[1] Laura began her career as an NBC reporter, where she developed and became recognized for her informative two-minute "Travel Tips" segments.

She has starred in several feature-length motion pictures: Chill Factor, Visions, Red Sun Down, and The Lost Samurai.

The show aired on KCAL-TV 9 in Los Angeles, and syndicated to 170 stations in the U.S. and in 100 countries around the world, winning two Telly Awards for "Best Hosts".

Laura McKenzie's Traveler (produced and syndicated by Associated Television International) received a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Special Class Writing in 2009 (McKenzie was head writer),[5] and a nomination for Outstanding Special Class Series in 2010.

[6] In 2010, the Traveler episode titled "Vietnam" won the 2010 Gracie Award for 'Outstanding Magazine' from the Alliance for Women in Media, (AWM).