Eun Yang (born December 13, 1972) is an American evening

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for

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, the local

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-owned television station in

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Prior to her position at News 4, she was one of the first reporters hired by the

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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

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, and grew up in the Washington, D.C., area. She graduated from

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in Burtonsville,

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. She earned a degree in

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from the

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at College Park. She now sits on the Board of Visitors for the

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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

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, the nation's number-one market, she joined NBC4 as a reporter. 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

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for being a great host of a restaurant show: the Foodies. Yang currently anchors the weekday editions of News4 at 4pm and 6pm with

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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

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, Aaron Gilchrist, and Jumi Olabanji.

Personal life

Yang married Robert Kang. They live in the Washington metro area with their three children.

References

External links

Eun Yang bio at nbcwashington.com

Eun Yang's Personal Blog

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