MEET ASHLEIGH WALTERS

Main Morning Anchor
WPTV – West Palm Beach, Florida

• Anchor, highest-rated weekday morning show
• Viewed as newsroom leader in attitude, presentation, experience, creativity
• Adept at finding and covering breaking news in the studio and in the field using many platforms and current technology
• Enterpriser of accurate and interesting content, creative writer and storyteller
• Newsroom leader in social media and digital storytelling, selected to lead station innovation team in such efforts
• Sent around the country many times to cover major events for WPTV and all Scripps stations.  A brief sample:
  • Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2015, covering 44 spellers for 33 stations in 24 markets
  • Aurora theater shooting
  • Colorado’s epic floods of 2013 covering 14 counties, more than $1 billion damage
  • Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans
  • NBC’s “The Voice” winner Cassadee Pope debuts in New York City and on “TODAY Show”
• Shoots, writes, edits as a skilled and creative MMJ
• Team player and strong communicator with all personalities and aspects of the newsroom

Anchor & Multi-Media Reporter
WLTX – Columbia, South Carolina

• Anchor of station’s first live morning update desk
• Newsroom leader who generated innovative and original content on multiple beats
• Covered multiple national stories.  A brief sample:
  • Governor Mark Sanford’s extra-marital affair and subsequent impeachment hearings
  • Governor Mark Sanford’s battle against stimulus dollars
  • Nikki Haley becomes first female governor after she was accused of extra-marital affairs
  • Multiple visits by Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama
• Selected to train and mentor fellow MMJs
• Won South Carolina Broadcasters Association Reporter of the Year
• Won RTNDA Silver Award for political reporting
• Won 2nd and 3rd place Associated Press awards for education reporting

On-Air Host & Producer, “Colorado & Company”
KUSA – Denver, Colorado

• Interviewed celebrities, local organization representatives and business owners.  A brief sample:
  • Actors Jamie Foxx, Sylvester Stallone, Jessica Biel, Kevin Bacon
  • Beth Holloway, as she continued the search for answers in her daughter’s disappearance
  • L. Paul Bremer, Ambassador to Iraq
• Filled in as host for the live, hour-long magazine-style show
• Presented original art projects in segments “Art with Ashleigh”
• Produced segments, researched guests and wrote creative interview questions, teases and scripts

Education at University of Colorado at Boulder

• B. S. Degree in Broadcast News
• B. A. Degree in Fine Arts, emphasis in painting
• Minor in Business Administration

• Intern with KUSA Investigative Unit for two semesters
• Multiple academic achievement scholarships
• President, CU’s Society of Professional Journalists

 

Ashleigh’s Additional Interests

• Paints pieces of still life and architecture, most often in acrylic and watercolor
• Painting recently hung in exhibit at Palm Beach International Airport
• Learning ASL, American Sign Language
• Illustrates grammar tips for her newsroom to improve language and usage in a fun and unique way
• Featured by CNN International for International Women’s Day #InspireWomen project as one of 35 artists on 5 continents
• Created original paintings and drawings to be animated into television commercials several times
• Loves travel, animals, photography, fashion, golf and any exploration of life’s quirky and special side