(I)NTERVIEW: Laurie Perez

Award-winning reporter Laurie Perez is a native of South Windsor.

Prior to Fox CT, Laurie covered national stories for CBS and worked as a reporter at WSPA-TV, the CBS station in Greenville, South Carolina. Her first job was reporting at the CBS affiliate KEPR-TV in Kennewick, Washington.

Laurie has a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Chicago. She earned her undergraduate degree at Tufts University and is a graduate of the Loomis Chaffee School.

Laurie is a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.

She has been nominated the past three years in a row for the Emmy for Best Overall Reporter in New England.

Laurie is the host of Fox CT’s weekly political affairs show "The Real Story."

Bio courtesy of: Fox CT.com