Nancy Chen


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

Early life

Nancy Chen is originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in international relations.

Career

Early career

Her career began as a print reporter, writing for the Tulsa World for three years. 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.
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.

Current

Chen joined WJLA-TV in 2017 as an anchor. She reported on a reoccurring franchise titled "Hero 24/7" that spotlights volunteers who contribute to the Washington, D.C. community.
In 2018, Chen won an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for coverage of the 2017 Congressional baseball shooting.
In 2020, Chen joined CBS News Newspath as a New York-based correspondent.