Marcus Leshock
Adjunct Lecturer
Marcus Leshock is an adjunct instructor at Medill.
Leshock has worked in broadcast journalism for the past two decades as an anchor, reporter, multimedia journalist and producer. He currently serves as the Trending News anchor and feature reporter on the top-rated WGN-TV Morning News in Chicago. Leshock also hosts a travel segment and podcast called "Coastin' the Country" that takes him all over the U.S. visiting theme parks and other spots for family fun. His feature reporting has sent him all over the world, from Napa Valley, California to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Leshock has won four Emmy Awards for his reporting and hosting work. He was named Northern Illinois University's Distinguished Journalism Alumni of the Year in 2022, where he earned both a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in Communication. While at NIU, he worked at the school's newspaper, the Northern Star, where he edited "The Weekender" entertainment section. He was inducted into the Northern Star Hall of Fame in 2022.