Culture & Entertainment Notebook: Southeast student shifts into career sparked by Discovery

Friday, January 18, 2019 ~ Updated 11:16 PM

Memphis, Tennessee, native Heather Leslie started her education at Southeast Missouri State University solely as a theater major looking for acting opportunities. That soon shifted as Leslie was steered to being production assistant working 16-hour days for Discovery Channel's "Street Outlaws: Memphis" and "Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings."

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