The iconic news anchor Denise Koch, WJZ-TV, recieved the 2024 Capital Emmyd Board of Governors Award.
The longest running female news anchor in the Baltimore market, Denise Koch has served as a reporter and anchor with WJZ-TV over the last 40 years. Starting out on “Evening Magazine” as a weekly tipster “Daring Denise,” it didn’t take long for Koch to move from tipster to the newsroom, and then to the anchor desk. Prior to her career in TV news, Koch was a professional actor performing at regional theatres around the country. She also taught at the University of Wisconsin, Michigan and UMBC as well as served as Literary Manager at Baltimore's Center Stage. 
Colleague and WJZ reporter Paul Gessler stated “Professionally, I can't say I've ever worked or witnessed a lead anchor work as hard as she does. She actively seeks out stories and people to highlight in the midst of her full-time anchoring. She is the embodiment of a storyteller who knows stories happen out in the community, not in the studio. She is a newsroom leader like no other, shepherding generation after generation of journalists through an ever-changing industry.”
The Emmy Award-winning journalist has traveled to China, West Africa and Jamaica to report the news. She's also covered the home front from around the U.S. and from every corner of Maryland-bringing local, national and world events into sharp focus for WJZ viewers.
Learn more about Denise and the Capital Emmys here: bit.ly/3xmpNML