Derrick Ward is a general assignment reporter for News4.
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's 40th anniversary coverage. Ward attended HD Woodson High School and the University of Maryland.
Ward'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.
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.
When not working, Ward spends time with his three children. He also plays guitar and golf.
Ward currently lives in Bowie, Md.
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‘An opportunity to renew that commitment': DC marks 50 years since Home Rule Act
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Video released after suspect killed, Park Police officer hurt in Northwest DC shooting
U.S. Park Police released body camera footage Monday of a shooting last month near the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest D.C. Turell Campbell, 30, was killed, and a Park Police officer was shot multiple times. It all unfolded quickly at about 2:30 p.m. Nov. 22, the day before Thanksgiving, near Massachusetts Avenue and 12th Street NW. A Park…
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Alexandria City Hall meeting invites public input on proposed move of Capitals, Wizards
Though nothing is finalized yet, and it will be years before a shovel of dirt is turned, officials say they want and expect a robust round of public participation around the proposed “Monumental move” across the Potomac for the Capitals and Wizards.
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Family remembers devoted father shot, killed in DC
The mother of 24-year-old Tyejuan Harkum described him as a loving father who leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.
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Maryland's governor defends proposed transportation cuts
Maryland’s governor defended some controversial cuts to transportation in the state’s budget. There’s a $3.3 billion shortfall in the state’s six-year transportation spending plan, and Gov. Wes Moore says major cuts are necessary. “This is going to be a time of discipline, a time of choices, but a time where Maryland is going to move fast and Maryland is...
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Uber Eats driver has 2 cars stolen in DC in 1 day
Thieves targeted a woman working as an Uber Eats driver in D.C. and stole her work car and her personal car in the same day. She got one of her cars back but it was riddled with bullet holes and full of shell casings. The other car is still gone. The woman, who News4 is not identifying, was at...
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Kids pound the pavement for Jingle Bell 5K in Arlington
The run, held by the Arthritis Foundation, seeks to benefit adults and even kids diagnosed with the condition. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
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‘They need help': Nonprofit combats fentanyl crisis east of the river
The group 1441 Inc. gave out overdose preparedness kits and other items to unhoused people Saturday in Ward 7. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.
