Leslie Griffith, a noted anchor and reporter, died on August 10, 2022 at the age of 66 and the reason for her death has not yet been determined. Griffith, who has been on KTVU, was diagnosed with Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick in 2015. However, it is uncertain whether the condition played a role in her death. On August 11, KTVU will broadcast a complete obituary during the 10 a.m. news. Details about her funeral will be announced shortly.
The Death of Leslie Griffith
Griffith’s relative told how Lyme disease damaged her health after the tick bite. Since 2016, the anchor has lived in Mexico. Lyme disease symptoms vary depending on the stage of infection and include fever, rash, facial paralysis, and arthritis. Griffith’s cause of death is unclear at this time, but it is conceivable that she died due to age-related health problems. No information is available on whether she had any other health problems other than Lyme disease.
stunner! Former KTVU anchor Leslie Griffith passed away tonight in Lake Chapala, Mexico. Had been battling Lyme disease since 2015 when she was bitten by a tick. She was always nice to me. We did The Nutcracker together for the Oakland Ballet. She was 66. @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 with the Associated Press and The Denver Post before moving to KTVU, where she spent 25 years as a writer and newscaster. For 22 years, she worked as a general assignment reporter and anchor of KTVU’s Original Ten O’clock News in the San Francisco Bay Area. Griffith was the only weekend newscaster for nine years, and she spent her 25th birthday in Moscow covering the Cold War.
Despite working under challenging conditions, she was able to gather information and create stories. She was considered an expert on breaking news and the only one to provide information when important news was trending worldwide. Leslie made sure viewers had up-to-date information about everything that was happening in the world. Over the years, she has highlighted the TB problem in circus elephants and has worked tirelessly to remove all elephants from circuses. In 2005, she founded the Leslie R. Griffith Woman of Courage Scholarship to help young women.
She left KTVU in 2006 and started writing for online stores such as The Huffington Post, San Francisco Chronicle and others. Aside from her appearances as an anchor on KTVU, she played the character in the 1999 film True Crime. She collaborated on the film When Giants Fall, which focused on the harmful effects of the ivory trade, in which an elephant is slaughtered every 15 minutes. for his ivory.
