Eun Yang

Eun Yang
Born 1976 (age 41–42)
Seoul, South Korea
Occupation News anchor
Years active 2000-present
Employer WRC-TV
Spouse(s)
Robert Kang ()
Children 3

Eun Yang (born 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 for 6 years at WUSA from 1995 - 2001, 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 joined WUSA as a production assistant while she was in her last year of college and worked her way up to fill-in anchor at the station. 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

  1. ↑ "NBC4's Eun Yang to Deliver December Commencement Address". UMD Right Now. University of Maryland, College Park. November 24, 2014.
  2. 1 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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