About Nick

Nick Leighton is an Emmy award-winning television host and producer based in New York. In the summers, he can be found on Plum TV in the Hamptons anchoring Plum Daily (a live morning show) and producing all of the channel’s event and red carpet coverage. The rest of the year, he’s the host of Plum Nation, a weekly news magazine that’s broadcast across the Plum Network. Click here to watch a few of his favorite segments.

He also contributes to Plum Hamptons Magazine; click here for a few of his recent articles.

Nick is also the Editor-at-Large of Curbed Hamptons, a highly trafficked blog that’s part of the Curbed Network. Click here to read a few of his favorite posts.

In April 2011, he won an Emmy for “Outstanding On-Camera Talent” for his event coverage and celebrity interviews.

In February 2012, he was nominated for two more Emmy awards.

Nick grew up in San Francisco and has a degree in Chinese politics from Columbia University, a certificate in French pastry from Tante Marie’s Cooking School, and is a graduate of the Upright Citizens Brigade’s improv program.

Other random fun-facts: He can tell the difference between Helvetica and Arial, is a certified PADI Rescue Diver, has soloed in a Cessna 152 airplane, and kept bees as a kid.

Curious to learn more? Click here to send him a note.