WRC-TV

WRC-TV, "NBC4" is an NBC owned and operated broadcast television station in Washington, DC. Owned by NBC Universal, the station broadcasts its analog signal on channel 4 and its digital television signal on channel 48. Its transmitter is located in the Tenleytown section of Washington, DC.

Personalities

Notable personnel from WRC-TV's history include:

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• Jim Vance, longtime main anchor and one of the first African-American news anchors in the U.S.
• George Michael, host of the long-running "Sports Machine"
• Sue Simmons, one of the first female African-American news anchors in the U.S. She coanchored with Vance from 1975 to 1980, when she left for WNBC-TV where she still is today.
• weatherman Willard Scott, who went on to perform forecasting duties for the network's "Today" show.
• current head meterologist Bob Ryan who has been named the #1 forecaster in the US
• anchor and health activist Doreen Gentzler