Leslie Griffith, a well-known presenter and reporter died on August 10, 2022 at the age of 66, and the cause of her death has not yet been determined. Griffith, who was on KTVU, was diagnosed with Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick in 2015. However, it’s not certain if the condition played a role in her death. On August 11, KTVU will air a complete obituary on the 10 a.m. newscast. Details of her funeral will be announced soon.
Death of Leslie Griffith
A member of Griffith’s family told how Lyme disease affected her health after a tick bite. Since 2016, the host has been living in Mexico. Symptoms of Lyme disease vary depending on the stage of infection and include fever, rash, facial paralysis, and arthritis. The cause of Griffith’s death is unclear at this time, however, it is possible that she died as a result of age-related health problems. There is no information available on whether she had any other health problems besides Lyme disease.
Amazing! Former KTVU anchor Leslie Griffith passed away tonight in Lake Chapala, Mexico. She had been battling Lyme disease since 2015 when she was bitten by a tick. She was always good to me. We did The Nutcracker together for the Oakland Ballet. She was 66 years old. @KTVU @KPIXtv #REST IN PEACE pic.twitter.com/UA6y0Wo3uF
— vernkpix (@vernKPIX) August 11, 2022
All about Leslie Griffith
Leslie Griffith, born January 1, 1956, was a well-known writer and journalist. She began her career at the Associated Press and The Denver Post before moving to KTVU, where she spent 25 years as a writer and news anchor. For 22 years, she worked as a general assignment reporter and anchor for KTVU’s original 10-year newscast in the San Francisco Bay Area. Griffith was the lone weekend news anchor for nine years, spending her 25th birthday in Moscow covering the Cold War.
Despite working in difficult conditions, she managed to gather information and create stories. She was considered a breaking news expert and the only one who could provide information when important news was trending around the world. Leslie made sure viewers had up-to-date information on everything happening in the world. Over the years, she highlighted the problem of tuberculosis in circus elephants and worked tirelessly to remove all elephants from circuses. In 2005, she established the Leslie R. Griffith Woman of Courage Scholarship to help young women.
She left KTVU in 2006 and began writing for online newspapers such as The Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and others. In addition to appearing as a host on KTVU, she played a character in the 1999 film True Crime. She worked on the film When Giants Fall, which focused on the harmful effects of the ivory trade, where an elephant is slaughtered for its ivory every 15 minutes.
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