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Reporters
Sherry Hu is celebrating her 30 plus year career with CBS 5 Eyewitness News! Hu, an Oakland native, got her start in the newsroom as the News Director's secretary. She quickly promoted to a position on the Assignment Desk. Her next step was apprentice reporter. After a year of training, Hu was hired as a full-time reporter. Over the years, she has also co-anchored weekday and weekend morning newscasts.
Hu is an Emmy award winner, and three time nominee. She has also earned first place honors from the Associated Press Television-Radio Association of California, The Northern California Radio-Television News Directors Association, The Peninsula Press Club, and The California Bar Association.
As a general assignment reporter, Hu most loves the stories she covers in the neighborhoods. She strives to share with viewers the lives of people in our communities, their triumphs and tragedies. Some of her favorite stories have even taken her to other parts of the world – from Hong Kong and southern China in the days following the pro-democracy demonstration in Beijing's Tianamen Square, and to a tiny mountain village in Guatemala on a mission of mercy with Bay Area doctors and nurses.
Hu is recognized around the Bay Area for her leadership and contributions to community events, fundraisers and organizations. She's especially fond of groups that promote and celebrate education, animals and volunteerism. She has spent time as a classroom volunteer and reading tutor at Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland's Chinatown. She is a mentor to students and aspiring journalists. Hu has been honored by the Marcus A. Foster Educational Institute as a distinguished alumnus for her commitment to young people.
Prior to joining CBS 5, Hu's media experience included work at KALX on the University of California Berkeley campus, KPFA in Berkeley and K-101 in San Francisco.
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Oakland, Hu is a proud graduate of the public school system in Oakland. She graduated from the University of California Berkeley, her major: Political Science. Go Bears!
