Lora McLaughlin Peterson

Lora McLaughlin Peterson is the creator of LORAfied, her social media brand with over 2 million followers and counting. She loves sharing easy recipes, budget-saving shopping tips, and practical household hacks for helping people simplify and elevate their everyday lives. Born and raised in Kansas, she developed a love for sharing positive and useful information with others during her longtime career as an Emmy award-winning TV journalist and former network news correspondent in Los Angeles. Since starting her social media platform in 2021, she has demonstrated her hacks on The Today Show’s Hoda & Jenna, Jenna & Friends, and LIVE with Kelly and Mark, and has been featured in numerous media outlets including The New York Post, Newsweek, Woman’s World and The Daily Mail. A mother of three, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband, kids, and two tiny gremlin dogs.