Yang Lan: An Awe Inspiring Real Life Story of a Chinese Women



Yang Lan: An Awe Inspiring Real Life Story of a Chinese WomenYang Lan was born on March 31st, 1968. She is a Chinese media propeitor, journalist, and talk show hostess. She is the co-owner with her husband Wu Zheng (also known as Bruno Wu) of Sun Television Cybernetworks based in Shanghai, China. In April 2009, Forbes listed Wu and his wife as the 207th richest Chinese people.

Yang Lan was born in Beijing to an English professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University and an engineer. Before getting married, Yang was one of China's best-known television hostesses. She also became one of China's richest business people, according to Forbes Magazine. She married entrepreneur "Bruno" Wu Zheng, becoming the co-owner (her husband being her business partner) of a new media company, Sun Television Cybernetworks.

Yang Lan was formerly married to Yibin Zhang, but they are now divorced. As a media baroness and a leading television host in China. She and her husband, Bruno Wu, co-founded Sun Media Investment Holdings Ltd, one of China�s most prominent private media groups. The business spans television production, newspapers and magazines, as well as online publishing.

Yang holds a master's degree (MIA) from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), where she is now a member of the Columbia University International Advisory Council (IAC). She earned her undergraduate degree from the Beijing Foreign Studies University.


In 2005, she founded the Sun Culture Foundation with a mission to promote the advancement of education and the building of philanthropic culture. The Paley�s Center of Media (Museum of Television and Radio) honored her with the �She-Made-It� award in 2007 to recognize her achievement as a TV journalist.
 

Yang Lan One-on-One

As a signature TV talk show, Yang Lan One-on-One focuses on getting to know leading figures from the fields of international politics, business, society and culture. On this program, Yang Lan profiles the guests' life stories, career experiences, and personal insights. Its eight-year history has made it one of the most highly regarded and well known in-depth talk shows in China. The talk show�s host, Yang Lan, guided by her personal style and unique viewpoint, has over the years conducted interviews with a myriad of international figures and celebrities from around the world. Her guests have included Bill Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Jack Welch, Andrew L. Webber, Tan Dun, Nicole Kidman, Jackie Chan, Kobe Bryant, Hugh Jackman and Michael Phelps.



Yang Lan and the Olympics

  • 1993.09 --- Representative for the 2000 Olympics bid delegation team for China

  • 2001.07.13 --- Olympic Goodwill Ambassador & Presentation Speaker

  • 2004.06.09 --- 2004 Athens Olympic torchbearer

  • 2007.01 --- Executive producer and host of �Olympic Songfest,� a TV program to select the Olympic songs and music

  • 2007.08.08 --- Host of Beijing 2008 One-year Countdown

  • 2008.05.04 --- 2008 Beijing Olympic torchbearer

  • 2008.08.24 --- Host at the Closing Ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Yang Lan: An Awe Inspiring Real Life Story of a Chinese WomenForbes writes about her " One of the most powerful women in Chinese media -- and often called China's Oprah -- Yang cofounded Sun Media with her second husband, Hong Kong media mogul Bruno Wu. Their multiplatform empire spans TV, newspapers and magazines and the Web, and she is a leading television host who has interviewed Bill and Hillary Clinton and Kobe Bryant. She has 25 million followers on Weibo, compaired to Oprah's 18 million on Twitter. 2013 SPOTLIGHT: Joined launch of China Charity Alliance, aimed at promoting transparency in the country's booming philanthropic sector."

CNN writes about her " China's most popular television host, Yang Lan was instrumental in securing China's bid for the 2008 Olympics.As the image ambassador and now host of the "Olympics Songfest," a TV program dedicated to selecting the Olympics theme song, Yang is widely viewed as the perfect campaigner for Beijing -- both within the country and abroad. Often referred to as the "Oprah Winfrey" of China, Yang spoke on Talk Asia about winning the 2008 bid, how prepared China is, and why the Olympics is so important for the country and its people."

Yang Lan says �The traditional media [in China] is still heavily controlled by the government; social media offers an opening to let the steam out a little bit. But because you don�t have many other openings, the heat coming out of this opening is sometimes very strong, active and even violent.�

The Paley Center for Media, �She Made It� Initiative, 2007 wrote:
Yang Lan�s rise to stardom in China has drawn comparisons to Oprah Winfrey�s success in the US. It�s easy to see why: Yang is a self-made entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in the Chinese media. As chair of Sun Media Investment Holdings, a business empire she built with her husband, Yang is a pioneer of open communication.


Yang started her journalism career by establishing the ?rst current-events TV program in China. She created and hosted many other groundbreaking shows, starting with the chatfest Yang Lan One on One. The popular Her Village, which now includes an online magazine and website, brings together China�s largest community of professional women (more than 200 million people a month).
Yang, who served as an ambassador for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, wields her in?uence for philanthropic endeavors, too. She founded the Sun Culture Foundation in 2005 to raise awareness about poverty and to promote cross-cultural communication.


"Yang stands out as a role model for women who want to achieve across the industry spectrum in an increasingly global society."

 



Dated 07 June 2013