Lauren Johnson is a television reporter currently working in Boise, Idaho with both the local ABC and FOX affiliates. She has four years experience finding, writing, shooting, and editing stories for local broadcasts. She also has experience producing and anchoring. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Utah, and has taken journalism classes at Harvard University.

Lauren has a love for people, and her current New Director, Grendel Levy, shares Lauren excels in getting powerful interviews, because of her empathy and understanding. “Lauren has a knack for developing relationships with sources, making them feel comfortable and then ending up with an exclusive interview. She has great contacts that only feel comfortable talking to her,” Levy says. She also says that “Lauren is a great writer, and I very rarely have to edit her work. … She is at her best live in the field, and is effective at breaking news — communicating events effectively. … She exercises strong news judgment in advancing, researching, and continuing interesting stories. “

Lauren loves being with friends, writing, and eating delicious food. Brunch? Yes, please. She also loves to travel. She’s visited all 50 United States, and 18 countries. She put together a documentary in Thailand. Has been scuba diving in Belize, and has lived in both Australia and Israel — where she studied religion.

Lauren says she loves reporting, because everyone has a story to share, and she wants to help bring those stories to the world.