The LCB is an independent Washington, DC-based broadcast-first wire service founded by veteran journalist and new media Prof. Matt Laslo.
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BREAKING — VICE News: Musicians are begging Mitch McConnell to save live music before it’s too late
During COVID pandemic, LCB founder Matt Laslo broke national news for VICE News through his connections with Kentucky’s band scene, local venue owners nationwide and then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnnell
WAMU: Police Chase Ends In Shots Fired Outside US Capitol — two officers injured, female suspect killed
The LCB and founder Matt Laslo won Breaking News Award for live reporting during 2013 Capitol shooting; mentally ill mother killed w/ infant in back seat (2014; Chesapeake AP Broadcasters Association).
“A mom died for my 1st “trophy,” so I refuse to call myself “award-winning,”” Laslo says.