Jessie Garcia
Biography
Jessie Garcia
Jessie Garcia is an award-winning sports journalist who has risen the ranks in television news, first as an anchor/reporter, then to newsroom management. She is the News Director at the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Her nonfiction books, MY LIFE WITH THE GREEN AND GOLD: Tales from 20 Years of Sportscasting and GOING FOR WISCONSIN GOLD: Stories of Our State Olympians, won Midwest Book Awards, and her documentary, Leaps and Bounds: The Men Who Changed Track and Field, was featured in over a dozen film festivals. She also taught journalism at four universities. A native of Madison, WI, Jessie has two adult sons and resides in Milwaukee with her husband, dog and cat.
Jessie Garcia