

Linda Yu will host the presentation of the prestigious Pan Asian American Ping Tom Memorial Award to Gene Lee, a veteran of over twenty years of public service to the citizens of Chicago, and currently Deputy Chief of Staff for community relations and outreach to community groups, City of Chicago, Office of the Mayor Richard M. Daley. Attorney and community leader Darryl Tom will assist in the award presentation,  on behalf of the Tom Family. The Coalition renamed its Pan Asian Award in 1996 after the late legendary Chicago  civic leader Ping Tom. Ping Tom was also one of the original founders of the Asian American Coalition. 

 

The Coalition is also pleased to announce that The Hon. Roger C. Claar, Mayor, Village of Bolingbrook, has been named the 2006 recipient of the Coalition's Grand Asian Award. This award is periodically presented to someone of non-Asian descent, who has made significant contributions to the Asian Pacific American community.   

 

 

E-mail of the 23rd Annual Asian American Coalition of Chicago Celebration 2006: aaccfeb2006@hotmail.com, or aaccfeb2006@yahoo.com 
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