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# Joe Krebs, Longtime WRC-TV News Anchor, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/joe-krebs-longtime-wrc-tv-news-anchor-dies-of-pancreatic-cancer/
- Published: 2021-04-08T15:01:42.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-08T21:07:43.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: People, #wp-top-center-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:51

**D.C.-area news anchor Joe Krebs has died** at 78 after a battle with cancer. He was the morning anchor for NBC Washington for 18 years and was known for his pursuit and reporting of cold cases, reports WTOP.

Krebs joined WRC-TV in 1980 from WBAL-TV in Baltimore, and before that he was an assistant public affairs officer aboard the USS John F. Kennedy and assistant prosecutor in St. Louis, [NBC Washington reported](https://www.nbcwashington.com/on-nbc4/as-seen-on/joe-krebs-to-retire-from-news4/1940998/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com). He retired in 2012 after 18 years as morning anchor.

“Being a news broadcaster is what I always wanted to be,” Krebs told NBC Washington.

Krebs was diagnosed with [pancreatic cancer four years ago](https://www.pancan.org/stories/survivors/retired-news-anchor-survivor-on-the-best-advice-hes-received/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) and underwent treatment and procedure for the disease. He raised funds for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s PurpleStride walks.

More [here](https://wtop.com/local/2021/04/dc-area-news-anchor-dies/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).