New Orleans · WWL-TV
Multimedia journalist.
Storyteller at heart.
Two-time Emmy Award-winning anchor and reporter covering the stories that shape the Gulf Coast — from breaking news to the people and moments that stay with you.
About
A reporter who earns the story.
Lily Cummings is an award-winning multimedia journalist who anchors the weekend morning show and reports for WWL-TV in New Orleans. In 2025, the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters named her Louisiana Reporter of the Year; the year before, she took home Multimedia Journalist of the Year.
She is a two-time regional Emmy winner. Her first came while covering the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial for KTUL-TV in her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has since added a Suncoast Emmy for historical and cultural reporting.
Lily earned her B.A. in Mass Communication magna cum laude from Loyola University New Orleans, where she was the first student to win a Hearst Award, placing 7th nationally in TV News. She holds a Master of Studies in Law from the University of Southern California, completed while reporting full-time.
When she's not chasing a story, she's planning her next trip, running, or spending time with family.
Passionate. Driven. Curious.
Reels
Selected work
Live shots, packages, anchoring and long-form reporting — from breaking news in the French Quarter to Emmy-winning historical coverage.
Experience
Where Lily has reported.
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Jun 2025 — Present
Anchor / Reporter · WWL-TV
Produces and anchors three hours of weekend morning news. Fills in as a weekday anchor and publishes daily vertical video.
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Jun 2022 — Jun 2025
Multiskilled Journalist / Reporter · WWL-TV
Shot, edited and wrote broadcast and digital stories daily. Fronted stories live, in-studio and in the field. Fill-in anchor weekends, weekday mornings and noon.
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Jun 2020 — Jun 2022
Multimedia Journalist / Reporter · KTUL-TV, Tulsa
One to five live shots per day. Sinclair-certified Visual Observer for drone operations. Fill-in anchor. First Emmy won here.
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Summer 2019
Intern · CBS This Morning: Saturday
Researched and produced pieces, transcribed interviews, assisted shoots, monitored headlines during the live show.
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Oct 2019 — Apr 2020
Assignment Assistant · WWL-TV
Monitored scanners and fed time-sensitive information to producers during Hard Rock Hotel collapse coverage and Mardi Gras 2020.
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Spring 2018
Morning News Intern · WDSU-TV (Hearst)
Produced, anchored and edited packages, VO and VOSOT for the intern newscast.
Technical toolkit
Shoot
Sony · JVC · Canon DSLR · GoPro
Edit
Avid · Adobe Premiere · Edius
Write
AP Style · Broadcast writing · News releases
Recognition
Awards & honors
- 2025Louisiana Reporter of the Year — Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
- 2024Suncoast Emmy Award — Historical / Cultural
- 2024Multimedia Journalist of the Year — Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
- 2022Heartland Emmy Award — Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- 20207th Place — Hearst TV News Award (first Loyola New Orleans recipient)
- 2020TV Breaking News Winner — SPJ Region 12 Mark of Excellence
- 2020Bonomo Outstanding Graduate — Loyola School of Mass Communication
- 2020Student of the Year — Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
Contact
Have a story to share?
Reach out for story tips, press inquiries, speaking engagements, or to just say hi.