For her broadcasting work, Yu has received a total of five local Emmy Awards including one for her report examining the aftermath of 9/11 in 2001.
Originally from Xian, China, Yu moved to Hong Kong with her family at the age of three, later migrating to the United States in 1951.
After a few months in Oregon, Yu moved back to California where she landed a job as general assignment reporter and back-up anchor for ABC O&O KGO-TV in San Francisco, where she worked until 1979.
In August 1977, A news report Yu did helped with the introduction of state legislation to protect residents from uninsured motorists.
In May 1981, Yu received an Emmy award for a special newscast on the March 30, 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.
Yu received a second Emmy award the following year for her report and coverage of a construction accident in Chicago's downtown Loop.