Karla Leal
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  EXPERIENCE

KEYE-TV Austin, TX
Anchor and Reporter September 2009-Present

KKEY-TV, Telemundo 11 Bakersfield, CA
Main Anchor and Reporter October 2006-September 2009

 Main Anchor of the only Spanish-Speaking newscast in Kern County, and Fill-In Anchor for the NBC affiliate.
 Enterprise, produce, report and edit video of special series in Spanish and English locally and abroad.
 Gather, write, edit and report daily news contents live on set, or on location if needed.
 Extensive community involvement through station promotions, speaking engagements and hosting live events.
 As Fill-In Producer: Facilitate news show content, and make editorial decisions.

Weather Anchor/Reporter/Fill-In Anchor December 2005-October 2006
 Prepared and presented ‘on set’ and ‘on location’ live weather forecasts for our show using AccuWeather.
 Wrote, edited, and reported specialty and/or daily news stories under extreme deadlines along with live shots.
 Gathered, wrote and presented the news solo or with a co-anchor.

CLEAR CHANNEL, Airwatch Radio San Diego, CA
Bilingual Traffic Reporter Fall 2005

 Compiled and announced regular traffic reports on air to radio stations in the San Diego County.
 Updated and translated commercials from English to Spanish.

CAN-TV, Channel 19 Chicago, IL
“Latina Spirit” Show Host November 2004 – August 2005

 Conducted interviews and hosted a bilingual 30-minute show focused on empowering Latina Women.
 Worked with production staff and co-hosts by field producing, researching and pitching show themes.

INTERNSHIPS

NAHJ, 2005 Convention Forth Worth, Texas
Bilingual Reporter/Anchor, Television Student Project June 2005

News Intern at:

 WSNS-TV, Telemundo Chicago (Chicago, IL) Spring 2005
 KFMB-TV, CBS 8 (San Diego, CA) Summer 2005
 WLS-TV., ABC 7 Chicago (Chicago, IL) Spring 2004

EDUCATION

Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
B.A, Journalism: Broadcast Journalism concentration June 2005

Southwestern College Chula Vista, CA
A.A., Transfer Studies with Honors December 2001

Northwestern Center of the Arts Tijuana, Mexico
A.A., Theatre Arts: Acting concentration September 2001

San Diego School of Broadcasting San Diego, CA
Certificate: Spanish Radio & TV Announcing. September 2000

HONORS & AFFIALITIONS

 Institute of the Americas (IOA) Fellowship Recipient. Seminar: Migration of HIV/AIDS Summer 2008
 Winner of Kern Press Club Award, for Best Light Feature TV Reporting . Year 2008
 Emmy nominations for “El Arte de la Charrería” reporting series in 2008 &“El Sueno Mexicano” series in 2007
 National Association of Hispanic Journalists, Member June 2004-Present
 
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