Biography

Elizabeth Vowell Blades is a nationally recognized and award-winning reporter and anchor for WAFB’s 9News at 6 and 10. Since 2012, she’s been on the frontlines of the biggest stories in the Baton Rouge area. She also produced two award winning documentaries, one focusing on the impact of the opioid epidemic on the capital region and another examining the lasting and far reaching impact of driving under the influence through the eyes of a police officer who was gravely injured by an alleged drunk driver.
Elizabeth’s work has been honored with two National Edward R. Murrow Awards, multiple Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, two Telly Awards, 5 Regional Emmy Awards, and multiple statewide awards with the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press including Reporter of the Year in 2016. 
She has been an adjunct professor with LSU’s Manship School of Journalism since 2022.