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Nguyễn Đỗ Quỳnh Yến

Vicky Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American journalist and senior consumer investigative correspondent for NBC News. She currently co-anchors NBC News Daily and serves as a lead contributor to The TODAY Show and NBC Nightly News. A former refugee, she is also the author of the 2025 bestselling memoir Boat Baby, which chronicles her family’s escape to the United States.

Overview

Nguyễn Đỗ Quỳnh Yến's Profile

Vicky Nguyen is a celebrated investigative reporter and anchor for NBC News. Born in Saigon, she fled Vietnam with her family as an infant, surviving a perilous journey across the South China Sea and months in a Malaysian refugee camp before immigrating to the United States. She attended the University of San Francisco and graduated valedictorian with a degree in communications and a minor in biology.

Nguyễn began her journalism career in 2000 at Central Florida News 13 in Orlando, later working as a reporter in Reno, Nevada, and Phoenix, Arizona. In 2007, she joined NBC Bay Area (KNTV), where she served as anchor and senior investigative reporter before moving to New York as senior consumer investigative correspondent for NBC News. At NBC, she has reported for Today, Nightly News with Lester Holt, MSNBC, and NBC News Now, and co-anchors NBC News Daily.

Nguyễn’s reporting has won numerous awards, including regional Emmys, an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, the Gerald Loeb Award, and others for investigative journalism. In 2025, she published her memoir Boat Baby, chronicling her family’s journey from Vietnam to America and her path to journalism. She lives in New York with her husband and three daughters.

Quick Facts

  • Full Name: Nguyễn Đỗ Quỳnh Yến
  • Gender: Female
  • Date of Birth: 1979-01-01
  • Nationality: American
  • Ethnicity: Asian, Southeast Asian
  • Sexual Orientation: Straight
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Career Start: 2000
  • Current Network:
  • Years Active
  • Estimated Salary: $200,000–$500,000

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TV Shows​

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NBC News
NBC News Daily

Networks

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Personal Life

Family, relationships and background

  • Marriage Brian from 2000 to (Vicky Nguyen's first husband; the couple met in high school.)
  • Emerson, a biological child with , born in 2011
  • Odessa , a biological child with , born in 2014
  • Renley, a biological child with , born in 2018

Education

Educational background and qualifications

  • Santee Elementary School
  • B.A. in Communications, Minor in Biology from University of San Francisco (graduated as valedictorian)

Net Worth & Income

Income sources, net worth, and properties.

  • Primary income from her role as anchor and correspondent for NBC News.
  • Royalties from her book, Boat Baby: A Memoir, and speaking engagements.

Awards

Awards & recognition

  • New York Women’s Impact Report — Variety (2020)
  • Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award — Silver Baton (2019)
  • News & Documentary Emmy Award — Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast (2015)
  • Gerald Loeb Award — Business and Financial Journalism, Video/Audio (2015)
  • Scripps Howard Award — Jack R. Howard Award for Television/Cable In-Depth Local Coverage (2015)
  • Regional Emmy Award — News Writing (2015)
  • Regional Emmy Award — On-Camera Talent – Reporting (2012)
  • Regional Emmy Award — Feature News Report – Serious (2011)