Event Details
| Date | Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021 |
| Time | 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM |
The 2021 Publicity Club of Chicago Webinar Series is sponsored by News Exposure
As many in America and Chicago sought new awareness about race in 2020, NBC 5 started an ongoing series of reports called “Race in Chicago”. NBC 5 Chicago’s Marion Brooks and LeeAnn Trotter lead and frequently provide reporting for this series. Lauren Stauffer edits and manages the series.
Join the Publicity Club of Chicago for a webinar on Wednesday, February 17 at 12:00 PM when Brooks, Stauffer, and Trotter will share key highlights from the series, share details on future stories, and answer attendee questions.
Marion Brooks is an award-winning anchor and reporter at NBC 5. She anchors the NBC5 News at 11 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. each weekday and is a member of the NBC5 Investigates team of investigative reporters.
Brooks’ passion is reporting and storytelling and in her investigative work has been drawn to social and criminal justice issues. Her series of reports on Sex Trafficking in Chicago in 2014 has earned her several awards including national recognition from the Alliance for Women in Media (Gracie) and a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award.
Brooks joined NBC 5 in 1998 as a weekend anchor from Atlanta, Ga., where she also served as an anchor/reporter. Her career has spanned over several regions and market sizes in the country. Beginning at the Sarasota Herald Tribune in Sarasota, Fla., Brooks learned the advertising side of journalism in a management training program for the New York Times Newspaper Group.
She's covered everything from major natural disasters to politics, crime and courts to health, consumer issues to two Olympic Games, and much in between. Brooks has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Spelman College and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.
Lauren Stauffer is NBC 5’s Managing Editor. Every day, she works with reporters and producers to craft the best possible content highlighting our city and suburbs.
Stauffer also manages the station’s special projects like Race in Chicago, Making a Difference, Celebrating Black Heritage, Celebrating Women’s Heritage, and more.
Stauffer is a Chicago-area native, and was raised in Wheaton, Illinois. Lauren graduated from Wheaton North High School, and earned a degree in Communications Mass Media from Calvin College. She currently serves on the advisory board for Calvin’s new Masters of Arts in Media and Strategic Communication program. Since graduation, she has worked at news stations in Sioux City, Iowa, Nashville, Tennessee and Washington, DC.
She has covered Presidential inaugurations, riots, life-changing weather events and, most importantly, the stories that showcase the heart and soul of communities. Her work has been recognized with several regional Emmy Awards, as well as regional and national Edward R. Murrow Awards. She was thrilled to return her hometown in March 2019.
LeeAnn Trotter
LeeAnn Trotter is a feature reporter at NBC 5, covering everything from celebrities to what's happening around town. She’s also a regular contributor to NBC5’s "Making a Difference" segments. This Chicago native joined NBC 5 in December 2005, after working at CLTV for eight years. There, she anchored the weekend news and hosted the award winning entertainment show, "Metromix: The TV Show," which earned her a local Emmy and several nominations for Best On Camera Performance.
Prior to working at CLTV, she was the News and Public Affairs Director at WUSN-FM, where she reported news on the morning show and hosted, "Chicago Up Close," a weekly public affairs show. She also worked briefly at Fox News and WGN Radio. LeeAnn began her broadcasting career at WBBM Newsradio 780, where she held numerous positions, including production manager and traffic reporter.
LeeAnn graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, and attended high school at the Latin School of Chicago.