Tracee Wilkins, News4 investigative reporter
Tracee Wilkins

Tracee Wilkins, an investigative reporter with the News4 I-Team, has received numerous accolades for her work, including an Edward R. Murrow Award, multiple Emmy and AP awards, and was named the 2022 Journalist of the Year by the Washington Association of Black Journalists.

Since joining NBC4 in 2003, Wilkins has covered major events in the Washington, D.C. area, including presidential inaugurations, and has moderated gubernatorial and U.S. Senate debates. Her reporting has been featured nationally on MSNBC, Discovery ID and TV One, and she has also been featured in Washingtonian magazine.

For 12 years, Wilkins served as News4’s founding Prince George’s County Bureau chief. Her impactful reporting exposed discriminatory behavior in police agencies, leading to policy and leadership changes, while also highlighting positive stories throughout the county.

Wilkins began her reporting career at WCBI-TV in Columbus, Mississippi, before moving to WFMY-TV in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she worked as a government reporter and fill-in anchor. While in Greensboro, she was dispatched to cover the Sept. 11 attack at the Pentagon.

Beyond her journalistic achievements, Wilkins has been recognized for her philanthropic work, having operated a teen-mentoring group for several years. Her community contributions have earned her awards such as the 2023 Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.'s District II Citizen of the Year and the Prince George’s Social Innovation Fund’s Wayne K. Curry Forever 41 Award.

Wilkins is an active member of the Federal City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the National Association of Black Journalists, and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), where she has presented at conferences. She also holds leadership positions on local and national boards for the SAG-AFTRA union.

A native of Beltsville, Maryland, Wilkins graduated from High Point High School. She began her journey with News4 as an intern. After graduating from Frostburg State University, she returned to News4 and became a production assistant and then a news writer before starting her reporting career.

Wilkins and her husband live in Washington, D.C., with their two children.

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