Arthur Chi’en

Arthur Chi’en is the Weekend Anchor for FOX 5 in New York and has been with the station since 2014. The three-time Emmy Award-winning newscaster currently also serves as a general assignment reporter with a wide range of duties, covering feature, investigative, and political stories, as well as breaking news, including extensive coverage during the Covid-19 pandemic, the decriminalization of cannabis, and other issues ranging from transportation to technology.

Chi’en attended Columbia University and began his journalism career at NBC News, working his way up as a producer for NBC’s Nightly News and as a New York Bureau producer for the Today Show. As a member of the Specials Unit, he covered several high-profile events, from hurricanes to plane crashes, in addition to election coverage.

Joining New York 1 News, Arthur transitioned from producing to on-air reporting. He then worked for WFXT-TV in Boston before returning to New York as a correspondent at WCBS-TV and WPIX-TV, where he covered national and international events such as Hurricane Sandy, the transit strike, and the devastating tsunami in Southeast Asia.