TV reporter Pat Collins to speak at Horticultural Luncheon

WINCHESTER — Pat Collins, an Emmy-winning reporter for News4 Washington, will be the featured speaker at the Ladies’ Horticultural Luncheon presented by Spring Arbor of Winchester.

The Horticultural Luncheon, one of many events scheduled for the upcoming Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, will be held May 3.

A native of Washington, D.C., Collins’ interest in journalism began at age 15 when he started writing for newspapers. By his 17th birthday, he had a regular column in the Washington Daily News. Collins continued writing at Notre Dame University, where he was one of the founders of the school’s newspaper.

After college, he spent two years in the Army (one in Vietnam) before returning to the Washington Daily News as a police reporter. He also worked for The Washington Star. Collins’ TV broadcast career began in 1973 at Channel 9 (then called WTOP and WDVM) in Washington, D.C. He left Washington in 1980 for station WLS in Chicago only to return to Washington for a three-year stint at WJLA.

Collins joined News4 Washington in 1986 and has covered many big stories, including the career of Marion Barry, the disappearances of Junior Burdynski and Chandra Levy, the death of Len Bias, the aftermath of 9/11 and the 2002 sniper shootings.

Collins’ unique style of reporting has earned him 10 Emmy Awards, two Clarion awards, and a Chesapeake Associated Press Award for “Best Feature Reporter.” In 2006, he was inducted into the Silver Circle by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He lives in Northwest Washington with his wife. They have three children.

Attribution: winchesterstar.com
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