EXPERIENCE

NEYE TV 42.2, Telemundo Austin/KEYE TV CBS 42 Austin, TX
Main Anchor/Reporter and Wx Forecaster October 2009-Present
Solo anchor Telemundo Austin’s local newscasts at 5p.m. and 10p.m Monday through Friday.
Anchor special live ‘on location’ ½ hour§ show franchise “My Hometown” and “El Poder de Saber” segments.
Gather, compile, write, edit, co-produce and report daily news contents live on set, or on location if needed.
Enterprise, produce, and report§ daily or special reports in Spanish and English for both TV affiliates.
Prepare and present ‘on set’ and ‘on location’ live weather forecasts for our shows using Weather Central.
Produce and§ upload web content (w/ photos, audio & video) for Telemundo Austin’s website & social media platforms.

KKEY-TV, Telemundo 11 Bakersfield, CA
Main Anchor and Reporter October 2006-September 2009
Anchored the only Spanish-language newscast in Kern County and fill-in anchored for the NBC affiliate.
Produced, reported and edit video of§ special report series in Spanish and English locally and abroad.
Gathered, wrote, edited video & scripts and reported daily news contents live.
As Fill-In Producer: Facilitated news show content and made editorial decisions.
Participated in station promotions, speaking engagements and hosted live events for several non profits.

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
“LatinaSpirit” 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.

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

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

HONORS & AFFILIATIONS
International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Fellowship
Recipient: Multimedia Reporting March 2011
Texas Associated Press Broadcasters award for reporting series “Emprendedores de la recesión” Year 2009
Named Austin, Texas’ Favorite Spanish Language News Anchor by “Ahora Sí” readers Year 2009
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. Years 2008 & 2009
Emmy nominations for “El Arte de la Charrería” reporting series in 2008 &“El Sueno Mexicano” series in 2007
APTRA Academy,§ Anchoring and Reporting Mentor Year 2007
National Association of§ Hispanic Journalists, Member

karla leal

 Austin, TX

Represented by:

Nancy Shafran
The NWT Group.com
 (817) 987 - 3600
NancyShafran@TheNWTGroup.com