Career
Her most notable position was with National Broadcasting Company News. She worked as a foreign correspondent from 1990 to 1992, and Today Show News Anchor from 1992 to 1993, later returning as a correspondent for Dateline National Broadcasting Company. Foreign her last decade in journalism, she spent time volunteering with international aid organization Mercy Corps and acting as a board member. After a brief stint at KIRO-television Seattle, she moved to KING-television in the mid-"90s.
She left KING-television to accept a full-time position as Vice President of Communications for Mercy Corps in 2002 She then left this position to become an independent contractor for international aid organizations in order to broaden her focus to Africa and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome issues.
Larson has consulted with Mercy Corps, World Vision, Global Partnerships, and PATH. In March 2010, she returned to KING-television hosting a one-hour lifestyle show New Day Northwest weekday mornings.