Leila Feinstein Biography – Leila Feinstein Wiki
Leila Feinstein is a Thai-American television news anchor based in Los Angeles, most recently working for Tribune-owned KTLA. She started working at KTLA full-time in March 2003 after working at the station on and off as a freelance reporter and anchor for two years. She is the co-anchor of the KTLA prime news and has also worked as the weekend sports anchor and weekday news reporter for KTLA prime news. She has received a Los Angeles Press Club Award and a Golden Mike Award for a report on a local quadriplegic surfer and another Golden Mike for the KTLA News special “Access Asia.”
Before she became part of KTLA, she was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at KRON in San Francisco and BAY-TV in San Francisco and San Jose. She also worked as a sideline reporter for Fox Sports Net and as a general assignment reporter and weekend weather anchor at KCOY in Santa Maria. She worked as a general assignment reporter and weekend weather anchor at WSEE in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Her career in broadcasting began as an associate producer at CBS while obtaining her Master’s degree in broadcast journalism at New York University. She takes part in a lot of volunteer work, as she is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association, mentors teenagers, and works with victims of domestic violence. She appears at many KTLA-sponsored and public community events. She also volunteers with deaf children in the community and speaks Thai and French.
She has a Bachelor’s degree in political science and theatre/dance from Brown University. She was granted a student Emmy Award for a report on the police abuse of homeless people in New York City while in school and has also received a fellowship from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Leila Feinstein Age
She was born on February 4, 1972, in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Leila Feinstein Husband
She has been married to Chaka Forman since June 19, 2004. The couple has two children.
Leila Feinstein Children
She has two children.
Leila Feinstein Family
Her father Alan Shawn Feinstein is the founder of the Feinstein Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering education and ending hunger. Her mother Dr. Pratarnporn Feinstein, is a psychiatrist and native of Bangkok, Thailand. She is of mixed Jewish and Thai descent.
Leila Feinstein Heritage
She is of mixed Jewish and Thai descent.
Leila Feinstein Instagram
She is on Facebook as LeilaFeinsteinKTLA.
