Leslie Cockburn Biography
Leslie Cockburn is a well-known American filmmaker and investigative journalist. Her investigative TV segments have been broadcast on 60 Minutes, PBS Frontline, NBC, and CBS. Furthermore, she was a Democratic nominee for Virginia’s 5th district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018. But she lost to Republican Denver Riggleman.
She started working for NBC News while staying in London. Among her reports was an interview with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. She then went to CBS in 1978 and covered six wars including the U.S.-directed Contra War against Nicaragua.
Leslie Cockburn Age
Leslie Cockburn was born in San Mateo, California, United States on September 2, 1952. She is 71 years old.
Leslie Cockburn Height
Cockburn stands at a moderate height of 5 feet 5 inches/Approximately 1.65 m.
Leslie Cockburn Education
Leslie went to Santa Catalina School, then he furthered his studies at Yale University and was among the first women to graduate from Yale. Then she studied and graduated from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London with a master’s degree.
Leslie Cockburn Family
Leslie’s parents are Jeanne and Christopher Rudolph Redlich, who worked as a shipping magnate. She was raised in a family of hunters and supports gun control in Hillsborough, California. She hasnt revealed details about her siblings, but will fill out this part soon.
Leslie Cockburn Husband
Leslie is happily married to Andrew Cockburn, who works as a journalist and film producer. They tied the knot in San Francisco in 1977. Together they have co-authored several books. Furthermore, they reside in Rappahannock County, Virginia with their three kids Chloe Francis, Olivia Wilde, and Charles Philip.
Leslie Cockburn Salary
Leslie annually receives a salary of $61,830.
Leslie Cockburn’s Net Worth
Leslie’s estimated net worth is $5 million.
Leslie Cockburn Career
Leslie ran for election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District in 2018, unfortunately, she lost to Denver Lee Riggleman III on November 6, 2018.
Together with her husband, Andrew Cockburn, in 1987 she created Guns, Drugs, and the CIA, a documentary that claimed the CIA assisted and encouraged drug trafficking. In 1990, she co-produced and co-authored with Peter Jennings and Tom Yellin, a documentary titled “From the Killing Fields.”
This was an ABC News documentary Peter Jennings Reporting, it alleged that the U.S. had conspiratorially supported the Khmer Rouge in its return to power in Cambodia. She has been awarded various awards like the George Polk Award, Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, Alfred I. DuPont–Columbia University Award, The Hillman Prize, and an Emmy Award.
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