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Leslie Carde
Verified
Journalist and Reporter, Freelance
New Orleans
Beats
Biography
Leslie Cardé is a veteran journalist who began her career in radio, working for NPR, where her award-winning investigative reporting garnered her a Golden Mike Award for coverage of Synanon, a rehab facility, turned dangerous cult. Subsequently, stints as an investigative reporter for CBS in Los Angeles, a news anchor/health and science reporter for WDSU, in New Orleans, and a medical correspondent for the NBC network led to two Emmys... one for her work covering critical health issues across the African continent, and another for her breakthrough reporting delving into the mysteries of autism. Later, becoming one of the original financial anchors and an entertainment talk show host at CNBC, Leslie won an Ace Award for hosting the nighttime entertainment show, “The Media Beat”, which focused the spotlight on Broadway, the movie and music industries, the literary scene, and the fashion industry. Leslie has been a foreign correspondent for CNN in the Middle East, a drive-time radio talk show host in New Orleans, L.A. and NYC, and an Executive Producer for reality programming at E! Entertainment Television in Los Angeles, where she was a narrator for the “E Hollywood True Story” for over a decade. She has been a writer/director for the crime shows, “One Mission Road” and “L.A. Forensics”, and, Leslie was the writer, producer, and host of the widely syndicated lifestyle/entertainment show “California Kickin’”. On the print front, Leslie has been a contributing correspondent for People Magazine and has written articles for everyone from the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times to Movie Scope Magazine. She is currently a reporter/producer for CBS Newspath, a contributing lifestyle/entertainment/ health reporter for The New Orleans Advocate, a radio talk show host on “The Pulse of New Orleans" at WGSO and a correspondent for Inside New Orleans Magazine. In 2009, Leslie was asked to write, direct, and produce what would become the Academy Award-nominated feature documentary “America Betrayed”. Detailing the collusion between our government and corporate America, the film, narrated by Academy Award winner Richard Dreyfuss, went on to win First Place awards at three separate film festivals. It was voted “Best 10 Films” across all categories at another, and in 2010, iTunes named it one of the Top 50 Documentaries of the decade. The movie was seen in theaters all across America and is now streaming on various platforms and is available on Amazon. The script was selected as part of the permanent collection by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and is part of the American History curriculum at all 23 California State Universities. Leslie has taught journalism at both UCLA and Pepperdine University in Malibu. She has presided as the announcer of Tulane University’s unified commencement for the past 21 years and writes long-format features for both Tulane Magazine and Tulane Medicine. She is also a regular contributor to Heroes, the magazine of Children's Hospital. Leslie has eclectic credentials. She is a commercial actress and voice-over artist, a licensed real estate agent and a licensed auctioneer, overseeing occasional Machiavellian bidding wars at Sotheby’s and Christie’s in Los Angeles, and auction houses around New Orleans. Leslie has one daughter who graduated from college in New Orleans in 2016.
Primarily health and Hollywood
Crime, politics
Content
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States
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