Drew Wilder is a reporter in NBC4’s Northern Virginia Bureau.
Wilder has covered Northern Virginia for NBC4 since 2019, reporting on a range of topics including politics, education, and crime. His experience covering the Commonwealth started in 2015 at WWBT-TV, the NBC affiliate in Richmond.
Wilder’s work has been recognized with six Capitol Region EMMY awards, twice honored with the EMMY for Best Daily News Reporter.
A native of Bourbonnais, IL, Wilder graduated from Eastern Illinois University with a Communications Studies degree.
Right out of college, he began reporting for WCIA-TV in Champaign-Urbana. He anchored the morning news and hosted a lifestyle show there. Prior to NBC4, Wilder made brief stops at WJLA-TV and WNBC-TV.
Wilder lives in Fairfax County with his wife, their daughter and dog.
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‘Proud dad': Parents praise son, 6, for sacrificing self to try to save brother during fatal fire
A 6-year-old boy who died of smoke inhalation days after a house fire earlier this month in Virginia could have escaped but chose to protect his 3-year-old brother, their father told News4. Zachariah, 3, and William Brice, 6, became trapped as smoke filled their Clifton home April 10. “He’s smart enough to have gotten out of the house, like, he…
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Driver pleads guilty in deadly Northern Virginia hit-and-run after mistrial
A Northern Virginia man pleaded guilty on Monday to hitting and killing a father while driving drunk and running away from the crash–but the moment did not bring as much closure as it could have to the victim’s family.
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Two women stabbed in Centreville during family dispute, police believe
Both women have life-threatening injuries and were in surgery late Monday morning.
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2 women stabbed in domestic dispute in Centreville
Both women have life-threatening injuries and were in surgery late Monday morning. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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‘Strong kids': Boys ages 3 and 6 in ICU after Virginia house fire
Two young boys rescued from a house fire in Virginia Wednesday morning are in intensive care with life-threatening injuries. Their father, James Brice, says 3-year-old Zachariah and 6-year-old William were unresponsive for 45 minutes after firefighters pulled them from their burning, smoke-filled home in the 13900 block of Whetstone Manor Court in Clifton. “We’re super thankful for the firefighters not…
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Crews performed CPR on kids pulled from Virginia house fire, neighbors say
One of the children escaped and called 911, neighbors said. The grandparents tried to get the other two kids out, but the fire was too intense, they said. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Young kids are among those injured in house fire in Clifton, Virginia, neighbors say
Fire officials would not confirm the ages or relationships of those from the home. However, multiple neighbors said the five people were three children who were being watched by two grandparents while their parents were at work. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
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Young kids rushed to hospital after Fairfax County house fire, neighbors say
Multiple neighbors told News4 they saw firefighters doing CPR on two children outside the home.
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‘I can't imagine how': Family of murder victims bewildered by man accused of killings
Loved ones of two women murdered in Manassas, Virginia last week are bewildered by the man investigators say carried out the chilling crime.
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Video shows Fairfax County ‘street takeover' that left officer injured
Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, shared new video that the police chief says shows how out-of-control a weekend “street takeover” became. Hundreds of people at a car meetup early Sunday swarmed and damaged police cruisers. Members of the group tried to open the doors of an officer’s cruiser as she radioed for backup, and one officer who was responding...
