Gabriela Teissier Zavala (born January 18) is a journalist, news anchor and radio talk show host. She is the anchor for the early morning news formerly known as ''A Primera Hora'' on Univision's Los Angeles station KMEX-DT,A Primera Hora
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's morning radio show, ''Tu Voz En Los Angeles''. and is known for her

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reports.

Early life

Teissier was born and raised in

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. She attended the German school Colegio Aleman Alexander Von Humboldt in Mexico City and then graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana in

. Growing up she developed a passion and interest in environmental journalism being influenced by her father, Ernesto Julio Teissier, who was a prominent political analyst in Mexico. Teissier is the sister of Adriana Teissier Zavala, who is currently the Federal Deputy for the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Career

Music

As a child, Teissier toured doing background vocals for singers such as

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and Guadalupe Pineda. She also did vocals as Terk for

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's single titled "Rompiendo el Campamento" that featured in the Spanish version of the 1999 ''Tarzan'' soundtrack.

Television

In college, she acted in television commercials and played the role of "Terk" in Spanish in the

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movie ''

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'', Acapulco H.E.A.T. and Cinemamotion. Her first role in news media was an anchor woman for

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Noticias in Telerey, Mexico She came to the United States in the late 1990s when she was offered a job to anchor Edicion Especial Midday show on

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Network. After

, worked for

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as anchor of their midday show Escandalo TV for the launch of Unimas, formerly known as Telefutura network. She returned to California in 2003 and since then been the main anchor of the early morning news show, A Primera Hora on Univision's Los Angeles station KMEX-DT, formerly known as Primera Edicion.

Radio

Teissier is also one of the two morning radio show hosts of "Tu Voz En Los Angeles" on Univision's Los Angeles flagship talk radio station, KTNQ 1020 AM.

Achievements

She received "Best News Anchor" award from the Los Angeles Press Club and has won six local

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including Telly awards for her anchoring, reporting, producing and writing. Teissier received the "Excellence in Broadcast Journalism Impact Award" from the

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and has been recognized by the

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and the City of Los Angeles for her significant contributions to the community through her stories on environmental, social and education issues. In 2015, Teissier became an alumna of Metcalf Institute’s "Change and the News Science Seminar: Planning for Rising Seas and Extreme Weather." In 2016, Teissier was awarded the Ohtli Award administered by the

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Personal life

Teissier resides in

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with her two sons.

Philanthropy

Teissier is currently on the board of directors for ACT Today, a non-profit organization for

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, and on the board of trustees of the SAG-AFTRA; she previously served as a board member of the

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. In 2020, she moderated the

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live stream program called “Strength Thru Unity”: Black & Brown Lives Sowing the Seed of Change to foster, inspire, and help develop collaborations between Latinos and

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for

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and panelists included Dolores Huerta. In 2023, Teissier who is a German-speaking anchor spoke to

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journalists at the RIAS Berlin Commission event in

about her work at KMEX-DT, learning German at school and the thriving Hispanic community in

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and the issues they are also facing.

Awards

* The National Hispanic Media Coalition, NHMC 2011 Impact Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism * LA Press Club 2014 Award for Best Anchor * Telly Award 2015 Presenter "Pasaporte al Mundial Show" * Los Angeles area

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winning story "Cambio Climatico 101"- 2017 * Los Angeles area

for Best Light News Story (multi-part) "Junipero Serra"- 2016 * Heal The Bay Walk The Talk Award 2018 * SPJ Distinguished Journalist for Television 2019

References

External links

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Twitter account

LinkedIn account
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