Marla Tellez

Marla Christine Tellez is an American news anchor for KTTV-TV in Los Angeles, California.

Early life and education
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Sonoma State University in 1998.

Career
She studied political science at Sonoma State University. 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.

Personal life
On April 16, 2014, Tellez was involved in a car accident when a texting driver hit her car. She was not injured.