Leslie Griffith
Encyclopedia
Leslie Griffith is a writer and journalist who began her career in the newspaper
business for the Associated Press
and The Denver Post. She spent the next 25 years as a television journalist including as news anchor at KTVU
.
For 22 years Griffith was a general assignment reporter and main anchor for the Original Ten O'clock News on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay area. For nine of those years she was sole anchor of the weekend news. On her 25th birthday, she was in Moscow reporting on the cold war.
Since leaving KTVU in 2006 she has been writing for on-line publications, including for The Huffington Post
, Reader Supported News , Truthout.org
, The San Francisco Chronicle
's sfgate.com where she got the attention of the Columbia Journalism Review
.
She has given speeches on media reform.
Griffith has reported on issues including stories on Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus and their treatment of their Asian Elephant
s
and the connection with the spread of M-tuberculosis and also on homelessness
amongst children in Romania
.
In 2005 she developed the Leslie R. Griffith Woman of Courage Scholarship to help young women.
She had a small part as a TV Anchor in the 1999 movie, 'True Crime'. and appears in the movie "Enron-The Smartest Guys in the Room" in a live clip as she reports the story.
She lives in Berkeley, California
and has two children.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
business for the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
and The Denver Post. She spent the next 25 years as a television journalist including as news anchor at KTVU
KTVU
KTVU, virtual channel 2 , is the Fox-affiliated television station serving the San Francisco Bay Area. Licensed to Oakland, California, the station has been owned by Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises since 1964, making it the largest Fox affiliate by market size that is not owned and operated by the...
.
For 22 years Griffith was a general assignment reporter and main anchor for the Original Ten O'clock News on KTVU in the San Francisco Bay area. For nine of those years she was sole anchor of the weekend news. On her 25th birthday, she was in Moscow reporting on the cold war.
Since leaving KTVU in 2006 she has been writing for on-line publications, including for The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
, Reader Supported News , Truthout.org
Truthout.org
Truthout is a 501 nonprofit, progressive news organization in the United States that operates a web site and distributes a daily newsletter. Registered in September 2001, Truthout publishes original political news articles, opinion pieces, video reports and artwork...
, The San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
's sfgate.com where she got the attention of the Columbia Journalism Review
Columbia Journalism Review
The Columbia Journalism Review is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism since 1961....
.
She has given speeches on media reform.
Griffith has reported on issues including stories on Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus and their treatment of their Asian Elephant
Asian Elephant
The Asian or Asiatic elephant is the only living species of the genus Elephas and distributed in Southeast Asia from India in the west to Borneo in the east. Three subspecies are recognized — Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka, the Indian elephant or E. m. indicus from mainland Asia, and E. m....
s
and the connection with the spread of M-tuberculosis and also on homelessness
Homelessness
Homelessness describes the condition of people without a regular dwelling. People who are homeless are unable or unwilling to acquire and maintain regular, safe, and adequate housing, or lack "fixed, regular, and adequate night-time residence." The legal definition of "homeless" varies from country...
amongst children in Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
.
In 2005 she developed the Leslie R. Griffith Woman of Courage Scholarship to help young women.
She had a small part as a TV Anchor in the 1999 movie, 'True Crime'. and appears in the movie "Enron-The Smartest Guys in the Room" in a live clip as she reports the story.
She lives in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
and has two children.
Awards
- Several Emmy awards, including one for best live reporting during the Los Angeles riots.
- in 2006, People’s Choice Award for best female anchor
- in 2005, Broadcaster of the Year from the Associated PressAssociated PressThe Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
- in 2005, APTRA Award for Best Anchor
- in 2005, Edward R. Murrow Award for Best Market Newscast in the United States
- in 2004, a Genesis Award for KTVU's Ten O'Clock News "Circus Elephants" feature on the treatment of circus elephants at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
- in 2003, Emmy for a piece called Lost Children of Romania KTVU, created with Don McCuaig, Photographer; Doug Louie, Editor
- in 2002, Emmy for On Camera News Anchor
- in 2001, Emmy for a piece called "My 20th Century: The Battle for California KTVU"
- in 2001, Emmy for Election Night KTVU News
- in 1998, Casey Award with Roland De WolkRoland De WolkRoland De Wolk , is an internationally recognized journalist who is expert in an unusually wide array of skills in the news and information industries...
for a KTVU piece called "Candy Kids" (Search for "TV: Short Form" and "1998")