Lisa Thomas-Laury Biography

Lisa Thomas-Laury is a retired news presenter in Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States. Ms. Thomas-Laury started at WPVI-TV in Philadelphia on February 20 1978 as noon co-anchor and reporter. In 1983 she was promoted to the 5 p.m. newscast co-anchoring it until 2003 with now-retired news anchor Marc Howard. At the same time she frequently substituted for Jim Gardner when he was unable to anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts. She also has done the monthly Fast Forward series a show geared toward teenagers; it is currently hosted by Rick Williams. She has taken over the African-American-oriented locally produced Visions program (now named New Visions) from Vernon Odom. Thomas-Laury is also theorized to have been the inspiration for the character Maria from the Guess Who? board game. Although she denies this rumor she has admitted to sitting as a model for the illustrator of the popular game. The connection she claims is purely coincidental. Thomas-Laury is one of a few African American women to anchor in the Philadelphia market a group that currently includes her fellow WPVI anchors Tamala Edwards and Shirleen Allicot WCAU anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah KYW anchor Natasha Brown and WTXF anchor Joyce Evans.

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