Lisa Thomas-Laury is a retired news presenter in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
11 Facts About Lisa Thomas-Laury
1.
2.
Lisa Thomas-Laury has done the monthly Fast Forward series, a show geared toward teenagers; it is currently hosted by Rick Williams.
3.
Lisa Thomas-Laury has taken over the African-American-oriented, locally produced Visions program from Vernon Odom.
4.
Lisa Thomas-Laury is one of a few African American women to anchor in the Philadelphia market, a group that includes WPVI anchor Tamala Edwards, former WCAU anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah, KYW anchor Natasha Brown, and WTXF anchor Joyce Evans.
5.
Lisa Thomas-Laury went on medical leave from Action News for almost a year and returned to work on September 11,2003.
6.
Lisa Thomas-Laury was scheduled to return to hosting the annual Thanksgiving Day parade, which she had missed in 2002, but her health problems returned, causing her to miss the parade again and return to medical leave.
7.
In May 2004, Jim Gardner announced on the air that Lisa Thomas-Laury would be permanently leaving her anchor duties in order to have more time to focus on her recovery.
8.
Lisa Thomas-Laury appeared the following day, November 23,2006, during the broadcast of Philadelphia's annual Thanksgiving Day parade, the parade she once co-hosted.
9.
Lisa Thomas-Laury returned to Action News on January 2,2007, with a report on the opening of Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa.
10.
Lisa Thomas-Laury retired on Wednesday, May 25,2016, after a 38-year career at the station.
11.
Lisa Thomas-Laury spent most of 2017 on a regional book tour.