Beloved longtime Maryland news anchor Vic Carter has announced to that he will be departing WJZ this month for a new adventure.WJZ-TV Channel 13 is owned by the CBS Broadcasting, Inc. and is Baltimore’s CBS affiliate station. Carter has been with WJZ since the late 90s.
According to his WJZ bio, Carter started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia, and proceeded to markets in Raleigh, N.C., Atlanta, Georgia, and Baltimore, Maryland. He has been working with WJZ for more than 26 years. Vic has received some of broadcasting’s highest awards during his career, including the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award and several Emmy nominations. The highly rated 11 p.m. show, which he anchors, won a local Emmy.
“Vic knows that if he is to cover the news of neighborhoods and the people who live there, he must give of himself. For three years, Vic volunteered, serving as the media chairperson for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, D.C. His contributions were crucial in transforming this effort from a $100,000 idea into a $120 million completed and fully funded four-acre memorial. He did this while maintaining his position as a news anchor for WJZ. Vic is a member of the prestigious National Press Club, The National Association of Black Journalists, and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated.
Vic enjoys cooking, writing, and collecting art when not on-the-air. He has donated portions of his extensive collection, establishing art programs at two churches in honor of his parents. He hopes to inspire others to be likewise philanthropic.” His next adventure remains to be seen.