John Yang

John Eric Yang (born February 10, 1958) is an American news correspondent and commentator who anchored PBS News Weekend from December 31, 2022, to January 11, 2026. He was previously a special correspondent for the PBS NewsHour and a correspondent for NBC News and ABC News.

Early life Yang was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, He attended Wesleyan University, where he graduated cum laude in 1980. He developed an interest in political journalism, and began writing about American politics and the United States Congress.

Television In November 1999, Yang left The Post when he was offered a job as a Washington, D.C.–based correspondent at ABC News. After the primaries and until election, Yang covered the Al Gore campaign, and he continued to cover the campaign during the Florida election recount. Following the September 11 attacks, Yang reported live from the Pentagon and worked as part of the ABC News team that was awarded a Peabody Award and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for its 9/11 coverage.

In 2009, Yang was transferred from NBC News' Washington bureau to its Chicago bureau. "NBC is moving me from the city of big egos to the city of broad shoulders," Yang told colleagues in a note.

In February 2016, Yang began working as a correspondent for the PBS NewsHour. He started serving as the anchor for PBS News Weekend on December 31, 2022. On January 9, 2026, Yang announced he would be departing PBS News at the end of the month following the cancellation of PBS News Weekend due to federal budget cuts. The final broadcast aired on January 11, 2026.

Personal life Yang is gay. In 2013, while working for NBC News' Chicago bureau, he bought a three-bedroom condominium in the Lake View neighborhood.