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Laurie Stein

Laurie Stein is an investigative reporter for CBS4 News and has earned numerous journalism awards, including an Emmy for investigative reporting, an Emmy for news writing and an Emmy for on-camera talent performance. Laurie has reported dozens of hard-hitting investigative stories and exclusive interviews for the station and her work has repeatedly sparked criminal investigations by local and federal law enforcement. Her stories have also resulted in several new laws proposed by state legislators.

Laurie has also served as an adjunct professor of media ethics and first amendment law at the University of Miami.  She is a nationally requested public speaker and has also been featured in several newspaper publications for her tireless work in the community educating women about breast cancer.

While Laurie attended Brown University, her news career began with a college newspaper column about the ivy league universities. She also reported for WBRU radio in Providence, Rhode Island. After graduation she continued her education with post-graduate journalism studies at UCLA.  Then she became a researcher at KCOP-TV in Los Angeles and she later went on the Business Channel where she wrote about the stock market and consumer issues for Los Angeles viewers.  She next went on to anchor a nationwide cable newscast followed by two years as an anchor and reporter for WWCP-TV and WATM-TV in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining CBS4, Laurie Stein was a consumer investigative reporter and weekend morning news anchor with WPLG-Miami.

Recently, Laurie finished one story that she says she never wanted to do...that story is about her own fight with breast cancer. She has vowed to share her experience with others and to reach out to other survivors. She is also devoted to informing the community about the BRCA cancer gene, which many people don't even realize they have.

Laurie wrote, reported and produced the "Living Beyond Breast Cancer" documentary, which won first place in Documentary and Best Feature Reporting in the Society for Professional Journalists Green Eyeshade Award. The National Museum of Broadcasting has also requested the documentary, which received "glowing reviews", to be placed in its permanent archives.  The series also received The Association for Women in Communications National Clarion Award, two Silver Telly Awards, two National Health Information Awards and The American Legion Fourth Estate Award.

Laurie's series was also accorded two prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards for best Writing and News Series. In addition to her six Emmy nominations, Laurie was a National Emmy Award nominee for outstanding service to the community. Her work also been seen on the CBS News Early Show.