Marla Tellez Biography

Marla Tellez is an American two-time Emmy award-winning anchor who is currently working at KTTV. She serves as the anchor of the weekdays at 12 pm newscast, provides reports for the 5 p.m. show, and co-hosts the FOX 11 Special Report at 7 p.m. In addition, she joined the FOX 11 team in January of 2014. 

Marla Tellez Education

Tellez attended Sonoma State University where she graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1998.

Marla Tellez Career

Previously, she worked at the NBC affiliate in San Francisco where she served as the anchor of the midday newscast. She started her broadcast career behind the scenes as a news writer. Later on, she became a news producer in the Bay Area, which is where she was brought up.

In addition, she was able to secure a job at a CBS affiliate in Salinas where she served as a reporter. Later on, she transferred to the CBS station in San Francisco as a correspondent and producer for the nightly show, Evening Magazine.

Tellez left California in 2008 and relocated to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she served as an anchor. While she worked at Albuquerque, she had the opportunity to appear in the hit AMC show called Breaking Bad. Furthermore, over the years, she has interviewed many celebrities, and high-ranking politicians, and covered the highly publicized Scott Peterson Trial.

Marla Tellez Salary

Tellez earns a salary of about  $47,000-$120,000.

Marla Tellez Net Worth

Tellez has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as an anchor.

Marla Tellez Age

Tellez is 47 years old as of 2023. He was born on April 16, 1976 (age 45 years), in San Francisco, California, United States. He celebrates his birthday on the 16th of April every year.

Marla Tellez Height and Weight

Tellez stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches tall. However, information about her weight will be updated when available.

Marla Tellez Family

Tellez likes to keep her personal life private hence she has neither disclosed the names of her parent nor those of her siblings.  However, this information will be updated when available.

Marla Tellez Husband and Children

Tellez is married to  Jon Colletti. They tied the knot on September 9, 2017, in a ceremony held at the luxurious Palace Hotel in San Francisco.

Marla Tellez Car Accident

On April 16, 2014, she was involved in a car accident when she was hit by a texting driver.

Marla Tellez Social Media Platform

Tellez is very active on her Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook pages she has 16k followers on Twitter 45k followers on Instagram and 70k  followers on Facebook.