Marla Tellez
Marla Tellez began working at FOX 11 in January of 2014. She anchors the noon newscast and provides reports for the 5 p.m. show. Tellez has become known for her weekly segment ‘Top Property’ where she tours Southern California’s many mega-mansions. Before working at KTTV, Tellez anchored the midday newscast for the NBC affiliate in San Francisco. Her broadcast career began behind-the-scenes first, as a news writer and then, a news producer in the Bay Area, where she was raised. Her on-air career launched when she landed a reporting gig for the CBS affiliate in Salinas. From there, she transferred to the CBS station in San Francisco as a correspondent and producer for the nightly show, Evening Magazine. In 2008, Tellez left California for an anchor opportunity in Albuquerque, New Mexico. That's where she got the chance to appear in the hit AMC show, "Breaking Bad." Over the years, Tellez has interviewed numerous high-ranking politicians, celebrities and covered the highly publicized Scott Peterson Trial. She’s also picked up two Emmy Awards along the way. Tellez has a political science degree from Sonoma State University, where she graduated magna cum laude.
The latest from Marla Tellez
Woman's kidney transplant surgery delayed due to COVID-19 surge
Laura Walker, 35, of Temecula, always knew her kidneys were compromised, but it wasn’t until the end of 2019 that this mother of two and wife of a Marine ended up in the hospital, diagnosed with kidney disease.
Woman turns ordinary LA street corners into sidewalk symphony with her violin
She has a knack for turning an ordinary street corner into a sidewalk symphony.
California exodus: Many leaving state amid COVID-19 pandemic
Why are people leaving California?
Flu rates down nationwide
While COVID-19 cases are rising, flu cases are not.
Moving Day LA: Virtual walk being held to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease
More than 85,000 people in California are currently living with Parkinson's disease, the nervous system disorder that affects movement.
Entire family contracts COVID-19 after visiting grandma and grandpa
Up until October, this now-family of four had done everything right to avoid getting COVID-19.
Malibu Boys & Girls Club helps fire victims devastated by Woolsey Fire
It’s been nearly two years since the deadly Woolsey Fire destroyed more than 1,600 homes and burned nearly 100,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
LA clinic fights ovarian and breast cancers, offers free service to at risk women
On the very same day, Amy Cohen Epstein lost her mother, Lynne Cohen, to ovarian cancer nearly 23 years ago, Amy and her siblings launched the Lynne Cohen Foundation which has been saving lives ever since.
Boys & Girls Clubs rolls out mobile wellness clinic
As soon as the pandemic started, just like so many schools and businesses, all twenty Boys & Girls Clubs locations in Los Angeles County shut their doors.
Los Angeles restaurateur and high school teacher teaming up to help students with fellowship
The unlikely bond forged between Los Angeles restaurateur Mike Gordon and high school teacher Maynard Brown is as powerful as the college fellowship created by this blended brotherhood.