Lorna Gabrielle Balfour is an American Emmy Award-winning producer and journalist. She is Caribbean-American, with both of her parents hailing from the

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country of

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Early life and education

Raised in

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, Balfour attended private liberal arts institution, The Waterford School. Balfour then attended

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, where she created her own interdisciplinary bachelor's degree. Her studies focused mainly on broadcasting, production, and marketing. She graduated May 5, 2016.

Career

Balfour had roles in productions filmed in Salt Lake City, such as

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, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, and a few other

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movies.

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is the station where Balfour spent time working as a weekend news producer and reporter. Balfour reported on the on-air segment of ‘Your Life Your Health’ and wrote articles for the KSL 5 website’s news features. Balfour worked at

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as an Associate Producer for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. On May 10, 2017, Balfour earned an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage" for the "Games of the XXXI Olympiad".

Awards

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

Official Website
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