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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Maryland farmer in Amy Sherald portrait grew his ‘profession out of passion'
Right up I-95 in Baltimore, the subject of an Amy Sherald painting is reimagining community building with urban farming. Denzel Mitchell, a former teacher-turned-chef and urban farmer, is the subject of the well-known portrait “A God Blessed Land (Empire of Dirt).” Sherald, the artist known for Michelle Obama’s iconic White House portrait, painted Mitchell on a John Deere tractor...
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Don't get sidelined: Sports tips to help kids stay out of the hospital – and on the field
In 2024, over a million kids went to the ER for sports related injuries. News4’s Shawn Yancy shares tips to keep kids out the hospital and on the field.
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What the pros know: How to avoid a trip to the emergency room
Three local doctors have advice that could keep you and your family out of the emergency room. News4 asked them what injuries they see over and over again and what can be done to avoid them. Topping the list is e-scooters. “Driving those e-scooters at night without a helmet and especially when alcohol is involved. They’re a very dangerous...
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Art exhibition in DC displays works by former president George W. Bush
“Out of Many, One: Portraits of American Immigrants,” a collection of oil paintings by former George W. Bush showing America’s diversity and immigrant contributions, is now on display.
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Cannabis pardons, reparations, Commanders plans: Maryland Gov. Moore on hot topics
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore will pardon thousands of cases of cannabis possession in the state, he announced Thursday.
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Friendship Bench: How a nonprofit uses grandparents' wisdom to aid in mental wellness
At 63, Robin Baxter was in limbo: homeless, moving between family and friends, with no real place to live. “I just felt embarrassed,” Baxter said. “I didn’t really believe this was something that I was dealing with.” But a quiet rooftop at Bernice Fonteneau Senior Wellness Center in Northwest D.C. changed all of that. With the help of the...
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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,...
