Giselle Fernández (born May 15, 1961) is an American television journalist and anchor for Spectrum News 1. Her appearances on network television She graduated from Newbury Park High School in 1979 and then attended California State University, Sacramento, where she graduated in 1982 earning her B.A. in Journalism and Government.
Career
Her television career began in 1983 with brief stops at KRDO-TV in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and then KEYT-TV in Santa Barbara, California. In 1985 she joined KTLA in Los Angeles as a reporter and weekend anchor. She continues to host the Emmy-award winning weekly series LA Stories.
Awards
Fernández has won five Emmy Awards for journalism. She is a member of the Smithsonian National Board for Latino Initiatives and has worked on the board of trustees of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles. she married British executive John Farrand, former CEO of Panavision, Inc.; they had a daughter, Talei. Fernández participated as a contestant on the second season of ABC's Dancing with the Stars in January 2006, but was the third contestant to be eliminated. She partnered with Jonathan Roberts and had an average of 23 points.