Hal Eisner
Hal Eisner is in his 41st year on television in Los Angeles. Most of those years have been spent on FOX 11 News 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
West Covina named top-5 safest cities in the U.S.
West Covina and a few other SoCal cities made the list of the safest cities in the US.
'Life is fragile': Brandon Tsay honored in Alhambra, reflects on heroism during shooting
Brandon Tsay, the man who disarmed accused gunman Huu Can Tran in Alhambra after Tran killed 10 in Monterey Park, was honored at the Alhambra Lunar New Year Festival Sunday.
In Depth: Mass shooting aftermath
Hal Eisner is joined by Christina Yang, the general counsel and pro bono director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Southern California. She talks about how the Monterey Park community is coping with the impact of this mass shooting.
In Depth: Rockhaven Sanitarium
Hal discusses the 100th anniversary of the Rockhaven Sanitarium, and the effort to preserve the facility and turn it into a park and museum.
Crews working to repair potholes around California after heavy rains drenched state
Now that the rain has moved out, crews are working to repair numerous potholes on Southern California freeways and roads.
8-year-old on MLK Day: 'Love always can beat hate because hate isn’t really that powerful'
When asked, "What do we have to do to make things better?" 8-year-old Matilja Moran said, "I know for a fact that love always can beat hate because hate isn’t really that powerful."
In Depth: Learning loss and tutoring
Hal talks with teachers and students about the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on learning.
Why is there an egg shortage?
FOX 11's Hal Eisner spoke with SoCal egg farmers, who say 40 million chickens have been euthanized across the country due to the bird flu.
Sights and sounds of Rose Parade's Floatfest in Pasadena
FOX 11's Hal Eisner shares the sights and sounds of Rose Parade's Floatfest.
Several people rescued from flooded conditions
Rescuers say rushing water in Lytle Creek - moving at about 10 to 12 mph - put a man, woman and 11-year old girl in danger.