Shawn Yancy

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Shawn Yancy (born in Omaha, Nebraska) is a News Anchor for WTTG-TV, FOX 5 News^[1] in Washington, DC. Shawn co-anchors FOX 5 News at 5pm & 10pm and contributes to the Newsedge @ 6 and 11pm. Shawn previously co-anchored FOX 5 Morning News from 5 to 7am. She joined the FOX 5 News team in September of 2001. Her second day on the job became her first big story in Washington: The September 11th terrorist attacks.

Shawn was awarded a 2007 Regional Edward R. Murrow award for an investigative series on The Asbestos Problems inside the National Instities of Health^[2]. She was awarded an Emmy for "Outstanding News Anchor" in Washington in 2006.^[3] She's also been honored with various Associated Press and Golden Quill awards for her reporting on breaking news.

Prior to joining Fox 5, Shawn was an anchor/reporter for WTAE-TV, the ABC affiliate in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. And an anchor for WKJG-TV, the NBC affiliate in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Shawn graduated from Ball State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Telecommunications. She is also a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.^[4]

Shawn grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana. She graduated from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School.

Shawn had a small role as a news abchor in the 2006 film "The Sentinel" starring actors, Michael Douglas, Keifer Southerland and Eva Longoria.