Laura Coffey
Laura T. Coffey is a veteran journalist and the author of the book “My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts.” She has been a writer, editor and producer for TODAY.com, the website of NBC’s TODAY show, since 2008.
Before she started at TODAY.com, Laura worked as a reporter, columnist and editor for msnbc.com (now NBCNews.com), social issues editor at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, deputy business editor at The San Diego Union-Tribune (now U-T San Diego), managing editor of The Prague Post in the Czech Republic, a reporter and editor at the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, a reporter at the Peninsula Clarion in Alaska, and a reporter and columnist for the St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) in Florida.
In recent years, Laura has earned first-place writing awards from the Society for Features Journalism and the Dog Writers Association of America, and headline-writing awards from the American Copy Editors Society.
Laura lives in Seattle with her husband, Michael, their son, Tyler, their two senior dogs, Frida and Manny, and their giant 14-year-old cat, Diego.
Episode 829 - Advocating for Animals with Peter Egan
Advocating for Animals – Victoria and Holly are joined by actor and animal activist, Peter Egan to discuss dogs, moon bears and...
Episode 828 - A Fresh Take on the Debate About Shock Collars
Victoria is joined by dog behaviour expert and a driving force behind the UK Dog Behaviour & Training Charter Andrew Hale to...
Episode 827 - How to Transition Dogs from Crisis into Care
The rescue of 180 Chihuahuas sparks a larger conversation on how to transition dogs from crisis situations into homes.
