Lydia Hu is an American personality who joined the FOX Business Network (FBN) in 2021 as a correspondent. Based on the responsibilities in the network’s headquarter in New York, Lydia was given the duties to look after the sectors like agriculture, energy, real estate, and travel. Before joining Fox Business Networks, she worked with various other notable media outlets such as NY1 News, WBRC Fox 6, and WNBC News New York.
Early Life
Lydia Hu is around 33 or 35 years old and celebrates her birthday on the 17th of August. Lydia belongs to a Chinese-American ethnicity. She earned her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Mass Communication and Media Studies from the University of Maryland. She received her graduation from Kappa Delta Sorority. Later, she earned her Juris Doctorate, in Litigation from the University of Baltimore School of Law. She completed her degree Magna Cum Laude and during that period, she was honored with Mt. Vernon Scholarship Award. Lydia also received another degree of Master of Science (M.S.) in broadcast and video journalism. She received her masters from Columbia University.
Lydia Hu Career
Lydia began her professional life in September 2009 when she joined Baltimore, Maryland-based company Semmes, Bowen & Semmes. She worked as an associate for two years and three months. From November 2011 to July 2014, Hu worked as an associate for Baltimore-based company Tydings & Rosenberg LLP. After spending two years and nine months at Tydings & Rosenberg LLP, she had her transition from law associate to journalist and related internships. She joined WNBC News New York as an investigative unit intern and had a five-month-long internship based in New York.
Lydia gave two years of her life (October 2015 to December 2017) and worked as a reporter or weekend anchor for WBRC Fox 6. Later, she joined NY1 News (based in the Greater New York City Area) as an investigative reporter and worked from January 2018 to February 2021. Today, Lydia is working as a correspondent for Fox Business Network since February 2021. During her time at NY 1, Hu covered a vast area of the news ranging from New York City Hospitals to the struggle of the front-line healthcare workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic season.
Lydia is a two-time New York Emmy Award winner. In 2019, she received the first Emmy Award for her contribution to NY1’s original documentary, The New York City Opioid Battle. Then in 2021, she received another Emmy Award for her coverage of COVID in the small documentary film called Lives Lost: Saying Goodbye. He was spotted and recognized by the Associated Press, Silurians Press Club, and Alabama Broadcasters Association. And her work was praised.
Lydia Hu Biography |
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| Real Name | Lydia Hu |
| Birth Date | 17 August |
| Age (as of 2023) | 30s |
| Residence | New York, United States |
| Profession | Journalist |
| College | University of Maryland College Park |
| Qualification | Graduate |
Physical Statistics |
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| Height | in feet inches – 5’ 7” – in Centimeters – 170 cm |
| Weight | in Kilograms – 56 kg – in Pounds – 123 lbs |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Eye Color | Dark Brown |
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Family |
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| Father | – |
| Mother | – |
| Sister | – |
| Brother | – |
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| Marital Status | Married |
| Who is her husband? | Craig Haughton |
| Children | Everlwigh Haughton |
Personal Life
Lydia Hu is a happily married woman who is living in the United States with her small extended family including her husband and one newborn baby. Her husband’s name is Craig Haughton. Lydia and Craig Haughton together exchanged the rituals of marriage on 22nd September 2012 in their hometown Baltimore, Maryland. Hu’s husband is a well-established and well-known American attorney and is working as a member of firms like Government Investigation and White Collar Litigation Practice Group. The couple recently celebrated their joy after they became the parents of a newborn baby named Everleigh Haughton, who was born on 2nd August 2019. The family is also accompanied by a furry friend named Rosie.
Lydia Hu Net Worth
Lydia Hu is surely earning well because of her two professions. Although she has completely transitioned into her new profession as a media anchor, she must also be associated with the litigation career that she had a few years back. She is a New York Emmy Award winner who has been praised and adored for her work and reporting on live documentaries and news films. For the moment, Lydia’s estimated net worth is somewhere around $ 2 million, which is enough to give her name and fame in the industry.
