"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Tuesday was a very bittersweet day for the family of ABC7 News, as one of our longtime friends and colleagues, Leslie Brinkley, called it a career. Leslie joined ABC7 in 1989, just in time to cover the infamous Loma Prieta earthquake. She reported live from the Bay Bridge and on the collapse of the Cypress freeway structure. Her work contributed to KGO's Peabody award-winning coverage."
"Two years later, she was again reporting from the front lines, this time on the devastating Oakland Hills fire. Leslie's career has spanned more than three decades. She has covered every kind of natural disaster - earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, and tornadoes - and she's interviewed several U.S. presidents, beginning with Jimmy Carter. Most recently, Leslie was honored with a local Emmy for her work on the Golden State Killer case in 2018."
Leslie Brinkley retired after a more than three-decade career at ABC7, where she joined in 1989. She covered the Loma Prieta earthquake, reporting live from the Bay Bridge and on the Cypress freeway collapse, contributing to KGO's Peabody-winning coverage. Two years later she reported on the Oakland Hills fire. Her reporting spanned earthquakes, fires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, and tornadoes. She interviewed several U.S. presidents, beginning with Jimmy Carter. In 2018 she received a local Emmy for her work on the Golden State Killer case. Her career earned awards and recognition for high-impact coverage and investigative reporting.
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