NBC-4 News Anchor Jim Vance Coming to McLean for May Talk

Longtime NBC-4 newsman Jim Vance is set to take the stage at The Alden in McLean next month to discuss his long career in the news business.

Vance will make his appearance at the McLean Community Center on Tuesday, May 12 from 7:30-9 p.m. The Alden at the McLean Community Center is located at 1234 Ingleside Ave., in McLean.

Vance is an Emmy-winning anchorman at NBC News4. Vance will tell stories from his more than four decades of reporting the local news. Here’s more information about the news anchor from his bio on the NBC site:

Vance has been part of the News4 team since 1969. He started as a General Assignment reporter then moved to the anchor desk in 1972. Vance also provides special reports on a wide variety of issues. His reporting has taken him all over the United States and to several countries including El Salvador, South Africa andVietnam.

Vance began his reporting career with The Philadelphia Independent newspaper and radio station WHAT-AM, all while teaching in the Philadelphia public school system. In 1968, he accepted a position as a reporter for WKBS-TV in Philadelphia.

Vance has earned numerous awards and honors. In 2007, the National Association of Black Journalists inducted Vance into its Hall of Fame. Other honors include 17 Emmy Awards, induction into the Journalists Hall of Fame and membership in the Silver Circle of the Washington Chapter of the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences. He also holds the Ted Yates Award for outstanding community service and has been honored as a “Washingtonian of the Year.”

A native of Ardmore, Pa., Vance holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education from Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pa.

Vance lives in Washington.

The event is cosponsored by the Friends of the Pohick Regional Library and the McLean Community Center.

Register here to attend.