Broadcasting
Leah's Story
Leah began her broadcast career breaking through as a Sports Reporter/Anchor with WGGB-TV 40 in Springfield, MA in 1984 upon graduation from Southern Connecticut State University. She became the first female sportscaster to be hired at any Western Massachusetts television station. She then further broke barriers in 1990 by becoming Connecticut’s first female sportscaster after taking up a position with WTNH-TV 8 in New Haven.
Leah’s Story Continues Today
2023 mark's Leah's 39th year in the broadcast industry. Her background is extensive, diverse and groundbreaking. She covered the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games as a voice of Softball / 3x3 Basketball and Basketball for the Olympic Broadcast Services. She is the 2018 Recipient of the Connecticut Sports Writer's Alliance President's Award for Pioneering in women's sports and broadcasting. The Associated Press Award winner Large TV Market Division, Best Sportscast Program for "Football Friday Night." Leah continues to be involved in freelance ventures with a variety of regional sports networks, conferences and live video stream companies. She handles Play-by-Play, Analyst or Show Host duties.
Leah’s Broadcasting Marquee Highlights
Sporting Achievements
Leah is a 4-time Hall of Famer and part of the 1996 inaugural class of the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame as well as the Class of 1997 New Agenda Northeast Women's Hall of Fame. A three-sport athlete in field hockey, basketball, and softball at Fermi, Leah was the first recipient of the Enrico Fermi HS Distinguished Alumni Award in 1998.
She was All-League in field hockey and softball for three consecutive years, and played ice hockey at the elite women's level for 15 years. Her Enfield Eagles Hockey Team was inducted into my hometown Hall of Fame in 2018. An accomplished softball umpire, field hockey official and coach, these day’s you can find Leah on a golf course where she has twice record a hole-in-one.