Laurie Berg Sapp has more than 20 years in the broadcast news business. The General Manager for the Glendale Media Center and Glendale 11, she joined the city in 2004. Before that, she worked for 15 years at Channel 12 (KPNX), the NBC affiliate in Phoenix. Other significant work experience includes CNN Headline News and network affiliates in Birmingham, Ala. and Charlotte, N.C. Sapp has a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master's degree in broadcast communications from Stanford University. She has received several national awards, including the National Commission on Working Women award and recognition from United Press International for documentary specials. She has also won many regional awards including Best Newscast accolades from the Arizona Associated Press and Alabama Broadcasters Press Association. Sapp is an Olympic veteran after being an on-location executive producer for two of the worldwide events—the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta and 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. She has also attended the prestigious Poynter Institute for Journalism.
