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Leslie Ann Kobylinski

Television producer, journalist

Born May 23, 1959, Warren (MI), U.S.; daughter of Leslie and Roza (Nowotarska); married James Bachman.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (magna cum laude), Boston College, 1981.

Career: in Washmgton (DC) - head researcher, Meet the Press, NBC News, 1982-87, news editor and researcher, NBC Nightly News, 1987-88, assistant director for public relations, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1988, associate producer, USA Today on TV, 1988-89, senior producer, Larry King Live, CNN, 1989 -, lecturer, School of Ministry, Catholic University of America, 1990 -; fundraiser, consultant, No Curtain Theater.

Author: producer, Meet the Press (TV inaugural special), 1984; producer and editor, Meet the Press - 40 Years (TV retrospective), 1987; producer, The Press and the Gulf, and Larry King TNT (TV specials), 1991.

Honor: Ace Award, National Academy of Cable Programming, 1990.

Languages: English, Polish, French, Italian.

Hobby: painting.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996

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