Lauren Scala (born February 10, 1982) is a 4x Emmy Award winning television host and reporter based in New York City.
Since 2011, she has been a correspondent for WNBC's weekday lifestyle show "New York Live," covering a variety of beats, but mainly the city's vibrant restaurant scene.
She has also appeared as a guest host on NBC’s national travel show "1st Look" and has co-hosted "Beat Bobby Flay" on Food Network.
In her early days at the station, Lauren was the host of WNBC's Live Interactive Trivia Game on the Saturday edition of Today in New York during the 9 am broadcast.
In 2009, Scala hosted the official broadcast of the 52nd Annual New York Emmy Awards, which aired Thursday, April 9, 2009 on NYCTV, a division of NYC Media Group.