Betty Liu Interview…

Tara Williams inteviews Betty Liu in Baristanet…

Q: What made you make the move from print to broadcast journalism?

When I was in Atlanta for the Financial Times I was doing guest segments on CNN and MSNBC and some of the other local stations, and I guess you can say I got bitten by the TV bug. I just thought it was really—the whole television experience, the real-time; the adrenaline rush—just got to me. I thought this was great.

So I thought why not use my background in business and background in print and try my hand in television. I took some classes in broadcast journalism and made that jump by essentially using my background in business and my background in Asia. I had my kids, went on maternity leave. While I was on maternity leave, CNBC Asia called me and said, “Look you’ve got the perfect background—you’ve got the business news, the Asia experience because you’ve been in Hong Kong before—you just don’t have the TV experience, but we’re willing to take the risk. So, if you’re willing to come out here for two and a half months, bring your kids with you, then we’ll do it.” I said, “Fantastic.”

It’s one of those moments where you either do it and you move onto another path or you don’t do it and you stay where you are.

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