Laura Laughead

About

I’m really thrilled to be back at Austin PBS — it’s where I had my first internship! Most recently, I freelanced as a ghostwriter, and before that, I was the weekend evening anchor/ a reporter for CBS42 in Birmingham, AL. I started my career as the morning anchor/ an MMJ for KAMC News in Lubbock, TX. I graduated as the Gene Burd Top Scholar of the University of Texas Journalism school and was selected as one of the top eight outstanding university graduates. During my time at UT, I worked at TSTV’s Sneak Peak and as the creator of an original sitcom, along with writing for the Daily Texan and Spark Magazine. I interned at ABC13 in Houston, CBS Austin, Fons PR and Good Morning America in New York City. I had the privilege of winning several writing awards/ scholarships through UT’s Liberal Arts Honors program, four college awards at the Lone Star Emmys, two national awards through College Broadcasters Inc. and “Best Student Film” at the 2020 Austin Revolution Film Festival. Some memorable career moments so far include flying a glider, running with wild hogs, taking a photography trip to Antarctica, working as an Instagram reporter for GMA and — my favorite — getting to co-anchor a newscast with my mom, a former reporter who inspired me to go into this business (even though she was very against it at first ).Some favorite interviews include Natalie Portman at AFF, Matthew McConaughey and Jimmy Buffet at SXSW and B.J. Novak on filming “Vengeance” set in West Texas. When I’m off the clock, I love binge watching TV shows, baking, writing short stories/ screenplays, crying to Taylor Swift in the car and attempting to potty train my chiweenie named Wiggles. For my latest reporting and anchoring reels, check out the links below! Thanks for reading. https://youtu.be/eZCtdQ_s5d4https://youtu.be/yqVyUEYYCpQ