Emmy Award-winning journalist Gia Vang anchors the weekend edition of NBC Bay Area News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. alongside co-anchor Terry McSweeney. In addition, she is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NBC Bay Area’s weeknight newscasts.
Vang joined NBC Bay Area from KARE-TV (NBC) in Minneapolis, MN, where she worked since 2019 as a news anchor for KARE 11’s Sunrise. During her time in Minneapolis, she covered several national stories, including the Derek Chauvin trial, the Kim Potter trial, and Suni Lee’s historic Olympic Games. Vang, the first Hmong-American news anchor in a major media market, co-founded the Very Asian Foundation with co-founder and award-winning veteran journalist Michelle Li. The Very Asian Foundation’s mission is to highlight Asian American experiences and support organizations working with the AAPI community.
Before KARE, Vang spent three years as an anchor and reporter at KMPH-TV (FOX)/KFRE-TV (CW) in Fresno, CA. Previously, she served as a reporter at KPNX-TV (NBC) in Phoenix, AZ, for two years. Prior to joining KPNX, Vang was a reporter for WDAF-TV (FOX) in Kansas City, MO.
Vang was born in Modesto, CA, and raised in Sacramento. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Sacramento State University.
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