Phillip TK Yin
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| Born | Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Alma mater | McDonough School of Business |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Phillip TK Yin is a Journalist and a communications and corporate partnerships advisor. He is currently an advisor and partner with the American Chamber of Commerce and speaks on U.S. networks including Fox Business on current events.[citation needed] He was previously a broadcast business journalist covering topics such as business technology, aviation, and politics for CNBC, Bloomberg News and CCTV America.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Yin was born in Mesa, Arizona, but moved to Yakima, Washington a few months later.[2] Yin went to Eisenhower High School in Yakima, where he played tennis.
He holds an International MBA from Georgetown University and an undergraduate business degree from the University of Washington.[3][4] He also completed a special summer program at Harvard Business School.[3]
Political activity
[edit]In 2011, Yin considered running as a Republican and challenging sitting senator Maria Cantwell in the 2012 United States Senate election in Washington State.[5] However, he exited the race due to fundraising concerns.[6]
On January 22, 2016, Yin announced on Sina Weibo that he was running for Lieutenant Governor of Washington State.[2] After losing that race he declared for the Bellevue City Council.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Yin's parents Eric and Harriet are immigrants from Hong Kong, and he is a native of Washington state.[6][4][1] His wife is from Hong Kong, and the two met and fell in love there. Yin has four children, daughters, Kelsey, Katie and Kelly and son, Kody.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Hernández, Javier C. (2016-02-05). "Ties to Chinese State Media Raise Questions in U.S. Election Campaign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
- ^ a b Yang Jie (22 January 2016). "Former CCTV anchor running for US lieutenant governor". China Daily. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ a b "About hosts". CCTV English. 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ a b Bryan Myrick (15 September 2011). "Bloomberg TV Anchor Phillip Yin Confirms Interest in Senate Run to Unseat Cantwell in 2012". NW Daily Marker. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Former TV anchor plans to challenge Sen. Cantwell for Senate seat". King 5. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ a b Assunta Ng (9 February 2012). "For Phillip Yin, after one dream fizzles, another lands on a silver platter". Northwest Asian Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "King County Elections".
- ^ Feng Zhaoyin (29 January 2016). "端專訪：昨日央視主播或成明日美國副州長？". Initium Media (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.