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
'Ghostbusters'-themed Kia stolen in Silver Lake found damaged days later
Erica Nese had her beloved car stolen out of her apartment complex's garage. Less than two days later she's gotten it back, but many of the props she put on the car were gone.
Rover app user describes pet sitting nightmare
A woman shares her pet-sitter nightmare story after she was left in the dark over her two pups' whereabouts.
7 injured in overnight shooting in Long Beach in latest incident of violent crime
Long Beach police said shootings are up nearly 6% in the first quarter of this year compared to last.
In Depth: New LA DEA Chief and Addiction Doctor
Matthew Allen, the new Special Agent in Charge of the DEA in Los Angeles, joins Hal to talk about his new job and his goals. Also, Dr. Itai Danovitch , the Chair of the Cedars-Sinai Department of Psychiatry, joins us to talk about addiction and how it is treated.
81-year-old woman with dementia sexually assaulted in Pacoima home, family says
The search is on for a man accused of trying to rape an 81-year-old woman suffering from dementia in Pacoima.
Brutal fight at Crenshaw High School caught on camera; mom says she wasn't notified
The student's mom said her son's attack was just one of several brawls that happened at the school within minutes.
In Depth: Too Good To Go and Waymo
Sarah Soteroff with Too Good To Go tells Hal about the app that lets businesses make good use of their excess food so that it doesn’t go to waste. Also, Lauren Schwendimann with Waymo talks about how the driverless car service is being received in LA and Santa Monica.
Couples sue clinic; Staff accused of implanting dead embryos
Nine couples are suing a Newport Beach fertility lab saying the lab's negligence led to the death of their embryos. One couple says they may have lost their one chance to be parents. The lab has called it an isolated incident.
Family sues LA County following death of son who was shot by deputies
The lawsuit claims deputies unnecessarily used excessive force by shooting Arturo Cerna four times in the back.
Pro-Palestine protesters rally at LA Times Festival of Books
The group called for peace in Palestine, called voiced support for Asna Tabassum whose valedictorian speech at USC was canceled.