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Gabriela Teissier Zavala (born January 18) is a multiple award-winning journalist, radio talk show host and news anchor. She is currently the early morning news anchor of A Primera Hora on Univision’s Los Angeles station KMEX-DT. She has been a long-time advocate for Heal the Bay and is widely known for her environmental issue reports. Teissier is the sister of Mexican Politician, Adriana Paulina Teissier Zavala.

Early Life
Teissier was born and raised in Mexico City. Her mother, Marta Zavala was part of the world renowned family music group Los 12 Hermanos Zavala. Teissier’s father was Mexican Political Analyst and Journalist Ernesto Julio Teissier. Her father was also the author of “Ya Nunca Mas,” a book on Mexican politics.

Teissier has five siblings including being the sister of Adriana Paulina Teissier Zavala, who is currently the Federal Deputy for the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico.

Teissier attended the renowned German school Colegio Aleman Alexander Von Humboldt in Mexico City where she became fluent in German and learned English as well. Then she went on to study and eventually graduate from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.

Career
Teissier started in television early in her life, and started her career in news media as an anchor woman working for MVS shortly after she graduated from the Universidad Iberoamericana and came to the United States in the late 1990s when she was offered a job to anchor Edicion Especial Midday show at Telemundo Network.

After Telemundo, she got an offer to go work for Univision and anchor the midday show Escandalo TV for the launch of Unimas, formerly known as Telefutura network.

Teissier returned to California in 2003 and since then has become 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.

She has won six Emmy Awards for her anchoring, reporting, producing and writing skills and is widely known for her environmental issues stories.

Personal Life
Teissier is married to chef Raphael Lunetta who currently owns Lunetta All Day in Santa Monica and is the former owner of Jiraffe Restaurant. Teissier currently resides in California with her two children.

Aside from her professional life, Teissier is also a board member of the ACT Today, American Heart Association and SAG-AFTRA. In addition, she is a long time supporter of Heal the Bay's work. Led by Teissier’s vision and editorial direction, Univision has provided thoughtful coverage of such issues as plastic pollution, climate change, contaminated seafood and beach safety. She has connected Latino audiences to the shoreline by covering these issues.

Awards

 * The National Hispanic Media Coalition, NHMC 2011Impact Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism


 * LA Press Club 2014 Award for Best Anchor


 * Telly Award 2015 Presenter "Pasaporte al Mundial Show"


 * Emmy Award winning story "Cambio Climatico 101"- 2017


 * Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy Award for Best Light News Story (multi-part) "Junipero Serra"- 2016


 * Heal The Bay Walk The Talk Award 2018


 * SPJ Distinguished Journalist for Television 2019

Published Work

 * Mujeres Audaces Del Oeste- 2004
 * Oceano De Plastico
 * Catalina 1 & 2
 * Mayoral Debate- 2013
 * Cada Gota Cuesta- 2014
 * Zoologico Congelado
 * El Poder de Viento
 * Plaga Letal
 * Parque Nacional Santa Cruz Island
 * Basura Energetica
 * Romance de Datiles
 * Sequia Perdurable
 * Oceanos en Peligro
 * Junipero
 * Paisaje Apocalipto
 * Tesla- Javier Verdura
 * Lost In Translation