Life has taken Janette Luu in many different directions, but
it's her move up North from the U.S. that has her most
inspired. Before becoming host of CANOE Live on SUN TV in
Toronto, Janette began her career in news at WPTA/WISE in
Fort Wayne, Indiana. She spent six years as a reporter and
weekend anchor after graduating from the University of
Michigan with a B.S. in biology and Latin.
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, who is the 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. Her accomplishments were featured
on CBC's WireTap with Jonathan Goldstein (Mr. Helpful) on
May 7, 2006.
