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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 courtsey of: Fox CT.com

Brad Drazen can be seen bright and early every weekday morning as the co-anchor of NBC Connecticut News Today.

He has won several awards for his work, including four Boston/New England Emmy Awards: for Feature Reporting, News Writing and as Executive Producer and Host of the NBC Connecticut specials "Connecticut Discoveries" and "Destination Education."

Brad grew up in Binghamton, N.Y., and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth College and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Anderson School at UCLA.

Before coming to NBC Connecticut, Brad worked as a reporter at the CBS affiliate in Traverse City, Michigan, and in marketing for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer.

When he is not at work, Brad enjoys playing golf, basketball and acoustic guitar. Most importantly, he likes to spend time with his wife and three children.

Bio Courtesy of nbcconnecticut.com