Candice Nguyen is a Peabody Award-winning senior investigative journalist with NBC Bay Area. Born in Oakland, Calif. Investigative reporting is her way of fighting for her community.
When Candice was in the third grade, her father died of an aneurysm. Her family suddenly loss their home. Experiencing housing insecurity and watching her young, overwhelmed mother navigate complicated social services gave – and still gives – Candice the grit to tackle injustices plaguing our communities today.
In 2022, Candice led a team of journalists, produced and reported a 10-month-long investigation revealing why a growing number of single fathers are denied access to emergency services, rental housing, and childcare.
The five-part series ‘No Man’s Land: Fighting for Fatherhood in a Broken System’ led to police and housing policy reform in multiple Bay Area cities.
No Man’s Land went on to receive a coveted Peabody Award, a national SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award and several other prestigious journalism/community accolades.
More recently, Candice's investigations into Oakland's failing 911 system earned a prestigious Peabody nomination. The 15-part series won a national Hillman Prize for Broadcast Journalism and a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage. Reacting to Candice’s investigations that prompted Oakland to make a $2.5 million investment into its dispatch center, judges said, "This is a reminder of how important this watchdog work is."
In addition to her reporting on emergency responses, Candice's investigative expertise expands into public transit, healthcare, police misconduct and housing. She rarely sticks to one beat too long.
Candice joined the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit in February 2020.
Her journalism career has come full circle with this news organization. More than a decade ago, she worked at NBC Bay Area as an intern and writer. The reporters and photographers who first helped her with her “reporter reel" are now her good friends and colleagues. Shortly after working in Salinas, Calif., Candice spent several years reporting in San Diego at XETV and NBC San Diego. Before joining NBC Bay Area, Candice was an investigative reporter for KTVU, based in Oakland, Calif. In February 2026, Candice was promoted to Senior Investigative Reporter with NBC Bay Area.
In 2025, Candice took on her toughest assignment yet: Becoming a mother to her daughter, Yara. She’s since updated her title to “Experienced Investigative Reporter/Very Inexperienced First-Time New Mom.”
During her free time (haha, what free time), Candice in theory loves discovering hole-in-the-wall restaurants and spending time with her little growing family.
E-mail Candice at candice.nguyen@nbcuni.com or connect with her on social media:
- Twitter: @CandiceNguyenTV
- Instagram: @CandiceNguyenTV
- Facebook: Facebook.com/CandiceNguyenTV
- Tiktok: @candicenguyentv
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