08/21/2026
Congratulations on your Emmy, Leslie Rubin!
Leslie won an Emmy for special reporting on the piece she worked on with Brad Rice of WCHS Eyewitness News in Charleston. The piece was none other than Letters to Death, an in depth story on the infamous serial killer of Clarksburg, Harry Powers.
All of us at Clarksburg History Museum were so pleased to contribute to this project in 2024!
The documentary is streaming on YouTube (links below).
I just received this in the mail today and am incredibly honored to receive an Emmy for Specialty Reporting for Letters to Death, a series about Harry Powers, the Harrison County serial killer whose crimes made national headlines nearly a century ago.
To receive an Emmy for reporting as I closed out my TV News career is pretty cool.
But there's something more important that I want people to know about this award.
This story started with Brad Rice.
It was Brad's idea. He saw the story long before I was involved, began doing the research and conducting interviews, and eventually brought me into it. From there, we poured ourselves into it together.
Brad wasn't just the photographer who shot the story. He was the photographer, editor, historian, researcher, and creative mind behind what you saw on the screen. I may have been the reporter standing in front of the camera but some of the best storytelling happened because Brad was standing behind it.
The category I entered was specifically a craft category recognizing reporting. Had Brad entered this work in the photography or editing craft categories, I have absolutely no doubt his work was Emmy-worthy, too.
Thank you, Brad, for having the idea, for bringing me along for the ride and for trusting me to help tell it.
I'm very proud of what we made together, not just for this honor, but for the stories we got to tell together at WCHS Eyewitness News.
