Les Trent 

Senior Correspondent

Les Trent is an Emmy®-nominated, New York-based senior correspondent. He joined CBS Media Ventures’ INSIDE EDITION in fall of 2000.

Trent has provided coverage on a wide range of stories for INSIDE EDITION in the past several years, including the sensational sex abuse trial of music mogul Sean Diddy Combs. Trent also covered the unexpected death of a paranormal investigator who was on a country-wide tour with a Raggedy Anne-like doll named Annabelle - believed by many to be possessed and the inspiration for several horror films.

Trent also covered a story that hit close to home. Returning to Buffalo, New York where he began his television career, he covered the horrific supermarket shooting that left 10 people dead and three others wounded. 

He also secured an exclusive interview with a young woman, Morgan Scott, who survived a violent road rage, hit-and-run attack in New Jersey where the driver repeatedly ran over her over Still recovering after suffering serious injuries, from a lacerated liver to road rash, Scott shared her story and expressed her gratitude for the immense outpouring of support from family, friends and strangers.

Trent has continued to be at the forefront of INSIDE EDITION’s coverage of high-profile criminal cases including the wrongful conviction of Anthony J. Broadwater who served 16 years in jail for a rape he never committed. His famous accuser, a then teenaged Alice Sebold, went on to author the bestselling book, “The Lovely Bones.” Sebold later admitted she had picked the wrong man out of a police lineup and apologized to Broadwater after his exoneration. 

Over the past two decades, Trent has covered breaking and feature stories around the world.He was on the Presidential campaign trails in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020, interviewing the Presidential candidates. 

Prior to joining INSIDE EDITION, Trent spent five years as an on-air correspondent for King World's “American Journal.”  Trent also served more than 10 years as a local reporter in San Francisco, Calif. and Buffalo, N.Y., where he has been inducted into the Buffalo Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Trent is a graduate of Seneca College in Toronto, Canada, and resides in Westfield, N.J.