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Leslie Mayes
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Reporter, WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)
New York
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Biography
Leslie Mayes joined NBC Connecticut in 2015 and you can catch her reports on newscasts each weekday. She’s also the creator and host of “Connecticut in Color” a program dedicated to highlighting the stories and discussing the issues of the Nutmeg State’s communities of color. Leslie joined NBC from Charlotte, North Carolina where she was a morning reporter at News 14 Carolina. Prior to her time in the south, she covered national politics as the Washington Bureau producer for the Time Warner Cable News channels. While in the nation’s capital, she covered both of President Barack Obama’s inaugurations and several State of the Union addresses. Leslie began her career in TV behind the camera as a news assistant and photographer in New York City for NY1 News. While there, she traveled across the country on the campaign trail, where she followed the Hillary Clinton and Obama presidential campaigns, the New York State Senate coup, and the Eliot Spitzer resignation. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Leslie credits her roots in the nation’s capital for her early love of news and current events, particularly national politics. She holds a degree in Government & Politics from St. John’s University in New York City. Leslie is an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, enjoys working with children from under-served communities, and telling stories that might often go unnoticed. When she’s not chasing Connecticut’s latest news, you can usually find her making plans for her next international trip, cooking or looking for a new local restaurant to enjoy a good meal.
Connecticut , Race & Culture , Breaking News , Social Justice
Politics, Entertainment, Crime
Content
By Leslie Mayes Verified| WNEU-TV (Boston, MA) Verified Un grupo de enfermeras, liderado por una de Connecticut, decidió reunir en un libro las experiencias que comparten como parte de un grupo demasiado pequeño: las latinas en enfermería. Tina Loarte Rodríguez, directora asociada de salud y equidad del Hospital Yale New Haven, es una de los más de 4 millones de personas que constituyen la columna vertebral del sistema de salud de Estados Unidos; ella es enfermera.
By Leslie Mayes Verified, Lia Holmes| WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT) Verified A group of nurses, led by one right here in Connecticut, decided to use their words to represent the experiences they share as a part of a group far too small, Latinas in nursing. Tina Loarte Rodriguez, the associate director of health and equity at the Yale New Haven Hospital, is one of more than four million people who make up the backbone of America's healthcare system, she's a nurse. The book "Latinas in Nursing" aims to shorten the disparity of Latinas within nursing.
By Leslie Mayes Verified| WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT) Verified Earl Exum passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 1, 2023. He was 55 years old. The husband of state representative Tammy Exum and father of three sons was a chairman at Pratt & Whitney and champion of excellence and diversity in aerospace. He sat on the boards of the Urban League of Greater Hartford and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. As leader of the West Hartford African American Social and Cultural Organization, he helped to create a memorial dedicated to Lemuel Haynes.
Company Info
WVIT-TV (West Hartford, CT)