{"id":6369,"date":"2025-01-11T01:54:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T01:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6369"},"modified":"2025-01-11T01:54:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T01:54:52","slug":"beloved-nbc4-reporter-de-ad-at-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=6369","title":{"rendered":"Beloved NBC4 Reporter De.ad At 62 Find Out Below."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Ward, a member of the News4 family, died Tuesday following complications from recent cardiac arrest. He was 62.<a class=\"YsLeY\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aol.com%2Fbeloved-nbc-washington-reporter-derrick-154705025.html&amp;psig=AOvVaw2czF2pwL4XDTXpH3ooWPW1&amp;ust=1736646867303000&amp;source=images&amp;cd=vfe&amp;opi=89978449&amp;ved=0CBUQjRxqFwoTCNCZnO_H7IoDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ved=\"0CBUQjRxqFwoTCNCZnO_H7IoDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE\" aria-label=\"Visit AOL.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sFlh5c FyHeAf iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/kr._2PbXKkj9XjooqAvwoA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ny_post_articles_869\/2ed606951244bdfe5d7d920b853bf993\" alt=\"Beloved NBC Washington reporter Derrick Ward dead at 62: 'Always made me smile'\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A native of the District of Columbia, Ward grew up in Marshall Heights and the H Street Corridor in Northeast. He lived through the 1968 riots and documented his experiences on News4 as part of the station&#8217;s 40th anniversary coverage. Ward attended HD Woodson High School and the University of Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>Ward&#8217;s journalism career began in radio. He worked for WPFW, WAMU and WTOP, covering major stories such as the Iran-Contra hearings, the Sept. 11 attack on the Pentagon, and the Washington-area sniper shootings.<\/p>\n<p>When Ward made the move to television reporting, his first job was at WKBW-TV in Buffalo. He returned to Washington in 2006 and began reporting for News4.<\/p>\n<p>Ward had a way with words and music. He shined when he had a pen, a microphone \u2014 or a guitar \u2013 in his hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derrick Ward, a member of the News4 family, died Tuesday following complications from recent cardiac arrest. He was 62. 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