Richard Lui is an American author, journalist, and filmmaker. He anchors for MSNBC and NBC News. Lui is currently a breaking news anchor for NBC and MSNBC, broadcasting from 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. prior to that role he was a co-host of Early Today, and anchor of MSNBC daytime coverage. He was formerly at CNN Worldwide. At CNN Worldwide he became the first Asian American male to anchor a daily, national cable news show when he solo anchored the 10 a.m. hour on CNN Headline News (2007 to 2010). Mediaite ranked Lui among the top 100 in news buzz on its "Power Grid Influence Index of TV Anchors and Hosts" and one of "The 50 Sexiest in TV News".
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Chris Jansing Reports (2022)
Guest starring as Guest Host
- Episode 2024-12-23: Episode 245 (Dec 23, 2024)
MSNBC Reports (2021)
Guest starring as Guest Host
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2025-07-04: Episode 67 (Jul 4, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-27: Episode 12 (Dec 27, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-26: Episode 11 (Dec 26, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-25: Episode 10 (Dec 25, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-24: Episode 9 (Dec 24, 2024)
NBC News Special Report (2017)
Guest starring as Journalist
- Episode 2025-01-09: The Funeral of Jimmy Carter (Jan 9, 2025)
Alex Witt Reports (2011)
Guest starring as Guest Host
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2025-04-20: Episode 32 (Apr 20, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-28: Episode 101 (Dec 28, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-22: Episode 100 (Dec 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-06-02: Episode 44 (Jun 2, 2024)
First Look (2003)
Starring as Anchor
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2016-05-23: Monday, May 23 (May 23, 2016)
- Episode 2016-05-16: Monday, May 16 (May 16, 2016)
- Episode 2016-05-09: Monday, May 9 (May 9, 2016)
- Episode 2016-05-02: Monday, May 2 (May 2, 2016)
- Episode 2016-04-25: Monday, April 25 (Apr 25, 2016)
- Episode 2016-04-18: Monday, April 18 (Apr 18, 2016)