Marla Christine Tellez is an American news anchor for KTTV-TV in Los Angeles, California.
Marla Tellez | |
|---|---|
 Marla Tellez, August 2014 | |
| Born | Marla Christine Tellez April 16, 1976 |
| Education | Sonoma State University (BA) |
| Occupation | News Anchor |
| Employer(s) | KTTV, KCOP-TV |
| Known for | News anchor, journalist |
Early life and education
editShe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Sonoma State University in 1998.[1]
Career
editShe studied political science at Sonoma State University.[2] Prior to being an anchor in Los Angeles, Tellez was an anchor for KNTV news, the local NBC news in San Jose, California. Prior to that, she was a producer and correspondent for CBS in San Francisco, and had also previously been an anchor at KOB in Albuquerque, New Mexico. During her tenure in New Mexico, she appeared in an episode of the hit show Breaking Bad as a news anchor.
Tellez joined the cast of Good Day L.A. in January 2014 as a news anchor. She was reassigned to KTTV's early morning news program as co-anchor with Tony McEwing in late-May of that same year. Tellez has since anchored the 12:00 PM newscast for KTTV.[citation needed]
Personal life
editOn April 16, 2014, Tellez was involved in a car accident when a texting driver hit her car. She was not injured.[3][4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Phoenix Incident | Self | |
| 2015 | Being Charlie | News Anchor #2 |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Breaking Bad | Anchor #2 | Episode: "No Más" |
References
edit- ^ "Sonoma Insights Fall 2008" (PDF). news.sonoma.edu.
- ^ "Marla Tellez Profile". My Fox Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
- ^ Tellez, Marla. "My Banged Up Birthday". myfoxla.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ Tellez, Marla. "I Froze My Eggs!". myfoxla.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
External links
edit- [1] Marla Tellez on myfoxla.com
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