Beginning in 1989 , Vance was part of the longest-running anchor team in Washington D.C. television , alongside co-anchor and health reporter Doreen Gentzler . Vance ’s 11 pm newscasts with Gentzler regularly drew more viewers than the prime-time shows of the three major cable news networks combined ( CNN , Fox and MSNBC ) . Vance and sports anchor George Michael became internet sensations after laughing at a model who fell twice on a runway , resulting in millions of views . Vance appeared as himself in the 2009 movie '' State of Play '' and '' appeared '' as himself in a 2010 episode of the NBC series '' The Event '' and in a 2013 edition of NBC series '' The Blacklist '' . Vance earned 19 Emmy Awards , one of which was for his coverage of the 1977 Hanafi Siege of three buildings in downtown Washington , D.C . He also won an Emmy for his coverage of the January 1982 crash of Air Florida Flight 90 in the Potomac River that killed 78 people and a Metrorail train derailment the same day , which killed three people . Vance was also recognized as anchor and reporter for extended news coverage of Super Bowl XXII
Air Florida Flight 90
Air Florida Flight 90
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