Eun Yang
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Eun Yang | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 13, 1976 |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park, (BA) |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Years active | 2000-present |
| Employer | WRC-TV |
| Spouse |
Robert Kang (date missing) |
| Children | 3 |
Eun Yang (born June 13, 1976) is currently a Korean American morning news anchor for WRC-TV, the local NBC television affiliate in Washington, DC.
Prior to her position at News 4, she was one of the first reporters hired by the National Geographic Channel in Washington, DC. Earlier she worked 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, DC, 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]
Personal life
Yang married Robert Kang.[2] They live in the Washington metro area with their three children.[3][4]
References
- ^ "NBC4's Eun Yang to Deliver December Commencement Address". UMD Right Now. University of Maryland, College Park. November 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "Local Television News Stars". Washingtonian. June 1, 2005.
- ^ "Lights, Camera, Action". Washingtonian. February 5, 2014.
- ^ "Morning becomes her: NBC4's new anchor Eun Yang is always on the rise". The Washington Post. July 16, 2015.
External links
- Eun Yang bio at nbcwashington.com
- myfamilyaffairs.wordpress.com Eun Yang's Personal Blog
- NBC4 News Main page
- 1972 births
- Living people
- American television reporters and correspondents
- American journalists of Korean descent
- Journalists from Washington, D.C.
- University of Maryland, College Park alumni
- Television anchors from Washington, D.C.
- South Korean emigrants to the United States
- People from Seoul
- People from Burtonsville, Maryland
- American women of Korean descent
- American women journalists
- American women television journalists