Leslie Sykes Biography
Leslie Ann Sykes is a television news anchor, journalist, and reporter from the United States. Sykes is the morning and midday co-anchor of “Eyewitness News” at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, which is owned and operated by ABC.
Leslie Sykes Age
She was born Leslie Ann Sykes on June 27, 1965 , in San Diego California, United States of America. Sykes is 58 years old as of June 2023.
Leslie Sykes Education
Sykes attended St. Joseph High School in Lakewood, California, and then Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she majored in English and graduated with honors.
Leslie Sykes Family
Sykes was born on June 1, 1934 in San Diego, California to Abel Baxton Sykes, Jr. and Sylvia Mae Thierry Sykes. Dawn Carol Sykes and Daphne Grace Sykes are her two older sisters. Her father worked as an administrator for Compton Community College in Compton, California, where she grew up.
Leslie Sykes Husband
Sykes is married to her husband, Patrick W. Spann. They have a son and currently live in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Leslie Sykes Career
Sykes began her professional career as a journalist after graduating. She began her career as a general assignment reporter for the now-defunct Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. KCOP-TV, a local independent television station (now a My Network TV affiliate), offered an internship. This led to a position as a desk assistant in the news department at Fox affiliate KTTV. Her big break came when she landed her first on-air job at WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She not only worked as a reporter, but she also hosted three shows per day and produced a newscast. She then landed her first major market job at WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sykes returned to Los Angeles in December 1994 as a general assignment reporter for KABC-TV’s “Eyewitness News” program. she made her film debut as “Miss Mission” in Spike Lee’s 1988 film, School Daze. WBBM-TV in Chicago approached Sykes in late 1998 to replace Sarah Lucero as its top female weekend anchor. However, the Chicago Sun-Times reported on December 3, 1998, that She had decided “to stay put in L.A.” Sykes was promoted to co-anchor the weekend edition of “Eyewitness News” in June 1999. In 2009, she was promoted once more to co-anchor of the 11 a.m.-noon slot, and she also joined the team on “Eyewitness News This Morning.”
Sykes Net Worth
Leslie has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.