Lauren Lapka

About

I graduated from Purdue University in 2012 with a BA in Mass Communications. In 2014, I worked as an on-air talent for Tribune Media on 87.7 FM The Game in Chicago. In 2015, I transitioned to TV as a news reporter for KODE in Joplin, MO. A few months later, I moved up to the Weekend Anchor/Reporter position for the sister station KSN. During my time there I was awarded first place in the News Feature category from the Kansas Association of Broadcasters in 2017. At the start of 2018, I began working as the Morning Anchor for KVAL in Eugene, OR. I was offered a job to come back home to Chicago in 2019 where I started as a traffic reporter before shifting to news anchor/reporter. I also take on assignment editor duties.