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Invited by the US State Department to Uzbekistan, Lesley shares her trailblazing career

Invited by the US State Department, Lesley spent 10 days in Uzbekistan, the former Soviet Republic in Central Asia. Once a main stop on the Silk Road, Uzbekistan is now trying to become more Western, but there are still many signs of Soviet repression. Speaking to female journalists, athletes and entrepreneurs about her trailblazing career, Invited by the US State Department to Uzbekistan, Lesley shares her trailblazing career

Another First: Lesley becomes the First Woman to win the Broadcasters Foundation of America Lifetime Achievement Award

Lesley has been announced as the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA). “Lesley has an extraordinary number of ‘firsts’ in her accomplished and impressive career,” noted Broadcasters Foundation Chairman Scott Herman. “We’re very proud to recognize her many accomplishments, not only as a pioneering female sportscaster, but as a Another First: Lesley becomes the First Woman to win the Broadcasters Foundation of America Lifetime Achievement Award