Amanda Lamb

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Recent Stories

• Attorney: Evidence never linked Taylor to murder
• Group home's license suspended after screwdriver stabbing
• Judge orders ex-Edwards aide to turn over sex tape
• Police chase ends with crash on I-40
• Jury selection begins in trial of man charged with five murders

Reporter

Professional Experience:
1994 to present: crime reporter, WRAL-TV; 1991 to 1994: reporter, WMTW-TV, Portland, Maine; 1989 to 1991: anchor/reporter, WPDE-TV, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; 1989: reporter, WCOJ Radio, West Chester, Penn.

In addition to being a TV news reporter for 20 years, Amanda is also a published author with two books out and two more on the way.

Amanda's next true crime book, "Evil Next Door," about a 2002 Raleigh murder case she covered at WRAL, will be released April 1, 2010. Her first true-crime book, based on another murder case she covered in the Triangle, "Deadly Dose," was published in 2008. Her first book, "Smotherhood," a humorous parenting memoir, was published in 2006. To learn more about Amanda and her writing visit her Web site at www.alambauthor.com.

News Philosophy:
"The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms." – Muriel Rukeyser

My goal is to cover crime stories in an accurate and timely manner. But maybe even more importantly, I am committed to handling the victims of violent crimes and their families with extreme sensitivity. I have been profoundly touched over the past few years by the people who I have met while covering their tragedies – the loss of a child, a parent, a spouse. Although some may see the stories I cover as depressing, I see them as an opportunity to show the public how even in the depths of despair there is always some glimmer of hope and humanity that allows us to better understand these situations. I am honored to be invited into the homes and the hearts of the people I interview.

Education:
Bachelor of Arts in English and Psychology, 1988, Duke University, Durham, N.C.; Master of Science in Journalism, 1989, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

Birthplace:
Bryn Mawr, Penn.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement:
Writing, fitness

Favorite Books & Movies:
David Sedaris

Likes Best About North Carolina:
The people and the weather.

Most Memorable Assignments:
Highlights include: Covering the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf states, scuba diving with sharks at the North Carolina Aquarium in Manteo, skydiving and covering the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.