
Laura Perrot joined the 8News team as a reporter in July 2019.
Before Richmond, Laura was a reporter at CBS19 News in Charlottesville.
Laura was born and raised in the Annapolis area of Maryland. She is a proud graduate of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park (go Terps!).
During her time at UMD, Laura reported and anchored for the award-winning student-run newscast, Capital News Service. She was also a member of the National Press Photographers Association and Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity. She got her start in news interning at 47 ABC in Salisbury, MD.
Laura is excited to explore RVA and all it has to offer. If you have any story ideas, feel free to email her at lperrot@wric.com.