From news reporter to host of her own current affairs show,
Janette Luu has been in front of the camera for nearly a
decade. Despite graduating from the University of Michigan
with a B.S. in biology and Latin, Janette chose to pursue a
career in broadcasting and hasn’t looked back. She began in
news as a reporter and weekend anchor at the ABC affiliate in
Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2006 Janette moved to Toronto to
host CANOE Live on SUN TV. Shortly after her arrival in
Canada, she was featured on CBC’s WireTap with Jonathan
Goldstein in Season 2's “Mr. Helpful” episode.
Offscreen, Janette has been a public radio host, a theatre
performer, an independent film producer, and a creator of
multimedia art events. She also launched a city-wide
initiative that highlighted Fort Wayne's innovation,
technology, arts, and downtown revitalization. She can be
heard on the audio book for The Rise of the Creative Class:
And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community, and
Everyday Life by Richard Florida, Academic Director
of the Martin Prosperity Institute at the University of
Toronto's Rotman School of Management.
Because of her extensive work in the community, Janette
was honored as an inaugural member of the Future 40,
Northeast Indiana's forty most dynamic people under the
age of 40. She was also featured on the cover of the
premiere issue of Fort Wayne Woman. In 2005 Janette won
the $25,000 grand prize in Visa's Ideas Happen contest, in
which she submitted her idea for an immersive experience
called Project Inspire.