Larra Overton is excited to join the WTWO team as a sports reporter and weekend sports anchor.  An Indiana native, Larra knows how passionate Hoosiers are about high school, college and professional sports.  She comes to WTWO from FOX 41 in Louisville, KY where she was an associate producer and sports reporter.  She also spent time on the sidelines as a reporter for the Big Ten Network, covering IU and Purdue.  Larra also interned at ESPN headquarters in Bristol, CT where she contributed to SportsCenter, Baseball Tonight, and ESPN News.

Larra is a graduate of basketball-crazed Indiana University, where she competed on the Hoosier track and cross country teams.  Larra competed in four national championships and earned All-Big Ten, All-Region, and Academic All-America honors.  She received a Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism and a Master’s in Sport Communication from IU-Bloomington.

Larra is originally from New Albany, IN and enjoys going back to Kentuckiana to visit her family and friends.  You can catch Larra on the run, as she is enjoys staying competitive in road races and is always looking for a new challenge.  Larra is always looking for fresh story ideas in the Wabash Valley, so feel free to email her at loverton@wtwo.com