Nancy Chen

Nancy Chen is an American television journalist and a current anchor with CBS News Newspath in New York, New York.

This article is about the journalist. For the politician, see Chen Hsiao-hung.

Nancy Chen
Born
Nancy Chen

Texas [1]
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
OccupationNews anchor and journalist
Years active2010–present
EmployerCBS News Newspath

Early life

Nancy Chen was born in Texas and was raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1][2] She attended Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in international relations.[2]

Career

Early career

Her career began as a print reporter, writing for the Tulsa World for three years.[1] She then worked at KSBY in San Luis Obispo, California as a multimedia journalist. She then worked for WHDH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts where she covered the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the 2013 Moore tornado in Moore, Oklahoma, and the Boston Marathon bombing.[2]

She has also worked as a web producer at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and was involved in production for NBC Sports in Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]

Current

Chen joined WJLA-TV in 2017 as an anchor.[3] She reported on a reoccurring franchise titled "Hero 24/7" that spotlights volunteers who contribute to the Washington, D.C. community.[4]

In 2018, Chen won an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for coverage of the Congressional baseball shooting.[5]

In 2020, Chen joined CBS News Newspath as a New York-based correspondent.[1][6]

References
  1. "NANCY CHEN JOINS CBS NEWS NEWSPATH AS A NEW YORK-BASED CORRESPONDENT". February 19, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  2. https://wjla.com/station/people/nancy-chen
  3. "WJLA Hires Veteran Anchor Nancy Chen". TVNewsCheck.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  4. https://wjla.com/features/hero-247
  5. http://www.capitalemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/60th-Capital-Emmy-Awards-Nominations-2017-Entries-v2.pdf
  6. "DC Anchor Leaving Sinclair Station For Network". FTVLive. Retrieved April 24, 2020.


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