Hal Eisner
Hal Eisner is in his 41st year on television in Los Angeles. Most of those years have been spent on FOX 11 and KCOP13.
Eisner is currently a reporter on KTTV 11, hosts FOX 11 News IN DEPTH and the FOX 11 podcast What the Hal?
Hal has received numerous journalism awards over the years including Emmys, Golden Mikes, honors from The L.A. Press Club, The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and The Associated Press. Among his AP honors, Hal received a Lifetime Achievement Award known as the Stan Chambers Award for Extraordinary Achievement.
Hal Eisner created the nationally recognized mentoring program Camp News which was previously known as APTRA Academy. Each year it draws aspiring reporters and anchors from all over the country and has been a labor of love for the past two decades.
Hal started reporting news on the radio in his home state of Texas. It was when he became a correspondent for CNN in the early '80s that he came to Los Angeles and turned his attention to television.
Eisner is on the National Board of SAG-AFTRA and has been active in the union for many years. He was also on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and served as a Vice Chair of ATAS. He was President of Associated Press Television Radio Association (APTRA) and continues to be very active in the industry.
The latest from Hal Eisner
Gas, power shutoffs expand to Rolling Hills due to land movement
Southern California Gas says the cutoffs will affect the residents of 34 homes. Southern California Edison says their cutoffs will happen by 6 p.m. Wednesday to 51 homes.
In Depth: LA County Libraries
Hal talks to LA County Library Director Skye Patrick at the East LA Library about what's available through the library system, and it's a lot more than just books.
Earthquake centered in Malibu rattles Southern California
The earthquake was centered about four miles north of Malibu.
Earthquake strikes during live taping of Good Day LA
The Good Day LA cameras were rolling when an earthquake struck Southern California on Thursday. Watch the anchors react.
Encino residents on edge after attempted home invasion at Reggie Bush's house
Bush, who was home at the time of the break-in, screamed, scaring off the suspects.
Los Angeles residents frustrated with LADWP after days-long power outages
Silver Lake residents are frustrated with LADWP after dealing with days-long power outages during a California heat wave.
In Depth: Trigger Warnings, Depression Treatment, Diseases
Bridgette Stumpf, the Executive Director of Network for Victim Recovery of DC, joins Hal to talk about the need for trigger warnings on movies such as the recent “It Ends With Us." Then, hear from Dr. Andrew Leuchter, Director of UCLA TMS, on the expansion of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the treatment of depression in teens. Finally, Dr. Matt Waxman, emergency physician and professor, chats with Hal about health threats both current and on the horizon.
Suspect, murdered Redlands couple had bad blood over tree on property line, neighbor says
The San Bernardino County District Attorney has charged Michael Sparks with two counts of murder with special circumstances for the killings of Stephanie and Daniel Menard.
Rancho Palos Verdes resident faces power cutoff amid land movement crisis; Officials urge Governor's help
FOX 11's Hal Eisner spoke with a resident who may be out of power for up to three weeks due to Rancho Palos Verdes' land movement crisis.