Leesa Clark Stone
Leesa Clark Stone is a television journalist and former news anchor. She originally worked for Honolulu, HI-based TV station KITV during the 1980s as a news reporter and anchor. Clark was also the reporter for KITV's "Working 4 You" franchise. She later moved to Atlanta, GA in 1990. There, she anchored newscasts on CNN Headline News from 1990 to 1991 for a period of 18 months. She then moved to Nashville, TN to work for WTVF, a CBS affiliate station.
Stone was married to Hawaii-based comedian Rap Reiplinger until his death in 1984.[1]
In May 2019, Leesa wrote the book "Paradise to Paradise: The Rap Reiplinger Story" about the life of the popular Hawaiian comedian.[2]
She is now married to Rich, owner of Stone Productions, LLC, and is living in Nashville. They are parents to two boys.
References
- Harada, Wayne (May 12, 2019). "Rap Reiplinger's widow pens revealing biography".
- "Rap Reiplinger's widow says his life and his death have been misunderstood". 3 May 2019.