Aimee Cho is a general assignment reporter for News4.
Cho grew up in Great Falls, Virginia, where she wanted to be a journalist from a young age. She attended Langley High School then Cornell University. Cho wrote for the Cornell Daily Sun and for Ithaca College's student-run TV station.
After being accepted into the prestigious Emma Bowen Foundation Internship Program, Cho spent three summers at NBC4 working in various departments, including the newsroom. At the conclusion of her participation in 2016, NBC4 hired her to be a multimedia journalist.
During her time at NBC4, Cho has won three awards for her work as a multimedia journalist, shooting, writing and editing stories. One was an EMMY from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and two others were awarded by the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters. Cho also earned an EMMY for a profile of a beloved Bethesda football coach with Down syndrome.
Cho is very involved in the Asian American Journalists Association. She currently lives in Chevy Chase.
The Latest
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Defense for missing mom's husband to get 2 pieces of evidence from prosecutors
A judge ordered prosecutors to turn over two pieces of evidence to attorneys defending Naresh Bhatt, the Manassas Park man accused of concealing his missing wife’s body.
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‘A frightening day': Seniors honor first responders on 9/11
Residents of a senior living center in Olney made special lunch deliveries to Montgomery County fire and police stations on the anniversary of 9/11. One resident recalled her experience at the Pentagon that day. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Family calls for justice after DC man is shot by police
The family of 26-year-old D.C. violence interrupter Justin Robinson is calling for justice after he was shot and killed by police in Southeast D.C. earlier this month. D.C. police say he was unconscious in a car that had crashed into the McDonald’s on Marion Barry Avenue SE. Police just released the body camera footage Monday night. For several minutes,...
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‘Deplorable condition': DC sues landlord over buildings where residents report mold, rats, insects
Residents of two rent-controlled D.C. apartment complexes say they’ve been dealing with mold, mice, rats, insects and no air-conditioning — and now the District’s attorney general is suing the apartments’ owner and business partner.
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DC attorney general sues landlord over ‘horrific' housing conditions
Residents of two rent-controlled D.C. apartment complexes say they’ve been dealing with mold, mice, rats, insects and no air-conditioning — and now the District’s attorney general is suing the apartments’ owner and his business partners. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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2 teen girls go to trial for beating death of 64-year old DC man with disabilities
Two teenage girls went to trial for second-degree murder Thursday, accused of randomly beating a D.C. man with disabilities to death last fall. Reggie Brown, 64, was taking a walk on Georgia Avenue in October when a group of five girls allegedly attacked him unprovoked, prosecutors said in opening statements. One of those girls took cellphone video of the attack…
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Doctors soon required to tell mammogram patients about breast density
Soon, doctors must tell their mammogram patients if they have dense breast tissue, a factor that can make it harder to detect breast cancer and put them at greater risk for cancer. The Food and Drug Administration released new standards in March of 2023 in an effort to help more women detect breast cancer sooner. The FDA gave providers until…
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Montgomery County high schooler in critical condition after being shot at Urbana gathering
A Montgomery County high school student has been fighting for his life for weeks after someone shot him at a gathering in July. A girl at the party tells News4 Chase Lancaster stepped in front of her to shield her when the gunfire broke out. When he first arrived at the hospital after being shot, he was so badly injured,…
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‘Racism is still alive': Man says Chick-fil-A printed racial slur on meal label instead of name
When Marquise Vanzego got his food from the La Plata Chick-Fil-A drive-thru last Friday, he was shocked by the racist name printed on the label. The Charles County man says he the label he received had the word “monkeys” printed instead of his name.
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Boy, 12, accused of 5 Maryland car dealership break-ins but police can't charge him
A 12-year-old boy has repeatedly broken into car dealerships in Montgomery County, police sources tell News4. But police can’t charge him because of a juvenile justice law. Only on 4, surveillance video shows the boy jumping through a window, rifling through offices and getting behind the wheel of a van. In some cases, the boy has managed to drive off…
