Darcy Spencer is a general assignment reporter for News4.
A Maryland native, Spencer’s journalism career started with community newspapers. She reported for Maryland’s Dundalk Eagle, the Martinsburg Journal in Martinsburg, WV, and The Northern Virginia Daily in Winchester, VA. Her commitment to telling the stories of people and events in the community crossed into television when she began working for Montgomery County Cable.
Spencer’s first on-air job was for NBC25 in Hagerstown, MD. While there, she reported on the Middle East Peace Talks in Shepherdstown, WV as well as issues relating to Y2K. Spencer also filed reports from Bosnia, Honduras, the Azore Islands, and Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Her traveling continued in Germany and Brussels when she was awarded a fellowship from the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation.
In 2000, Spencer joined C-TV, the Prince George’s County news station, as an anchor/reporter. She anchored the evening news and reported on stories from all over the County. On September 11th, Spencer was sent to Ground Zero in New York to report on the attack on the World Trade Center.
Spencer joined News4 in 2001 as the station’s first Chopper 4 reporter, filing stories from high above the Washington area. Since then, she has reported on major stories including the DC area sniper spree, the anthrax investigation, and Hurricane Isabel.
Spencer is a past board member for the American News Women’s Club and Community Crisis Services. She and her two children live in Maryland.
The Latest
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Mel Franklin sentenced 1 year jail time, $133,000 restitution for missing campaign funds
Former Prince George’s County Council Member Mel Franklin will spend one year in jail and pay $133,000 in restitution after pleading guilty this past summer to illegally using money from his campaign fund for personal use. The sentencing hearing was expected to be quick, but in the end, it took about an hour and a half. His attorney laid out…
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Killing of 13-year-old outside his Maryland home unsolved after 2 years
It’s been two years since 13-year-old Jayz Agnew was shot and killed as he raked leaves in his own yard.
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Transit safety campaign implements new immersive way to gauge drivers' attention
A transit safety campaign launched in Prince George County, Maryland, looks to gauge drivers’ attention and awareness on the road. The pedestrian and biker campaign implements a new way to reduce incidents on the road by using walking billboards to get drivers to pay attention and slow down. “Slow down, lives ahead” read the walking signs. Due to daylight saving…
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Candidates forum gets heated in Maryland's 6th congressional district
At a recent candidate’s forum for the 6th District congressional race in Maryland, an hourlong civil discussion about the issues ended with finger pointing and sharp words.
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A Maryland arena's been gone since 2002. Its last sign was just removed
The name of the Capital Centre was changed to USAir Arena in the 1990s, and the signs were changed too. The venue was ultimately demolished in 2002 — but one lone sign hung around for another two decades.
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UMD students hold events marking a year since terror attack in Israel
University of Maryland students on both sides of the Israel-Hamas conflict marked a year since the attack that killed 1,200 in Israel. Pro-Palestinian students had to sue to stop the university from blocking their Monday night vigil. They say it was a matter of free speech, but some Jewish students are concerned about the timing of that event. On campus…
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‘What could she have done?': Grandparents mourn girl, 1, killed in DC
The death of 1-year-old Journee Moore was ruled a homicide by blunt force trauma after she was taken to a hospital from a home on Connecticut Avenue NW.
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Maryland closes DUI loophole, requires thousands more drivers to use interlock devices starting Oct. 1
Maryland has a new tool to keep drunken drivers off the roads. Noah’s Law, passed in 2016, requires ignition interlock devices to be installed in the cars of those convicted of drunk driving in Maryland. Drivers use the devices like breathalyzers. If the devices detect alcohol, they stop a vehicle from starting. But there was a loophole that allowed thousands…
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National Symphony Orchestra musicians reach agreement after Kennedy Center strike
Dozens of National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) musicians went on strike Friday, prompting the Kennedy Center to cancel a sold-out gala celebrating a new NSO season.
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Woman arrested on hate charge as DC Chipotle workers describe threats
A D.C. woman is facing charges after workers at a Chipotle restaurant in Columbia Heights say she made violent threats. Chanae Ridian Watson, 32, entered the restaurant on 14th Street NW with her mother Monday evening, angry because her mom had slipped on uneven pavement outside the restaurant, according to police. Employees who did not want to be identified for safety...
