TORRANCE CitiCABLE
Anchor / Reporter / Host / Producer / Editor
December 2018 to date
Los Angeles, CA
Airing in the #2 market in the U.S. on KCET & CitiCABLE, Lesley was the Anchor / Reporter / Producer / Writer for the daily news show, Torrance Today, plus the Host / Producer / Writer of the lifestyle/business show, Common Cents. Torrance Today aired Monday - Thursday at 4pm, while Common Cents aired daily 8:30PM & 10:30PM, both on Torrance CitiCABLE (Channel 3 (Spectrum), Channel 31 (Frontier), plus on YouTube and Facebook. These shows are currently on hiatus, while reruns continuously air on the channel.
While Lesley’s show The SportsDesk was on hiatus due to the coronavirus crisis, she had been anchoring the live, daily news program COVID-19 Today from March 2020-April 2022 - bringing viewers daily news updates on local impacts due to the coronavirus public health crisis. She was also reporting, producing and editing for the network’s half hour, lifestyle weekend show Weekends in Torrance - featuring things to do around the South Bay in the age of COVID-19. Weekends in Torrance aired Friday-Sunday at 2 p.m on Torrance CitiCABLE (Channel 3 (Spectrum), Channel 31 (Frontier), plus on YouTube and Facebook.
Lesley was at the helm of The SportsDesk (from December 2018 until the Covid-19 shutdown in March 2020), a weekly sports program highlighting the latest in local sports. Responsibilities included solo anchoring, producing, writing, reporting, booking guests, graphics and Avid editing for the weekly 30-minute sports program. Avid editing duties crucial – edited own packages, VO/SOTs, highlights and features. Supervising duties included, overseeing the work of sports reporters daily.
YOUNG HOLLYWOOD NETWORK
Host / Reporter / Producer
2010 to date
Los Angeles, CA
Reporting, hosting and producing one-of-a-kind celebrity content on location and in the YH studio from the worlds of entertainment, lifestyle and sports, having interviewed some of the biggest names in their respective fields around the country and world. Tasks include everything from enterprising stories, booking interviews, research, gathering assets, working with representatives, shoot logistics, to fully executing the shoot as the on-air talent. As a 24/7 OTT premium network, YHN content has received over 2 billion views, is available in over 700 million homes, in more than 180 countries and in 24 languages.
FOX NEWS HEADLINES 24/7
Sports Anchor
2015-2017
Los Angeles, CA
Reported sport stories on Fox News Headlines 24/7 SiriusXM and provided reports for Fox News Terrestrial Radio. Responsibilities included gathering, writing and anchoring newscasts and live coverage of sports related news. Delivered the news from the Fox News LA Bureau, a 24-hour newsroom.
E! NEWS / NBCUNIVERSAL
Show Producer
2005-2016
Los Angeles, CA
Responsibilities included: Produce daily news stories, breaking news stories, as well as feature stories for future airdates from the E! newsroom based within the NBCUniversal LA headquarters; Write and produce stories under tight deadlines – often more than one story per day; Research, fact check, and collect relevant elements for stories; Find creative and interesting angles for pop culture stories; Work with editors to create dynamic visuals; Work with production assistants, show writers, news-gathering team, and supervisors to gather the most up-to-date content.
WPBF 25 NEWS
Special Correspondent
2018
West Palm Beach, FL
Sole host and correspondent for one-hour specials highlighting important topics and discussions affecting South Florida residents. Contribute to the overall look of specials and in the writing of anchor reads and interview questions.
NASCAR.COM
Reporter / Producer
2014-2015
National
Report and produce content from various racetracks across the U.S.; interview NASCAR drivers at the track prior to and on race day; covered the 2014 NASCAR Awards LIVE in Las Vegas from the red carpet and awards ceremony.
ADDITIONAL FREELANCE HOSTING & REPORTING
SBTV (South Bay TV)
E! News / eonline.com
USMagazine.com
LALive.com
HRTV (Horse Racing Television)
Detroit Red Wings, NHL
ADDITIONAL PRODUCING & TV SERIES EXPERIENCE
TV Guide Channel — Producer — 2004
Fine Living Network — Segment Producer — 2003
Good Morning, Miami — Ass. Production Coordinator — 2002-2003 KTLA 5 - News Writer - 2002
style. Network — Associate Producer — 2000-2002
National Enquirer TV — Associate Producer — 1999-2000
NewsRadio — Asst. to Jon Lovitz — 1998-1999
Melrose Place — Production Assistant —1998
The Jon Lovitz Show — Asst. to Jon Lovitz — 1998
Seinfeld — Set Production Assistant — 1997-1998
aWARDS & HONORS
Winner, Scan Natoa Star Award® - Best Economic Development Programming, 2023
Host - Producer - Writer, Common Cents, Torrance CitiCABLE / Scan Natoa, Inc.
Winner, Scan Natoa Star Award® - News - Live, 2023
Anchor - Producer - Writer, Torrance Today, Torrance CitiCABLE / Scan Natoa, Inc.
Winner, Scan Natoa Star Award® - Best Sports Show, 2021
Anchor - Producer - Writer, The SportsDesk, Torrance CitiCABLE / Scan Natoa, Inc.
2nd Place, 2-time nominee, Scan Natoa Star Award® - Best Sports Show , 2019
Anchor - Producer - Writer, The SportsDesk / Scan Natoa, Inc.
Daytime Emmy® Award nominee - Outstanding News Program, 2015
Show Producer, E! News / The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Daytime Emmy® Award Nominee - Outstanding Special - Class Special - Breaking News, 2015
Show Producer, E! News / The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Daytime Emmy® Award Nominee - Outstanding Entertainment News Program, 2014
Show Producer, E! News / The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
M.A. Psychology, 2012
University of Santa Monica
Cert. Journalism / Broadcasting, 2002
University of California (Los Angeles)
B.A. Communication & English, 1997
University of Delaware
INTERNSHIPS
Fox After Breakfast — NYC — 1996
The Howard Stern Show — NYC — 1996
Live! Regis & Kathie Lee — NYC — 1995
TECHNICAL SKILLS & SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
Proficient in Avid and cut own material; iNEWS; AP ENPS; Ardome; Verified on social media; social media savvy.
LANGUAGES
English to mother tongue standard
French basic understanding – very willing to develop & learn
INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES
Proud Mother
Storytelling
Circuit training Sports
Travel
Theatre
Learning to cook