Advisory Board

Meet Your Children's Miracle Network Advisory Board Member:
Lori Burkholder 

Lori Burkholder, news anchor for WGAL-TV8, is the newest WGAL representative to join the Children’s Miracle Network Advisory Board. Lori began her involvement with Children’s Miracle Network at the Telethon eighteen years ago. Lori initially helped to write and produce the Miracle Stories that aired during the Telethon, a responsibility she takes very seriously and with a great deal of respect. 

Lori is amazed by the work done at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital and honored to be a small part of what goes on there through Children’s Miracle Network. Since becoming a mom, Lori has a whole new perspective of the importance of the care provided at Children’s Hospital. Now that she is a member of the Advisory Board, she is looking forward to contributing new ideas and ways to increase awareness about Children’s Miracle Network. She wants to let others see how Children’s Miracle Network works, and let them realize for themselves the importance of giving back to our kids. 

Lori, a Middletown High School and Millersville University graduate, spent the first ten years of her career at WGAL hosting and producing “12:30 Live” at WGAL. The show won several Emmy Awards and brought Lori her first individual Emmy. 

An avid James Patterson fan, who also enjoys American Idol, Dancing with the Stars, and House Hunters, Lori is a wife and mother to a three- and a five-year old. Her family sets her straight, helping her not to take herself too seriously. When asked to describe her philosophy on life, Lori shared that she doesn’t want to be remember for her job, but for what she has done.  

Children’s Miracle Network at Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital is honored to have Lori serve as a member of our Advisory Board. Thank you, Lori, for your selfless service!