Winston, Leandrew, 1947-

Leandrew Winston was born October 06, 1947 in Grady, Arkansas, and migrated first to California and then to Las Vegas, Nevada. In Las Vegas, Winston became a well-connected figure in the African American community and often told stories about his experiences with police brutality. He chose to work in public broadcasting, and in 1971 became the first African American to work at PBS at Channel 10. Winston started hosting “Ten on the Black side”, his own television news talk show in 1975, and later became the Minority Affairs Director at Channel 10. In 1984, Winston created a documentary for PBS called “The Road to Las Vegas, a Black perspective”. He returned to school in 1987 and received his MBA from National University. Upon returning to Las Vegas, he helped found Nevada Public Radio, KNPR. Winston left Channel 10 and took a job with KCEP in 2001.