Karen Drew

DETROIT – Karen Drew can be seen Monday through Friday on Local 4 News. She spends her time busting the bad guys during her investigative reports as part of the Local 4 Defenders. 

Karen really is an integral part of the news team – kind of a jack of all trades.  Whether she is scuba diving with police looking for evidence of a cold case murder,  escaping a burning house with the help of local fire departments to show the best way to avoid the flames, or hiding out doing surveillance following scammers and lawbreakers Karen sure keeps busy.  

When Karen was young she told her classmates in high school she wanted to be a TV Reporter …. Most believed she would follow her dream nominating her as Most Determined.  But others weren't so sure … nominating her as Class Clown.  Her co-workers at WDIV will vouch for her --- she sure does work hard, but you can also find Karen behind the scenes of many pranks in the newsroom!

The oldest of two, Karen grew up in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and attended Southern Illinois University.    She graduated with a degree in Radio TV Communications and started her career in Dickinson, North Dakota as a one man bad.  ( Basically she shot her own stories, wrote them, edited them, anchored the newscasts, and yes even did the cleaning in the newsroom!) 

Karen then moved on to Montgomery, Alabama WHOA-TV , then to WTVC-TV in Chattanooga, Tennessee, next to WJXT-TV in Jacksonville, Florida , and finally found a place she could really call home here at WDIV-TV.

Karen has won numerous awards including Emmy's, awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Society of Professional Journalists, as well as awards and recognitions from a variety of non-profits she works with volunteering her time

When she isn't on camera, or behind the scenes doing her investigative work you will find Karen with her two daughters and hubby.  Riding bikes with Madison, playing on the swing set with Morgan, and going to sporting events  and concerts with Paul are some of her favorite things to do. 

If you have a great story, Karen would love to hear about it. Please email her at kdrew@wdiv.com. 

Other ways you can contact Karen:

Twitter: @KarenDrewTV

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