Hal Eisner
Hal Eisner is in his 41st year on television in Los Angeles. Most of those years have been spent on FOX 11 and KCOP13.
Eisner is currently a reporter on KTTV 11, hosts FOX 11 News IN DEPTH and the FOX 11 podcast What the Hal?
Hal has received numerous journalism awards over the years including Emmys, Golden Mikes, honors from The L.A. Press Club, The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and The Associated Press. Among his AP honors, Hal received a Lifetime Achievement Award known as the Stan Chambers Award for Extraordinary Achievement.
Hal Eisner created the nationally recognized mentoring program Camp News which was previously known as APTRA Academy. Each year it draws aspiring reporters and anchors from all over the country and has been a labor of love for the past two decades.
Hal started reporting news on the radio in his home state of Texas. It was when he became a correspondent for CNN in the early '80s that he came to Los Angeles and turned his attention to television.
Eisner is on the National Board of SAG-AFTRA and has been active in the union for many years. He was also on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and served as a Vice Chair of ATAS. He was President of Associated Press Television Radio Association (APTRA) and continues to be very active in the industry.
The latest from Hal Eisner
Massive fin whale carcass removed from Torrance beach
Fin whales are the second-biggest mammals after blue whales, and are considered endangered.
In Depth: Found/LA and Molly Malone's
Hal is joined by the founder of Dermalogica, Jane Wurwand, who also founded the nonprofit foundation FOUND/LA which helps launch deserving entrepreneurs. Then, Damian Hanlon, the owner of Molly Malone’s Irish Pub, discusses the fire that shut down the LA entertainment icon.
3-week-old puppies tossed from car near Mission Viejo animal shelter soon to be adoptable
The shelter was able to locate the suspect and the puppies' mom, and reunite her with her babies. The department said it's filing animal cruelty charges.
Neighbors disturbed by booming noise from Hard Summer music festival
The mayor of El Segundo said noise complaints were also made in Culver City, Westchester, and Redondo Beach.
In Depth: Saving LA's Gems: Cliftons and Old Town Music Hall
Andrew Meieran, the Proprietor of Clifton’s Republic, joins Hal to discuss the reimagining of the former Clifton’s Cafeteria. Then, Old Town Music Hall Executive Director, Angie Hougen tells Hal about the history of the beloved El Segundo venue and why people love it.
LA copper wire theft: 82 arrested, 2,000 pounds of wires seized
LA City leaders created the Heavy Metal Task Force to combat the copper wire theft epidemic that has left neighborhoods, including the 6th Street Bridge, in the dark.
Rancho Palos Verdes homeowners scrambling after gas got shutoff amid land movement damage
Over 100 homeowners in the Portuguese Bend of Rancho Palos Verdes had their gas abruptly shut off indefinitely.
In Depth: Disability Pride, Mychal's Cafe, San Bernardino Animal Services
Kimberly Cohn, the Chief Marketing Communications Officer for Easterseals of Southern California and Andy Arias, a national policy expert for marginalized communities, join Hal to discuss Disability Pride Month.
Local elected officials react to Newsom's executive order on California homeless encampments
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to remove homeless encampments across the state. Here's what it all means.