Sula Kim
AnchorSula Kim anchors the 5, 6, & 10pm news weekdays on WDSU.
Sula returned to WDSU in March 2017 after two years at KING-TV in Seattle where she was weekend evening anchor. While the Pacific Northwest had beautiful mountains and lakes, she missed her fried chicken, char-grilled oysters and her friends in New Orleans.
Sula first came to New Orleans in 2012 as morning anchor. She took on many major projects including the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Sula was one of three anchors representing all of Hearst Television.
She provided live reports for all 25 stations, interviewed dozens of athletes and filed daily stories on security and other issues during the 2014 Olympics.
In 2013, Sula was selected to be a part of NBC's Education Nation with NBC host Hoda Kotb. She helped moderate several panel discussions and town hall meetings with top educators and state legislators. The program included dozens of reports by Sula regarding education issues.
In addition to big projects, Sula covered major stories in Louisiana including the corruption trial of former Mayor Ray Nagin, the aftermath of the BP Oil Spill, Hubig's Pies fire, and wall to wall coverage of Hurricane Isaac. One of her in depth reports in New Orleans helped influence Senate Bill 66, passed in the 2014 legislative session; requiring home inspectors in Louisiana to report mold to their clients.
Before making New Orleans her home, Sula spent 6 years in Norfolk, Virginia as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor at WVEC (ABC-TV). In Hampton Roads, she was part of the station's Emmy Award winning coverage of the Virginia Tech shooting. She also covered many military stories including the Navy Jet crash in Virginia Beach, the trial of Somali Pirates and the devastation of 22 local Navy Seals killed when their Chinook Helicopter was shot down by enemy fire in Afghanistan.
Sula also spent some time in the Midwest as feature reporter at WBAY (ABC) in Green Bay. In Wisconsin, she was also host of a live teen talk show on Wisconsin Public Television dealing with tough adolescent issues. Sula helped produce and book guests for the one hour show which won numerous awards across the state.
In addition to her many acknowledgements for contributing to the community in areas of diversity and education, Kim has earned several journalism awards, including a Sigma Delta Chi award, a regional Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news, a press club award for best feature story, a Walter Cronkite award for team Excellence in Television Political Journalism, and an Emmy Nomination for best feature story.
Sula has volunteered her time with several organizations including the Service League and the Salvation Army in Green Bay.
In New Orleans she volunteers her time with Celebration Church and gets involved whenever she can. She feels as a journalist it's important to give back, and help make a difference in the community.