Ep 41: Richard Lui (MSNBC & NBC News TV Anchor & Producer of Sky Blossom)

Richard Lui is a TV news anchor for MSNBC and NBC News and was
previously at CNN Worldwide, where he became the first Asian
American male to anchor a daily, national cable news show. He
also earned the Peabody and Emmy awards for his team reporting at
CNN during Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Oil Spill. Mediaite
ranked Richard among the top 100 in news buzz on its "Power Grid
Influence Index of TV Anchors and Hosts" & was also listed by
Business Insider as one of 21 dynamic careers to watch alongside
Warren Buffett and Mark Cuban.





In addition, Richard is also a columnist for USA Today, Politico,
The Seattle Times, Detroit Free Press and San Francisco
Chronicles.





Prior to journalism, Richard spent 15 years working with Fortune
500 and tech companies, including at Citibank where he co-founded
the first bank-centric payment system. 





But how did it all begin?





Highlight:


3:12: Why Richard’s real last name is “Wong”, not “Lui”

6:05: Learning to be selfless

11:10: Learning kungfu from a Shaolin temple master

12:23: Working at Mrs Fields Cookies

15:41: Being exposed to politics

20:25: Going back to college

21:32: Working at KALX radio station, reporting on Senor
Dianne Feinstein, Magic Johnson and Rodney King

24:04: How Mike Breslin influenced Richard at Clean
Environment Equipment

16:18: Working at Citibank in Singapore

29:38: Working at Channelnews Asia

31:19: Working at CNN Worldwide

35:36: Winning the Peabody & Emmy awards

38:19: Reporting on humanitarian issues & offering a
helping hand

40:00: Being a 7-year-old feminist

42:02: What feminism means to Richard

43:36: Learning of his father’s Alzheimers

46:59: Traveling ⅕ million miles a year

47:48: Coming up with a family caregiving plan

48:36: Knowing when to let go & whether they are keeping
their dad around for too long

52:59: Richard’s new book, Enough About Me: The Unexpected
Power of Selflessness

54:49: Three lunches

56:26: Why Richard produced Sky Blossom

58:07: The meaning behind “Sky Blossom”

1:00:59: Why joy is featured so prominently in Sky Blossom






Show notes: https://www.sothisismywhy.com/41 





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