CHRIS LAWRENCE

Chris Lawrence

Morning News Anchor/Reporter

The morning voice of the 58 WCHS Morning News has been associated with West Virginia Radio Corporation for more than a decade. The native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia joined the company as an anchor at WAJR in Morgantown in 1990.

The University of Tennessee graduate not only excels in anchoring and reporting for 58 WCHS, but also has flourished in his coverage of hunting and fishing. Chris serves as host of the popular West Virginia Outdoors heard each Saturday morning at 7:06 on 58 WCHS. Chris is an avid hunter and angler and enjoys spending his spare time in the woods or on the riverbank with his children.

Chris has also won numerous awards for coverage of the hunting and fishing from the Outdoors Writers Association of America. In 2003, West Virginia Outdoors was judged the Best Outdoors Radio Show in America by the organization. Chris has been honored by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television News Director's Association with several Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in news coverage. He's twice been named Outdoor Writer of the year by the West Virginia Bowhunters Association.

Chris and his wife Samantha reside in Hurricane with their three children, Travis, Hank, and Savannah.