Connie LeGrand

Connie LeGrand

Connie LeGrand (born in Columbus, Ohio) is an American television journalist who has served in broadcasting in South Carolina and was host of Speed News (now The Speed Report) from 2004 to 2006.

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Early years

Growing up in "Bobby Rahal country," LeGrand attended her first auto race in the 1980s: The Indianapolis 500. She went on to graduate from Clemson University in 1989 with a degree in marketing. LeGrand would then earn a Master's degree from the University of Georgia before going into broadcasting. While attending UGA, LeGrand worked as a radio announcer for Athens radio station 960 AM WRFC and sister station Bulldog 103.7 under the pseudonym Connie Laurens.

Professional career

She served as co-host of Speed News (now The Speed Report), a motorsports news program (30 minutes during motorsports season on Saturdays and 60 minutes on Sundays) produced by Speed Channel, with Drew Johnson. She was on the show from 2004 to June 25, 2006. During the first part of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, LeGrand also anchored the Speed TV series NASCAR Nation.

Prior to her position at Speed Channel, LeGrand served as a correspondent with WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the CBS affiliate that covers Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina (Greenville, South Carolina, Anderson, South Carolina, Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Asheville, North Carolina).

During the 1990s, WSPA-TV assisted WHNS-TV in their television news development. When the Fox affiliate finally got its own production staff, LeGrand was the only WSPA-TV correspondent to remain with WHNS-TV. For her efforts, LeGrand was promoted to the main female news anchor position in 1997, a position she would hold until her move to Speed Channel in 2004.

In the 2006/2007 academic year, LeGrand was an instructor of in Mass Communication in the Department of Fine Arts and Communication Studies at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg. She returned to WSPA-TV as 5:30 weeknight anchor in January 2007 and also covered education and health issues for the affiliate. In December 2010, LeGrand became Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Mary Black Health System, an integrated healthcare delivery system in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

Personal life

LeGrand is divorced and lives in Greenville, South Carolina. She has a son named Cole and a black Labrador named "Big Dog".

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Preceded by
Dave Despain (2000-2001) and Bob Varsha (1996-2006) (then Speedvision News Race Week)
Host of Speed News (The Speed Report since August 6, 2006) with Bob Varsha (1996-2006), Bob Jenkins (2005-6), Ralph Sheehan (2004-6), and Drew Johnson (2006-present)
2002-2006
Succeeded by
Drew Johnson and Nicole Manske (2006-2008)

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