Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Laura Hutchinson is a news reporter and anchor for WTNH News 8 Team, an ABC-affiliated TV station based in New Haven, Connecticut.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Laura was born and raised in Hamden in New Haven County, Connecticut. Hamden has the nickname ‘Land of the Sleeping Giant.’
- Laura is married & currently lives with her husband, Dan. The two met while Laura was studying at University.
- She gave birth to her son, baby boy Jack in January 2020.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Laura attended Temple University, a state-related research college station in Philadelphia.
- She went on to major in ‘Broadcast Journalism, Telecommunications and Mass Media,’ as well as ‘Political Science’ in 2003.
- During her studies she interned at KYW-TV (a CBS affiliate) for a few months.
- She has also worked behind the scenes in the control room for WPSG CW Philly Wakeup News in Philadelphia, gaining experience and focusing primarily on how to implement graphics and audio in the news segments.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Laura’s career in news reporting and anchoring started when she joined the news team at WENY-TV, an ABC/CBS TV station based in Elmira, New York.
- In 2008, she moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, & in 2009, she became the anchor for WWLP 22 News. More specifically, she anchored the morning news and worked with the 22News I-Team. Additionally, she was also the moderator for the network’s award-winning public affairs program, 22News inFocus.
- After six years at WWLP, Laura moved back to Connecticut where she became the anchor for the WTNH News 8 Team.
- Besides reporting the news, her audience can catch her on the segment “Stretch Your Dollar,” where she explores Connecticut, attempting to find families the best deals and bargains to save money.
Interesting Facts and Trivia :
- Laura received a host of honors awards for her work, including the regional Murrow and AP awards during her time at WWLP.
- Over the course of her career, she has covered and reported stories like the 2011 tornado in Western Massachusetts, the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting & the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.
- Laura has also traveled with the military, delivering much-needed supplies to Haiti after the earthquake hit in 2010. She has flown with the Blue Angels in an F-18 Hornet, which can travel faster than the speed of sound!
- Laura has also moderated many political debates in the Western Massachusetts area.
- She is a proud supporter of the Philadelphia Eagles.
- In terms of interests, Laura loves being heavily involved within her community, reading to children, raising money for charity, and visiting schools.
- She also loves being at home, spending time with friends and family, or her husband and pet golden retriever, Benny.
- Some popular segments of ‘Stretch your Dollar’ include ‘Eight places to take the kids for three entertainment’ and ‘Four places where you shouldn’t use your debit card.’
Body Figure / Physical Info
Measurements :
- Eye Color : Blue-gray
- Haircut / Hair Color : Blonde
- How tall / Height : 5′6″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
Personal / Home / Contact Details
- Marital Status / Married? : Yes
- Children / No of Kids : 1
- Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race : White
- Nationality : American
If you can’t say something nice, I highly recommend you say anything at all. I personally think she is a remarkable person with a nice voice who does her job well. Please cease all this negativity about a beautiful person. Enough said.
My issue with Laura Hutchinson is her constant absence from her anchoring job! It seems like she is gone (who knows where) beside her two 90-day annual leaves. She is gone more often than not! I am sure this leaves so many people scrambling their own schedules and jobs to fill in for her and the domino effect on others. Alyssa Rae Taglia who fills in is a much better anchor but has to leave her position as Traffic Anchor. Ashley Baylor, the meteorologist and spectacular at that, fills in reporting Traffic. The other meteorologists then have to scramble to fill in for hours normally held by Ashley. It just doesn’t feel or look good to have so many people filling in for others due to 1 person’s continuous absences.
Yes, we know WTNH is bound by law to give her maternity leave and know she has accumulated sick and regular leave with the number of days regulated by her contract. Highly suggest to the powers that be to take all her absences and cause of domino job shufflings into account when renegotiating her next contract! Alyssa Taglia in my opinion is doing a much better job anchoring than Laura and is much more believable. You can tell Alyssa’s smiles are much more genuine than Laura’s which always look extremely forced!
It seems there are a few people out there who are very jealous and envious of Laura Hutchison. She is beautiful, compassionate, and presents herself like the lady she is…why would you print such hurtful comments about such a true humanitarian? If you can’t say something nice, maybe you should keep your comments to yourself.
Laura is a beautiful, sweet lady. I think she is one of the best reporters in the State. She really makes the news enjoyable.
Laura Hutchison’s tone of voice is unpleasant and I certainly won’t watch her for this obvious reason! It sounds squeaky!
Would you kindly contact me as you posted about her bra size I’m conveying about her unpleasant tone of voice which is imperative to an announcer !
Would you please listen to the huge difference between Laura and Alyssa tone dictation!
What a terrible, ugly person you are. I think Laura is a beautiful, kind, sweet lady. Her voice is fabulous. She is as nice as can be. She is believable and is intelligent. Currently pregnant, she is more gorgeous than ever. You, Barbara T, have a major problem.
This is what I hear from her voice and view with my eyes !
This is integrity from an educator of Boston College!
The post noted above stated about her bra appearance and mine is about her voice and tightness if clothe’s and you are not posting!
The sound tone of Laura Hutchison voice is horrible!
It is an unpleasant and extremely squeaky echo!! It is not a lucid pleasant tone, let’s wake up to a more clearer tone as Allysa does portray!
She should wear perhaps her own outfits as when the camera views her backside she needs to admire in a three-way long mirror! Tone down the blonde locks!!
Laura Hutchinson seems so sweet and kind. Hope she stays with Channel 8