Tiffany Liou
Joining this newsroom is a true homecoming for Liou. Born and raised in Fremont, she attended middle and high school in San Jose before earning a business degree from Santa Clara University. After graduation, Liou worked at Salesforce and envisioned a career in tech, but it all changed when she signed up for an evening Live Television Broadcasting class at Ohlone College - just for fun. The class ignited a passion for journalism and an unexpected career change.
Liou's connection to ABC7 began as a college student when she interned in the station's marketing department. She later launched her journalism career in the Bay Area as an overnight assignment editor at KTVU.
Fifteen years later, in July 2026, she returned to the first television station she ever walked into, KGO-TV/ABC7, this time as a reporter.
As an award-winning journalist, Liou has reported in newsrooms across the country, spending nearly a decade telling stories at WFAA in Dallas-Fort Worth. She also worked at KWTV News 9 in Oklahoma City, KWQC in Davenport, Iowa, and KTVE/KARD in West Monroe, Louisiana.
Liou's work has earned her multiple EMMY, Murrow, NPPA, and Associated Press awards and more.
Throughout her career, Liou has covered some of the nation's most significant events, including the Uvalde and Allen mass shootings, Hurricane Harvey and the July 4 Hill Country floods. She traveled overseas to Haiti as a solo journalist, where she had the privilege of localizing an international story.
A longtime member of the Asian American Journalists Association, Liou served as president of AAJA's Texas chapter for eight years. In 2026, she was honored as AAJA's Member of the Year.
Liou is a lifelong learner and believes deeply in continued education. She organizes the National Press Photographers Association's Women in Visual Journalism Conference. She also serves on the faculty of NPPA's Advanced Storytelling Workshop, where she teaches and mentors aspiring and working journalists.
Above all, Liou is a wife, mother and dog mom. She loves the beach, hiking and photography. And she's a fan of all things Bay Area from food to sports. Go Dubs!!!
Tiffany's Stories
San Francisco Opera Orchestra musicians perform outside amid historic strike
Striking San Francisco Opera Orchestra members turned their historic first walkout into a live performance outside the War Memorial Opera on Wednesday, as contract negotiations with the opera remained at an impasse.
'Rich San Francisco history': 49ers photographer marks 54 seasons behind the lens
Michael Zagaris has spent more than half a century documenting the San Francisco 49ers, a career that began when he was a teenager sneaking into Kezar Stadium with homemade credentials and grew into an official role embedded with the team.
Milpitas woman charged with murder after allegedly killing friend in hit-and-run: court documents
What initially appeared to be a hit-and-run collision at a Milpitas apartment complex is now being investigated as a homicide after court documents revealed allegations that the driver intentionally struck and killed a woman with whom witnesses say she was friends.
Bay Area lawmakers push data center transparency, send bills to Newsom
California lawmakers passed seven bills aimed at increasing oversight of data centers and sent the measures to Gov. Gavin Newsom for consideration. The lawmakers said the measures are intended to provide transparency about the resources data centers consume while allowing the industry to continue operating and growing in California.
Here's why an 'old school' San Jose barber is now teaching robots to cut hair with AI
A South Bay barber has decided to lean in after more than three decades of mastering his craft. Now, artificial intelligence is keeping a watchful eye on every snip. Here's why he's not worried.
Historic Big Sur businesses close again as 2 wildfires expand, force new evacuations
"A punch in the gut because this is our busiest month of the year," said one of the owners of a Big Sur landmark restaurant, forced to close again just a week after reopening as the Timber Fire and now the Plaskett Fire continue to rage.
Investigation underway after officer injured in San Jose police shooting: SJPD
A source tells ABC7 Eyewitness News an officer and a suspect are both seriously injured in the shooting.
Retrial for 2012 killing of Sierra Lamar expected to begin this fall
More than 14 years after Morgan Hill teenager Sierra LaMar disappeared, the retrial of Antolin Garcia-Torres is moving closer to jury selection, with opening statements tentatively scheduled for October.
2 men stabbed in San Jose road rage incident, suspect still at large: SJPD
Two men were transported to the hospital after police say they were stabbed in a San Jose road rage incident in the Willow Glen neighborhood. The suspect fled the scene and there is an active investigation.
2 people arrested in connection to major mail theft bust spanning 6 Bay Area cities
A mail theft investigation in Sunnyvale led to the arrest of two people and the recovery of more than 80 pounds of suspected stolen mail connected to victims across several Bay Area cities, authorities said.
