Em Nguyen

Em Nguyen is an enthusiastic go-getter journalist who has spent years covering Congress and the White House. During her correspondent tenure at Spectrum News in Washington, she reported from the ground during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, crisscrossed the country following the 2020 election, and closely reported on then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris through to her inauguration as vice president. Nguyen also profiled second gentleman Douglas Emhoff about his groundbreaking role in one of his first national interviews, covered the impact of COVID-19 on Washington, and reported from El Salvador on immigration during the Trump administration.

Nguyen is an award-winning journalist, with Charter Communication’s 2021 D.C. Spot Award for “outstanding work” and LA Press Club’s Best Morning Newscast 2019 Award, where she produced and reported a full political block every morning.

Previously, Nguyen was a newsroom leader at WICS and WCCU in Illinois, where she anchored the 2016 presidential election and covered the 2018 gubernatorial race. Nguyen is a champion for marginalized communities, the vice president for the Asian American Journalists Association’s D.C. Chapter, has officiated two weddings, and loves cooking new dishes in her spare time!