Lauren Warnecke is a reporter with a focus on local news in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. She writes for WGLT and the Chicago Tribune Media Group, and her work has also been featured in St. Louis Magazine, WCBU, Dance, and Tri States Public Radio. Lauren covers a range of topics, including community events, arts and culture, and crime reporting.
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Lauren Warnecke's coverage is largely focused on local events, arts and culture in the Bloomington-Normal area of Illinois. She regularly covers upcoming events, performance reviews, and cultural highlights. Given this focus, she would likely be most responsive to pitches related to local art exhibitions, music performances, theater productions or community festivals.
Since Lauren focuses heavily on local entertainment news and cultural events within a specific geographic region, she may respond well to pitches involving unique and lesser-known artistic endeavors happening in the Bloomington-Normal area.
Pitching stories around unique holiday shows or seasonal events that are not widely covered elsewhere could also capture her interest since these align with her emphasis on seasonal content.
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