WRC-TV in Washington, D.C. presently broadcasts 45 hours of locally-produced newscasts each week (with 7 hours, 35 minutes each weekday; three hours on Saturdays; and five hours on Sundays). In the 1960s, Richard Harkness joined the station as news anchor and commentary. Also in the 1960s, Robert Hager joined the station as reporter, before he would go on to have a legendary career as correspondent for NBC News. In 1966, Glenn Rinker joined Channel 4 as news anchor for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts, co-anchoring with Neil Boggs. In 1967, Willard Scott joined the weather team as a fill-in meteorologist. Jim Vance joined the station in Mid Summer 1969. One year later (in 1970), Willard Scott began doing weather full-time for WRC-TV's weeknight newscasts, where he would remain throughout the decade of the 1970s. In 1972, Vance was promoted to anchor, becoming one of the first African-American television news anchors in America, and one of the first African-American news anchors in Washington, D.C. television history, this time replacing Neil Boggs to co-anchor with Glenn Rinker (who later leave the station in 1976). In 1974, WRC-TV adopted its Newscenter branding, by becoming the newscasts title name: Newscenter 4. In 1975, the station adopted MFSB's song "My Mood" as the closing theme music for the 6 p.m. weeknight newscast for Fridays only, which remains in use by the station today. Also in 1975, Marjorie Margolis joined WRC-TV as reporter, and Lea Thompson was also hired as reporter. In 1976, Sue Simmons joined the team as correspondent and co-anchor of the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts with Jim Vance. Also in 1976, Nick Charles joined WRC-TV as sports anchor, before he would go on to become the first sports anchor of the American cable television news network CNN. In the late 1970s, Michael Randall commissioned the news theme for WRC-TV entitled "Newscenter Theme", which was used by the station until 1986. In 1978, Arch Campbell joined WRC-TV as film critic and entertainment reporter. In early 1980, Simmons left the station to move to New York City to have a legendary career at WNBC-TV as anchor, and she was replaced by Marty Levin as Jim Vance's co-anchor. In March 1980, Joe Krebs joined the station as reporter, before he would go on to have a legendary career as anchor the station's weekday morning newscast. In June 1980, Willard Scott left the station to become a weathercaster for the NBC News weekday morning program Today. Also in June 1980, Bob Ryan joined the station as chief meteorologist for the weeknight newscasts. Also in 1980, George Michael joined WRC-TV as lead sports anchor for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts. In Fall 1981, Barbara Harrison joined the station. In 1982, Marty Levin left WRC-TV, and he was replaced by Bob McBride as Jim Vance's co-anchor for the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts. Also in 1982, the station changed its newscast branding to Channel 4 News. Also that same year, Tom Kierein was hired as weathercaster for the weekend evening newscasts. In 1984, the station added a 5 p.m. weeknight newscast. In July 1985, Dave Marash joined the station replacing Jim Vance as Lea Thompson's co-anchor on the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. weeknight newscasts, which Vance remains anchoring the 6 p.m. weeknight newscast with Susan King. On January 24, 1986, Bob McBride anchored his final newscast at WRC-TV before leaving for WKYC-TV in Cleveland. Three days later, on January 27, 1986, Jim Vance and Dave Marash began co-anchoring the 11 p.m. weeknight newscast together. On September 7, 1987, WRC-TV changed its newscasts branding to News 4. In 1989, Doreen Gentzler joined the station replacing Dave Marash (who left the station) as Jim Vance's co-anchor on the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts, and also as a health reporter. In 1991, the station added a weekday morning newscast under the title of News 4 Today, with Joe Krebs and Barbara Harrison as anchors, Tom Kierein as weathercaster, and On April 22, 2010, WRC-TV became the fourth (and final) English-language television station in the Washington, D.C. market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. On November 23, 2022, Doreen Gentzler retired after anchoring her final 6 p.m. weeknight newscast, ending her 33-year run at the station. On August 12, 2024, WRC-TV added its 7:30 p.m. weeknight newscast under the name: News 4 Rundown.