[3] Sarah Lee began her career behind the scenes at Dateline NBC where she helped investigate stories undercover and on-camera.
She has since reported on-air in Greenville, North Carolina and at WTVR-TV in Richmond, Virginia prior to her work in the Washington, DC area.
She has served as the Broadcast Vice President for the DC Chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association and has been honored by the JoongAng Ilbo as one of Korea's Future Leaders.
She was one of 26 WJLA employees laid off on January 23, 2009 as a result of what station officials characterized as "a financial necessity in light of economic straits".
[5][6] In June 2016, their children published a second book called "How Your City Works: Behind the Scenes in Arlington, VA".