Laurie Jennings to Be Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Six-time Emmy Award-winning journalist Laurie Jennings will be honored with the Trish Bell Lifetime Achievement Award at Chapman Partnership’s 2025 Take a Walk in Her Shoes Luncheon.

The highly anticipated annual event brings together over 400 guests to honor exceptional women who have made a lasting impact on South Florida. The event raises critical funds to support Chapman Partnership’s programs, which provide safe shelter, essential resources, and long-term stability for women and children experiencing homelessness in Miami-Dade County.

Since 2016, The Trish Bell Lifetime Achievement Award has recognized individuals in South Florida who inspire and motivate the people around them to achieve a greater vision of hope and opportunity for those most in need. Just as Trish Bell leads with determination, courage, introspection and faith, Laurie Jennings is passionately committed to representing the best of South Florida, helping to lift others professionally, and leading the way in improving the quality of life and well-being of others.

“We are so fortunate to have Chapman Partnership in our community,” said Jennings. “It’s a safe haven like nowhere else I’ve ever witnessed in other cities. Chapman provides a path forward for families in dire need, and they do it with compassion and dignity. What an honor to be recognized by such an impactful organization and in the name of Trish Bell who actively changes lives every day.”

Jennings is a distinguished journalist and philanthropist whose career spans three decades, earning her six Emmy Awards and a place in the prestigious NATAS Silver Circle. Her journey has taken her from Cleveland and Boston to MSNBC in New York, and ultimately, to Miami, where she became one of South Florida’s most trusted news anchors. Through Laurie Jennings LIVE, her own media company, she is a sought-after host, moderator, and commercial spokesperson. Corporations worldwide look to Laurie for keynote speaking and executive coaching.

Jennings has also dedicated herself to philanthropy, supporting organizations including Chapman Partnership, Voices for Children, United Way, Baptist Hospital, The American Red Cross, Holtz Children’s Hospital, and Sylvester Cancer Center. She and her husband are the proud parents of 19-year-old identical twin boys, both freshmen at Laurie’s alma mater, Cornell University.