LU HANESSIAN

My first career was in television. I've had the opportunity to work as a former veteran television anchor [NBC Network] and host [Discovery Health Channel], and broadcast and print journalist. I think I am a storyteller at heart and with heart. As a science journalist, I applied insights, discoveries and research from many disciplines and scientific fields with a focus on clarity, context and cutting-edge perspectives. 

In my TV career spanning over more than 25 years, I've been able to interview many people, including Walter Cronkite, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, and Barbara Bush, musical legends Garth Brooks, Gloria Estefan, Eartha Kitt, and Cyndi Lauper, global leaders in education, science, innovation, human rights, sports, and young inventors and change agents.

My early career in television began as an anchor, host, field reporter, and producer at CFCF 12 in Montreal [CTV Network]; as host of a syndicated show called "Travel, Travel" around the world, among other shows. For five years, I hosted "The Science Show" (Coscient Productions), syndicated in 110 countries, translated into 17 languages.

In 1994, I was one of twelve television hosts selected to launch the "America's Talking" network [NBC] featuring fellow talk show hosts E. Jean Carroll, Carol Martin, Chris Matthews, and Roger Ailes. In the mid-90's, I became co-anchor the NBC Network morning show "Real Life." In 2004, I became the host of a new Discovery Health Channel show; several years later, I hosted "The Learning Lab with Lu" and "This is Your Brain On..." in NYC and taught educational workshops on brain science for teens in the East Village, NYC.