Jim Vance

A 9-year-old boy decided for his Black History Month presentation in school to do something different: so he chose to research the late NBC4 anchor Jim Vance.

A 9-year-old boy from Upper Marlboro decided to give a presentation on the late News4 anchor Jim Vance for Black History Month. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

A third COVID-19 vaccine is on the way, and a fourth grader’s Black History Month project is a tribute to the late News4 anchor Jim Vance.

Former NBC4 reporter and WAMU political analyst Tom Sherwood reflects on the importance of Inauguration and what he will miss most about covering what he calls “our political Mardi Gras.”

New4’s Jim Vance sat down with Rep. John Lewis to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in 2013. The two men discussed Lewis’s role in the demonstration as the youngest organizer at the time.

John Lewis passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. New4’s Derrick Ward takes a look at Lewis’s legacy and what he did for the District.

Flags are flying at half-staff on Capitol Hill Saturday in honor of Rep. John Lewis who died at the age of 80 Friday night after a battle with cancer. Lewis will be remembered as a fearless leader of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped spur opposition to racial segregation. His long and…

Protests about racial injustice have sparked new conversations about deep rooted issues in this country. Many are having those difficult discussions about race with family and friends and finding comfort with a familiar voice at News4. Doreen Gentzler explains.

“I am really missing the voice of Jim Vance.” That’s how News4’s Doreen Gentzler began a remembrance Friday of her longtime co-anchor and friend.

“I am really missing the voice of Jim Vance.”  That’s how News4’s Doreen Gentzler began a remembrance Friday of her longtime coanchor and friend.  As demonstrations for racial justice shake Washington, D.C., and the nation after the police killing of George Floyd, News4 broadcast one of Vance’s popular “Vance’s View” segments at the end of our 6 p.m. show...

A new media center at Archbishop Carroll High School in D.C. bears the name and likeness of our beloved colleague Jim Vance. Students will use the center to do hands-on journalism and reporting. “These are the young people that will make sure that the truth is told,” the school’s president said. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports.

The state-of-the-art Jim Vance Media Center opens for student scholars interested in journalism at Archbishop Carroll High School. News4’s Molette Green has the report.

Jim Vance died the morning of Saturday, July 22, 2017 at age 75 after a brief battle with cancer.

An historic change is coming to the Smithsonian Institution. For the first time in 175 years, an African American has been named to head the museum system.

The life and lasting legacy of the late Jim Vance is inspiring a new group of budding journalists through a new scholarship program at a high school that held a special place in the late News4 anchor’s heart.

The life and lasting legacy of the late Jim Vance is inspiring a new group of budding journalists through a new scholarship program at a high school that held a special place in the late News4 anchor’s heart.

Decades ago, News4’s own Jim Vance got the chance to spend six hours fishing with then-President George H.W. Bush. “President Bush is one heck of a fisherman,” Vance said. “I will never forget that day.”

Washington, D.C. was filled with the sound of go-go music Wednesday as the District celebrated the 60th anniversary of a Washington institution: Ben’s Chili Bowl.

Celebrations continued Wednesday night for Ben’s Chili Bowl with musical performances at the Lincoln Theatre on U Street. The gala part of a full day of commemorating 60 years for the D.C. staple. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.