Marla Tellez
Marla Tellez anchors the weeknight FOX 11 News at 6 p.m. and Good Nite LA at 11 p.m.
Tellez is a Bay Area native who began her television news career as a writer and producer. After four years behind the scenes, her on-air journey launched as a general assignment reporter along California's Central Coast. She's reported for CBS-affiliate KPIX-TV in San Francisco, where she also was a producer and correspondent for the award-winning nightly weeknight show, Evening Magazine. In 2008, Tellez left California for her first anchoring opportunity in Albuquerque, New Mexico. That's where she got the chance to appear in the hit AMC show, "Breaking Bad." She made her return to the Bay Area in 2011 as an anchor/reporter at KNTV in San Jose. Tellez landed in Los Angeles at KTTV in 2014.
Tellez has been a morning, afternoon, and prime-time anchor. She has anchored and hosted breaking news, special reports, and featured presentations. She's interviewed high-ranking politicians, celebrities, local dignitaries and her favorite, local residents. Her passion lies in holding the powerful accountable and giving a voice to the voiceless.
She's an Emmy and Golden Mike award recipient.
Tellez earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Sonoma State University, graduating magna cum laude.
The latest from Marla Tellez
Meet the 87-year-old man who's run every LA Marathon
Claude Bruni completed his 39th LA Marathon on Sunday — his 108th marathon overall.
Amid leukemia battle, LA dad's bone marrow transplant hindered by visa delays
After months of red tape trying to get a visa for a bone marrow donor, a Los Angeles dad battling a rare blood cancer is scheduled to have a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant later this month.
Mask mandate dropped in these LA County settings
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health rescinded the mask mandate for all healthcare facilities in the county.
Mask mandate reinstated in Los Angeles County healthcare facilities
The mask mandate comes after the Los Angeles Department of Health cited a steep increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Woman fights off knife-wielding man during attempted robbery in Long Beach
Beth Quintana was walking to her car and headed to work when she says a man pulled up on his bike. The next thing she knew, she felt a blow to her head from behind.
VIDEO: Thieves smash through gate with car, steal from Glassell Park business
A group of thieves used a hatchback to smash through a gate and then steal from a Glassell Park business.
New UCLA music therapy study giving dementia patients new hope
A mother of two who is a dementia patient traveled thousands of miles hoping to get relief from a new study at UCLA. The key? Music.
Justice Jog supporting kids in foster care, juvenile justice systems returns to LA
After a years-long COVID-19 hiatus, the annual Justice Jog is back in Los Angeles.
2nd 'Tommy's Field' opens in West Los Angeles in honor of 12-year-old soccer player who died in sleep
The SoCal community dedicated a soccer field in honor of Tommy Mark, a 12-year-old who died in his sleep in 2018.
LA County lifts mask mandate for workers in health care settings
Effective Friday, Aug. 11, healthcare workers across Los Angeles County will no longer be required to mask up in hospitals.