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TAMMY
LEITNER's BIO as we first saw it on the CBS
Survivor Website: |
Born in San Diego,
Calif., Tammy Leitner currently works as a crime
writer in Mesa, Arizona. She earned a bachelor's
degree in English from the University of
California, Los Angeles, and a master's degree in
journalism  from
Boston University in Massachusetts.
Leitner has earned
multiple Arizona and New York state awards for
crime reporting, including one for a first-person
account of the time she spent behind bars
"doing time" with the same criminals she
wrote about for a Corning, New York, newspaper.
She received an Arizona Press Club Award for
coverage of legendary mob informant Sammy
"The Bull" Gravano's arrest in Arizona.
She has covered Nelson Mandela's Congressional
Gold Medal ceremony, Hillary Clinton's Senate run
and, most recently, the Arizona angle on the
terrorist attacks (two of the hijackers learned to
fly at a Scottsdale flight school and one lived in
Mesa).
Proving she'll do
anything to get a story, Leitner once burst into a
burning building and, in another instance, worked
as a member of a NASCAR pit crew. In 1999, Leitner
was honored by the City of Scottsdale, Arizona,
for saving a drowning man. She is currently
writing a true crime book about a serial rapist
who evaded police for 16 years during a
multi-state spree.
Leitner's hobbies include
running, biking, lifting weights, kickboxing,
camping, photography and traveling. She is engaged
to Mike, her boyfriend of four years, and likes to
spend time with her beloved 140-pound
Newfoundland, Bacchus.
Tammy
on
Survivor 4: |
Born:
7/3/72 |
Single,
Crime Reporter |
Mesa, AZ |
Luxury
Item:
Photograph of Fiancé & Dog |
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