Lori Nixon joined KIRO 7 Eyewitness News in September 2004 as a general assignment reporter.

Lori joins us from Atlanta, where she worked as a reporter at WGCL-TV for two years. Before that, Lori worked as a reporter at KPTV-TV in Portland, KPHO-TV in Phoenix and KRQE-TV in Albuquerque.

Lori earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in broadcast journalism from New Mexico State University. In January she will begin working on a Masters degree in public administration.

Lori resides in Seattle. In her spare time she enjoys exploring the beautiful Northwest, reading and making at-home beauty treatments.

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