Lauren Magarino

Lauren Magarino

Lauren Magarino

Host

Lauren Magarino is host of 'The Why' on Scripps News, an hour-long show for the curious who seek deeper understanding of the stories and issues shaping our world. She joined Scripps News in 2018, and has since served as an anchor, producer and national correspondent. Magarino was raised in Miami, and is a graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism, M-I-Z. When the on-air light is off, you can call her Lo Mags.

Recent Work
Tara Vander Dussen

The New Faces Of Farming

Regrowing Coral To Protect Coastlines

Sexual health educator, Scout Bratt, gives a walkthrough on menstrual products

Chicago's Sex Ed Curriculum Seen As Tool Against Domestic Violence

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace.

Taliban Tries To Rebrand Itself, But Words May Not Match Actions

File photo: Texas student wears a mask and raises hand

Understanding Texas' Disputed History Curriculum

CDC director Rochelle Walensky

Latest CDC Guidelines Leave School Districts In The Lurch

Mask requirement sign

COVID-19 Cases Surge Across U.S., Delta Variant Behind Increase

A Cuban family walks through Havana

Cuba Under Internet Blackout After Anti-Government Protests

Plainclothes Cuban police arrest an anti-government protester

White House Reviewing Policy On Cuba Following Protests

Sha'Carri Richardson

U.S. Runner Sha'Carri Richardson Suspended For Positive Marijuana Test

Gas prices are displayed as a jet descends to land at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland

Pack Your Patience: 47 Million Expected To Travel Over Holiday

Rescue workers search in the rubble

Surfside Condo Showed Signs Of Structural Damage Before Collapse

Crews work in the rubble at the Champlain Towers South Condo

After Collapse, Engineers Warn of Florida Environmental Challenges

Rescue crews search for survivors in rubble

Search For Survivors In Collapsed Miami High-Rise Continues

Protesters in Tokyo March Against the Upcoming Olympics

Protesters Want Tokyo Olympics Canceled

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Celebrates Lifting Of COVID-19 Restrictions

Michigan Lifts Majority Of COVID-19 Restrictions

File Photo of Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

Judge: CDC Can't Regulate Cruises In Florida

3 Chinese astronauts are onboard China's space station

Chinese Crew Enters China's New Space Station

Celebrity Millennium cruise sailing

Cruise Lines Fight To Set Sail From U.S. Ports

Russell Bright receives Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer Tests COVID-19 Vaccine On Children Ages 5 To 11

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos

Amazon's Jeff Bezos Announces He'll Travel To Space

UFO sighting

U.S. UFO Report Can't Rule Out Alien Existence

People walk past the countdown clock for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

10,000 Tokyo Olympic Volunteers Quit Ahead Of Games

Iran's navy support ship Kharg in the Gulf of Oman

Iran's Largest Naval Ship Sinks In Flames

Vatican changes church law to criminalize sex abuse of adults by priests

Vatican Criminalizes Sex Abuse of Adults By Priests

Afghan forces

Afghan Forces Struggle To Keep Territory From Taliban Control

President Biden drives electric truck

U.S. Races To Lead Electric Car Production Despite Chip Shortage

Truck enters passage from Israel to Gaza

Hamas Rockets Hit Aid Convoy At Israel-Gaza Border Crossings

Relatives react to death of a man killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City

Thousands Fight For Life As Israel-Hamas Violence Grows

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

Deaths Mount In Gaza Amid Escalation Between Israel, Hamas