Leila Feinstein (born February 4, 1972) is a

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television news anchor based in

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, most recently working for

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-owned KTLA.

Biography

Feinstein joined 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

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Award and a

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for a report on a local quadriplegic surfer and another Golden Mike for the KTLA News special "Access Asia."Leila Feinstein , News Staff , KTLA The CW , Where Los Angeles Lives
Before joining KTLA, Feinstein worked as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor at

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and BAY-TV in

and San Jose. She also worked as a sideline reporter for

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and as a general assignment reporter and weekend weather anchor at

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in Santa Maria. Feinstein worked as a general assignment reporter and weekend weather anchor at

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. Feinstein began her broadcasting career as an associate producer at

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while obtaining her

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in broadcast journalism at

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. She has a

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in political science and theatre/dance from Brown University. Feinstein won a student Emmy Award for a report on the police abuse of homeless people in

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while in school and has also received a fellowship from the Society of Professional Journalists. Feinstein takes part in a lot of volunteer work, as she is a member of the

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, 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.

Personal

Feinstein enjoys spending time with her children as well as

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, and

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. Leila Feinstein's father Alan Shawn Feinstein is the founder of the Feinstein Foundation, a

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organization dedicated to furthering education and ending hunger. Her mother Dr. Pratarnporn Feinstein, a psychiatrist and native of

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.Feinstein Foundation
URL accessed on October 20, 2009. Leila Feinstein is of mixed

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and Thai descent.

References

External links

Feinstein Foundation
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