Yunji De Nies

Yunji de Nies is an ABC News correspondent based in Washington, D.C. She reports for "Good Morning America," "World News Weekend" and "World News Now," as well as ABC News Radio, ABC News NOW and ABCNews.com.

Yunji de Nies is an ABC News correspondent based in Washington, D.C.

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De Nies joined ABC News is July 2006 as an Atlanta-based correspondent for NewsOne, the network's affiliate news service. She reported from the scene of many high-profile, breaking news stories, including President Ford's death and funeral, Saddam Hussein's execution, the 2007 U.K. terror bombing, and the deadly tornadoes in Lady Lake, Fla.

Prior to joining ABC News, de Nies worked for two years as a general assignment reporter for WGNO, the ABC affiliate in New Orleans. She was living and working in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. She reported on the immediate events and continued to cover the city's aftermath and recovery for 10 months after the storm.

De Nies previously worked as a special projects producer at WAGA/FOX5 in Atlanta. While in Georgia, she also freelance reported for CNN's "Inside Politics." In addition, she worked as a desk assistant for ABC News' "World News Weekend" and interned with ABC News' "Nightline."

De Nies' career in journalism began in radio while she was in college. She has an undergraduate degree in political science from Yale University and a Masters Degree in Journalism from University of California at Berkeley. She grew up in Kona, Hawaii and San Francisco, Calif.