Jim Vance is an American

United States

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 television news anchor

News presenter

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. Vance originally studied to be a teacher and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education from Cheyney University in Cheyney, Pa.
He currently anchors the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. editions of News4 on WRC-TV

WRC-TV

WRC-TV, channel 4, is an owned and operated television station of the NBC television network, located in the American capital city of Washington, D.C...

 in Washington, DC

Washington, D.C.

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. He has worked for WRC-TV since 1965, and in 1969, he became the station's main co-anchor, as one of the first African-Americans to serve in this position at any American television station.