Marla Tellez Biography
Marla Tellez is a well-known media personality who works as a co-host for FOX 11 News at 6 p.m. alongside Elex Michaelson during weekdays. She joined FOX 11 in January 2014 and has been a prominent member of their team ever since. Before this, she anchored the midday newscast for the NBC affiliate in San Francisco.
Marla Tellez Age
Tellez is 47 years old as of 2023. She was born on April 16, 1976, in San Francisco, California, United States.
Marla Tellez Height
She stands at a height of 5 feet 7 inches approximately 1.7 m or 170 cm and weighs 62 kg.
Marla Tellez Nationality
She holds American nationality.
Marla Tellez Education
Tellez graduated magna cum laude in 1998 from Sonoma State University with a degree in Political Science and a Minor in Communications.
Marla Tellez Parents
Marla is the daughter of Sam Tellez and Carol. She was born in San Francisco, United States of America. Marla is the youngest child of her parents and grew up in Sebastopol, California, alongside her elder brother, Mario Tellez. As a Latina, Marla takes pride in her cultural heritage.
Marla Tellez Husband
Who is Marla Tellez married to? Marla is married to Jon Colletti, a Senior Financial Analyst at Blackstone Consulting, Inc. in Los Angeles, California. The couple first met online and started dating. Interestingly, they lived just two blocks apart before they met. Jon graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2004 with an MBA in Accounting. They got engaged on March 30, 2017, at Santa Monica Pier after dating for several months. The couple tied the knot on September 9, 2017, in an intimate wedding ceremony that took place in San Francisco, California.
Marla Tellez Kids
Tellez and Jon Colletti, married since 2017, do not have kids. Tellez froze her eggs in 2014 to keep the possibility of having kids in the future.
Marla Tellez FOX 11 Los Angeles
Tellez co-hosts the weeknight FOX 11 News at 6 p.m. with Elex Michaelson. She began working at FOX 11 in January of 2014.
Before working at KTTV, Tellez anchored the midday newscast for the NBC affiliate in San Francisco. Her broadcast career began behind the scenes first, as a news writer and then, as a news producer in the Bay Area, where she was raised. Her on-air career launched when she landed a reporting gig for the CBS affiliate in Salinas. From there, she transferred to the CBS station in San Francisco as a correspondent and producer for the nightly show, Evening Magazine. In 2008, Tellez left California for an anchor opportunity in Albuquerque, New Mexico. That’s where she got the chance to appear in the hit AMC show, “Breaking Bad.”
Over the years, Tellez has interviewed numerous high-ranking politicians, and celebrities and covered the highly publicized Scott Peterson Trial. She’s also picked up two Emmy Awards along the way.
Marla Tellez Salary
She earns an average annual salary of between $40,500 to $110,500 as an anchor at FOX 11 Los Angeles.
Marla Tellez Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth ranging between $2 million – $5 million as of 2023 which she has mainly accumulated through her successful journalism career.