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Connie Leonard

Hometown: Elizabethtown, KY
High School: East Hardin High School
B.A. : Western Kentucky University

Connie grew up working in her father's grocery store. Every night when it was slow, she would read the Courier-Journal Sports section from front to back to pass the time, and sports became an obsession!

Connie's first job was at the Campbellsville, Kentucky Fox Affiliate, WGRB TV, as News Director and Anchor. She then moved on to WLKY here in Louisville as a News Reporter, before joining WAVE 3 as a news and sports reporter. She recently became the weekend anchor and now co-anchors the 7 p.m. newscast with Scott Reynolds.

Connie has traveled extensively for WAVE 3 News, covering the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. She has provided extensive NCAA Tournament coverage of Indiana University, University of Louisville, and University of Kentucky including Final Fours in 1996, 97, 98, and the Elite Eight in 1999.

Connie covered Kentucky's football battle with Penn State in the Outback Bowl, traveled with Tim Couch to New York when he was nominated for the Heisman Trophy, and visited Boise State with the Louisville Cardinals in the Humanitarian Bowl. She even followed former UofL Football Coach John L. Smith to Pamplona, Spain for the Running of the Bulls.

In racing: she's covered numerous Kentucky Derbys and traveled to Gulf Stream Park in 1999 for the Breeders' Cup. She also brought us live reports from the Belmont in Elmont, New York in 1999 for Charismatic's try at the Triple Crown.

Connie's in-depth sports interviews have spanned sports greats, from the likes of coach Pat Riley to "the monster mash." Two of her Emmy wins have come in "Sports Reporting" categories. Connie says the best sports stories are with local athletes who may or may not end up being big stars.

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  • Stories by Connie Leonard

  • Monday, May 14 2012 11:48 PM EDT2012-05-15 03:48:53 GMT
    LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - As family and friends just remembered a Louisville teen who was murdered one year ago, discovery continues to be released in the case. Discovery in the beating death of Trey Zwicker
    Discovery in the beating death of Trey Zwicker now comes in the form of recorded phone calls and police interviews with Joshua Gouker---the father of Josh Young, the 15 year old step-brother of Zwicker who's charged in his death.

  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:30 PM EDT2013-05-15 22:30:08 GMT
    LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The University of Louisville's second in command in the athletic department is the new Athletic Director at Rutgers University. Julie Hermann will take over the troubled program
    The University of Louisville's second in command in the athletic department is the new athletic director at Rutgers University. Julie Hermann will take over the troubled program to become one of three female athletic directors currently in the BCS. There's excitement on the UofL campus for Hermann, but the news is also bittersweet as administrators, coaches and fans know what a hit they're taking.

  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 12:20 AM EDT2013-05-15 04:20:23 GMT
    On the 25th anniversary of the worst drunk driving crash in our Nation's history, the National Transportation Safety Board takes the opportunity to get tough on drunk driving.
    On the 25th anniversary of the worst drunk driving crash in our Nation's history, the National Transportation Safety Board takes the opportunity to get tough on drunk driving.
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