Eun Yang

Eun Yang (born June 13, 1976) is a Korean-American evening news anchor for WRC-TV, the local NBC-owned television station in Washington, D.C.

Eun Yang
Yang in 2011
Born (1976-06-13) June 13, 1976
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityKorean-American
EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park, (BA)
OccupationNews anchor
Years active2000–present
EmployerWRC-TV
SpouseRobert Kang
Children3

Prior to her position at News 4, she was one of the first reporters hired by the National Geographic Channel in Washington, D.C. Earlier she worked at WUSA, where she began as a reporter trainee and made her way up to substitute anchor.

Early life

Eun Yang was born in Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in the Washington, D.C., area. She graduated from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Maryland. She earned a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park. She now sits on the Board of Visitors for the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.[1]

Professional career

Yang began her broadcast journalism career while at the University of Maryland. She worked as a reporter for Maryland Update, a program on the University's cable channel. She then joined the National Geographic Channel as a correspondent for National Geographic Today.

After turning down a job in New York, the nation's number-one market, she joined NBC4 as a reporter.[2]

While working for NBC4, she got the chance to broadcast Olympics 2018 in Seoul. She met two popes and was assigned to the Inaugurations of presidents. In 2019, she won the Emmy Award for being a great host of a restaurant show: the Foodies. Yang currently anchors the weekday editions of News4 at 4pm and 6pm with Leon Harris and Jim Handly respectively. Prior to assuming her evening anchor roles in April 2023, Yang anchored the News4 Today weekday morning newscast for more than a decade alongside co-anchors Joe Krebs, Aaron Gilchrist, and Jumi Olabanji.

Personal life

Yang married Robert Kang.[2] They live in the Washington metro area with their three children.[3][4] From June 2008 to June 2009, Eun Yang created a Wordpress blog called "Eun Yang's Family Affairs" to share and keep specific memories on the internet.

References
  1. "NBC4's Eun Yang to Deliver December Commencement Address". UMD Right Now. University of Maryland, College Park. November 24, 2014.
  2. "Local Television News Stars". Washingtonian. June 1, 2005.
  3. "Lights, Camera, Action". Washingtonian. February 5, 2014.
  4. "Morning becomes her: NBC4's new anchor Eun Yang is always on the rise". The Washington Post. July 16, 2015.
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