Jen Leigh
Jennifer "Jen" Leigh is a news anchor for WFLA-TV in Tampa, Florida where she anchors weeknights at 5, 5:30, 7 & 11pm. She has been with WFLA-TV since 1993.
Early life and college[edit]
Leigh was born in Miami, Florida but grew up in Lakeland, Florida. She is the oldest of seven children. She graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications in 1994.[1]
Career[edit]
Leigh joined WFLA-TV as an intern and later was hired as an assignment editor at while still a USF student in 1993.[2] Two years later, she launched News Channel 8’s Polk County bureau and became a full-time reporter there. She served as a weekend anchor, morning fill-in anchor and evening fill-in anchor.[3] She became the 7 p.m. anchor in 2012.[4] She replaced Gayle Sierens first at the 11 PM News in 2014 and then at 5 PM when Sierens retired the following year.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jennifer Leigh". wfla.com. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Eric Snider. "How Channel 8 weighs its anchors in the post-Sierens era". bizjournals.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Jennifer Leigh Named to Replace Gayle Sierens on WFLA". theledger.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "TV Anchor Jennifer Leigh, '94, Promoted to 11 p.m. Newscast". usfalumni.org. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Times Staff Writer. "Jennifer Leigh to take over for Gayle Sierens at WFLA-Ch. 8". tampabay.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links[edit]
- Jen Leigh's bio at WFLA