Lauren Canavan most recently served as a producer at News12, a hyper-local station located in New York City. Each day, her workflow consisted of writing, stacking, and serving as lead producer on two 30-minute newscasts. She would also line produce her shows as they were broadcast live. Much of Lauren’s work, including the moments a shooter called the News12 newsroom to admit to his crimes, as well as a devastating 4-alarm fire that tore through the University Heights section of The Bronx were submitted for New York Emmy Award consideration.

Lauren is also a content creator, having built an inclusive online space—Listen with Lauren—to discuss all things music. You might catch her occasionally hopping on air at WUSB 90.1FM, to host a radio show of the same name.

During her time at Stony Brook University, Lauren committed herself to promoting the arts at a STEM-dominated school. As a music editor at The Stony Brook Press, and as a reporter at The Stony Brook Media Group, she produced multimedia coverage of the school’s ensembles and exhibitions. She co-founded The Bash, a student-run music festival that features diverse local up-and-coming artists.

In addition to the arts, Lauren’s reporting has covered topics in science, politics, health, features, sports and culture. As a sophomore, she traveled to New Mexico with a select group of Stony Brook journalism students to report on the findings of NASA scientists who were testing new equipment on barren volcanic terrain that simulates the lunar landscape.

Her radio voicing and written reporting have been published by WSHU Public Radio, an NPR affiliate that covers Southern Connecticut and Eastern Long Island. Her bylines have also appeared in local publications across New York’s Westchester County.