Meet Our Hosts

Leslie Mauldin

Soprano Leslie Mauldin has appeared in several Opera Idaho productions including La Traviata, La bohème, Falstaff, La Cenerentola, and South Pacific in concert. Her concert/oratorio work as a soprano soloist comprises over a dozen varied works including Mendelssohn’s Midsummer Night’s Dream performed at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, and Mozart’s Missa Brevis in C with the Israeli Philharmonic. In addition to performing, Leslie also has extensive stage and musical direction experience. Leslie’s modern folk/jazz group “Avenue B” released their debut album in 2016 and is available on their website at avenueb-music.com. Most recently, Leslie has joined with pianist Sean Rogers in the duo PinkFusion, performing jazz, original music, and a bit of opera. For more about Leslie visit lesliemauldin.com

Mark Johnson

KTVB’s Mark Johnson is a National Edward R. Murro and Emmy award winner. Mark started his career in sports broadcasting and covered a wide variety of sports including major league baseball, the PGA Tour, NFL and college football, auto racing, NHL hockey, NBA basketball and pro rodeo. He has worked with WISN in Milwaukee, WTAE in Pittsburg, and KTVB in Idaho. In 1996 he was named KTVB’s Sports Director a title which he held until December 2003 when he was promoted to the station’s main anchor. a role that has taken him around the country and around the world covering stories of interest to Idahoans. Mark is very involved with the community and has logged thousands of volunteer hours serving local organizations including The Boys and Girls Club, United Cerebral Palsy, Make-A-Wish, and many others. For more information about Mark visit ktvb.com