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Local Reporter Spotlight: Jessica Headley

If it weren’t for LeBron's Game 2 resurgence and San Antonio’s historic Game 3 performance, all anyone would still be talking about is Game 1’s "LeBroning" episode.

KABB out of San Antonio piled on with some LeBroning of their own.

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That young reporter carrying KABB’s sports guy is Jessica Headley. She's the station’s traffic correspondent.

Jessica does more than just pose in front of a green screen during rush hour. She’s the station’s "Jill of All Trades," a role she’s prepared her entire life for. And for that, she’s in this week’s local reporter spotlight.

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KABB sends her out toa boxing gym in preparation for her sit-down with Canelo Alvarez.

Then even have Jessica preview upcoming movies and cover local bands. They assign Jessica to cover virtually everything.

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I'm sure the locals don't mind she hosts her movie preview shows in full costume. The Free Beacon could use a movie reviewer of Jessica's talents; it'd be nice to have someone on staff who's actually correct in their opinions for once.

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She doesn't need an excuse to dress up.

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Weather, sports, traffic, and entertainment just skim the top of her skills. She’s also interviewed Senator Ted Cruz.

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She worked on the "No On Proposition 29" in California, which fought against an excise tax on cigarettes and has penned Huff Post op-eds where she suggested ways for Republicans to reach young voters. Finally, a Huff Post blog worth reading.

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Jessica was an appointee by President Bush to work for the USA Freedom Corps. While in D.C., she dabbled in the Miss D.C. pageant and learned to properly throw a baseball from the GLP.

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She earned her spot in the program by founding a nonprofit that helped pass legislation in her home state of Alabama to improve its educational system. While growing up in Alabama, she also competed in the Miss Alabama pageant.

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It makes sense that Jessica has been such a valued asset and has been rocketing up the ranks.

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She’s a beauty queen.