User:Trivectas/Leyla Fayyaz

Leyla Fatima Fayyaz (born May 15, 1983),is an American television writer/producer in New York City. She is of Cuban, Lebanese, and Persian descent. She currently works for Fox Television, producing for the morning show "Good Day New York" with Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly. She also produces for Fox's nightly news with Ernie Anastos and Dari Alexander. Leyla is a member of Writer's Guild of America East,and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA). Leyla has previously worked for Sony Music Entertainment, ABC Television, and Cablevision.

Prior to working in Television, she was a classically trained ballerina who danced professionally with companies like American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Tech (under the direction of Choreographer Eliot Feld), and The Stuttgart Ballet in Germany. She attended The Harid Conservatory ,an accredited, professional-training school for high-school-age ballet students and won the first ever Youth America Grand Prix award in 2000.