Eun Yang Biography and Wiki
Eun Yang is an American journalist who serves as the evening news anchor for WRC-TV, the NBC-owned station in Washington, D.C. Before joining News 4, Yang was among the first reporters hired by the National Geographic Channel in Washington, D.C. Earlier in her career, she worked at WUSA, where she began as a production assistant and later advanced to a reporter trainee role.
Yang began her broadcast journalism career while attending the University of Maryland, where she worked as a reporter for Maryland Update, a program airing on the university’s cable channel. She later joined the National Geographic Channel as a correspondent for National Geographic Today.
After declining a job offer in New York—the nation’s largest media market—she accepted a reporting position with NBC4.
During her tenure at NBC4, Yang covered major international and national events, including reporting from Seoul during the 2018 Winter Olympics and from Tokyo during the 2021 Summer Olympics. She has also covered high-profile moments such as papal visits and presidential inaugurations.
In 2019, she earned an Emmy Award for her work as host of the station’s restaurant show Foodies.
Yang currently anchors the weekday editions of News4 at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Before transitioning to her evening anchor role in April 2023, she spent more than a decade co-anchoring the weekday morning newscast News4 Today alongside Joe Krebs, Aaron Gilchrist, and Jummy Olabanji.
Eun Yang Age
Yang was born on June 13, 1976 in Seoul, Korea, and raised up in the Washington DC area. As of 2025, she 49 years old. Yang celebrates her birthday on 13th June every year. She is a Korean- American by nationality.
Eun Yang Education
Yang graduated from Paint Branch High School (1991) in Burtonsville, Maryland then received a degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Maryland (1995).
Eun Yang Height
Yang stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m). However, details about her other body measurements are currently not available.
Eun Yang Family
Yang was born in Seoul, Korea, and raised up in the Washington DC area by her parents. Information regarding her parents and their names is not available. When the details are out we will update you as soon as possible.
Eun Yang Husband
Yang is happily married to Robert Kang. They are proud parents of three children: Carys Emanuelle, Jacob, and Ben Kang. The couple resides in the Washington metro area with their three children. Additionally, Yang created a WordPress blog called “Eun Yang’s Family Affairs” to share and keep specific memories on the internet.
Eun Yang WRC-TV
Yang started her broadcast journalism career while at the University of Maryland. She served as a reporter for “Maryland Update,” a program on the University’s cable channel. Eun then joined TV- 58 where she freelanced as a special projects reporter for AsianPacific American affairs. In 1995, she served full-time as a WUSA-TV production assistant while completing her last year at the University of Maryland. She worked as a “reporter trainee” for a year when the station began its weekend-morning newscast. Additionally. she remained at WUSA-TV for six years, serving her way up to a substitute anchor. READ ALSO: Mark Viviano
Yang worked as one of the first reporters hired by the National Geographic Channel in Washington. While in her tenure, she moved all over the country, filing stories for National Geographic Today. She came to News4 in 2002. During the 2009 blizzards, Yang solo anchored nearly six hours of coverage during the
first snowfall. She spent many hours covering the 2002 Washington area sniper shootings and the inaugurations of President George W. Bush in 2005 and Barack Obama in 2009.
She also worked on Pope Benedict XVI’s Mass at Nationals Park. Yang has named Alumna of the Year by the University of Maryland Asian Studies Program. She earned a Community Service Award from the Organization of Chinese Americans. Additionally, she also earned the Student Role Model Award from the Korean American Scholarship Foundation. Washingtonian Magazine has recognized Yang twice, as one of DC’s 100 People to Watch and as one of DC’s Stars of Local TV News. Northern Virginia Magazine readers voted Yang best morning female anchor
Eun Yang Salary
Yang earns an annual salary that ranges from $43,668 to $ 150,443 according to the WRC-TV anchor’s salary.
Eun Yang Net Worth
Yang has an approximated net worth that ranges between $1 million -$5 million U.S. dollars.
