Leslie Ovalle Atkinson
Leslie Ovalle Atkinson is the former lead producer behind Sundial. As a multimedia producer, she also worked on visual and digital storytelling. She previously produced Morning Edition newscasts at WLRN and anchored the midday news.
Before joining the team, she was a production assistant for NPR’s “All Things Considered” program, where she worked on the weekly “All Tech Considered” segments and produced daily stories.
Leslie also led the “Argentina Project” podcast at the Wilson Center, a non-partisan policy think tank in Washington D.C.
Her journalism career began when she was in college working at Florida International University’s student paper. From there she went on to freelance at the Miami Herald and intern at the South Florida Sun Sentinel and WLRN.
She was awarded a Sunshine State Award for Best News Photo in the student category for her work covering the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting in 2018.
Leslie was raised in Miami and was born in Bogota, Colombia.
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SundialSigne and Genna Grushovenko are the artists behind this year’s poster for the Coconut Grove Arts Festival. The couple explain how they came to unite their love — and their artwork. -
The Grammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy brings an eclectic mix of genres to Miami Beach for the GroundUP Music festival, which he co-founded. He shares his musical influences and the struggles of bringing a pair of legendary Cuban bands to perform. -
SundialThe Black Lives Matter movement pushed Chire Regans' art in the direction of social awareness. From portraits of gun violence victims to sculptures exploring hair braiding practices, the new Oolite Arts resident hopes to spark change through her pieces. -
SundialGrammy-winning bandleader of Snarky Puppy tells us how breaking into Dallas' gospel scene and making his own band influenced his music. Now he's bringing all of those influences to the Miami Beach's GroundUP Music Festival which he co-founded.
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SundialAuri Kananen has become famous for going around the globe and cleaning some of the messiest homes. Her book is titled “Happiness Cleaning: How to Embrace the Mess and Love the Cleanup.” -
SundialNathan Sawaya is a contemporary artist who uses LEGO bricks exclusively for his art. His global exhibition The Art of the Brick comes to Miami at the Olympia Theater. -
In the new documentary, Razing Liberty Square, director and producer Katja Esson, explores how climate gentrification is affecting residents living on the highest and driest ground in Miami. -
SundialGuy Michel is a Palm Beach County-based improvisational cellist and entertainer whose performances across South Florida challenge the status quo. -
SundialIn the new documentary, Razing Liberty Square, director and producer Katja Esson, explores how climate gentrification is affecting residents living on the highest-and-driest ground in Miami. -
SundialNora Maité Nieves is currently an artist in residence at The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach. In her exhibit “Clouds in the Expanded Field,” connects her Caribbean roots to the skies above whatever city she might find herself in. -
SundialCarlos Frías is joined by Willie Stewart, a music educator and the former principal drummer and percussionist for the band Third World. -
It’s hard to overstate the effect Negro League baseball had on South Florida and America. The makers of the new WLRN-TV documentary Never Drop the Ball tell us how the league and its players changed the sport, and the country, forever.
