Natalie Chung (born 1962 in

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) is a Canadian news anchor and journalist for the Réseau de l'information television network (now Ici RDI), a Canadian French language news channel owned by the

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. She was anchor of RDI's weekend newscast ''Aujourd'hui'' and ''Le Monde ce soir''.

Biography

Chung was born to a Korean father, Joseph Chung, a former university teacher, and a mother named Lucie Lépine, from the

province of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...

. Although born in Toronto, she grew up in Montreal, Quebec. In her early life, her difference becomes an issue as she was often reminded that she comes from elsewhere while she perceives herself as a

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er only. Noting an identity crisis, her father decided to take his teenage daughter for the first time to his country of origin. In 1985, she began her undergraduate studies in Korean literary program at the Seoul University in

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''Kowin'', Montreal, 19 November 2011 and attended

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in Montreal. She is the news anchor and journalist for the Réseau de l'information television network (now Ici RDI), a Canadian French language news channel owned by the

. She was anchor of RDI's weekend newscast ''Aujourd'hui'' and ''Le Monde ce soir''.

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Réseau de l'Information (RDI)Société Radio-Canada (SRC)RDI archives on newscast schedule program 2004
1962 births Canadian people of Korean descent Canadian television journalists Franco-Ontarian people Journalists from Toronto Living people Canadian women television journalists {{Canada-journalist-stub