Shawn Yancy anchors News4 at 5 and News4 at 11 for NBC4. She joined the station in 2021.
Yancy and her family moved to the Washington, D.C., area in 2001, when she began working at WTTG-TV. Her second day of work was Sept. 11, the day of the terrorist attacks. For most of her 19 years at WTTG, she anchored evening and late-night newscasts.
Yancy’s work has earned her several EMMY Awards and an Edward R. Murrow award for an investigative story about asbestos problems at the National Institutes of Health.
Yancy grew up in Indiana and attended Ball State University, where she became a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. Her journalism career included stops at WKJG-TV in Fort Wayne and WTAE-TV in Pittsburgh.
Yancy has served on the board for A Wider Circle and previously served on boards for Dress for Success DC and The St. Ann’s Center for Children, Youth & Families. She has also joined other D.C. newswomen in spearheading an annual fundraiser for local charities helping underserved breast cancer patients with treatment and services.
Yancy is also a professional artist with clients nationwide. She and her husband have three sons and live in Montgomery County.
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‘Blessing in disguise': Barry's widow sees positive side of &pizza controversy
The widow of former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry found an ad campaign that mocked her husband as racist and disgusting, but she told News4 she found a positive amid the controversy. Last month, D.C.-based pizza chain &pizza introduced an ad campaign for a new dessert called Marion Berry Knots, the ads used words and imagery that referenced substance abuse...
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What would Harris look for in a potential running mate?
Keneshia Grant, an associate professor of political science at Howard University, spoke with News4’s Shawn Yancy about what comes next for VP Kamala Harris as Biden leaves the race.
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‘A Beard Like My Dad': Local author talks about children's book
Artist and author Michael Warren released a book inspired by his son and the diversity of father-son relationships. News4’s Shawn Yancy reports.
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‘Don't be scared': Brother, sister diagnosed with same rare disease have different outcomes
A brother and sister diagnosed with the same rare disease had very different outcomes because of a simple test. As a toddler in Virginia, Stephen Monaco was a typical boy who loved playing with his two older brothers. “He was always smiling,” said his mom, Jana Monaco. “Even when he was doing something that he shouldn’t have been doing,...
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DC schools introduce anti-racist social studies curriculum
The tumultuous year of 2020 made many parents think about how to talk with their kids about sensitive topics. DC Public Schools educators realized they needed to make some changes to how they prepare students for the future. DCPS students will soon get a new take on social studies for the first time in 17 years. It’s part of a…
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Elizabeth Seton students excel in pre-career program
News4’s Shawn Yancy reports on the special programs offered by the high school in Prince George’s County. Go here for additional information.
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‘By women, for women': Arlington hospital opens new center designed for female patients
VHC Health in Arlington is the latest hospital to design a center specifically for its female patients. The Charlotte Stump Benjamin Center for Women’s Health has opened its doors and will address the needs of women from pregnancy to parenthood and beyond.
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‘It's unreal': AI helping paralysis patients regain movement and communicate
Two cutting-edge clinical trials are using artificial intelligence to help patients with paralysis regain movement in their body and reclaim their voice.
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Near-death experiences: Here's what researchers have found
Researchers now believe one in 20 people will have a near-death experience. A professor who has spent the past 50 years studying the phenomenon says people typically describe similar experiences. Joan Fowler, 63, says she had a near-death experience almost 35 years ago. She was cycling down the Pacific Coast Highway when she was hit by a truck. She remembers…
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Warm robes, cozy lighting: Virginia hospital aims to improve mammogram experience
A Northern Virginia hospital is using new technology to make a life-saving cancer-detection procedure more accurate and less uncomfortable.
