Who is Hal Eisner?
Hal Eisner is an American journalist who is working for KTTV-TV as a reporter on FOX 11. Additionally, he serves as a host of FOX 11 News IN DEPTH and the FOX 11 podcast, What the Hal? Moreover, he has had a 4-decade long career on TV in Los Angeles.
Hal Eisner Date of Birth / Age
Eisner is approximately in his 60s as of 2022 although his exact age is not known as he has managed to keep his date of birth away from the public. Even so, he celebrates his birthday on December 14th. However, we will update the information once available.
Hal Eisner Height
Eisner stands at a height of approximately 5 feet and 7 inches tall.
Hal Eisner Parents and Siblings
Eisner was born and raised in the U.S. He manages to keep information regarding his parents, siblings, and extended members of his family away from the limelight. Even so, his mom was born on August 13th, 1924. Unfortunately, his mother passed away. We will however update this information once it’s available to the public.
Hal Eisner Spouse(Wife)
Eisner has for a long time been keeping details regarding whether or not he is dating private. It is therefore not known whether Eisner is married or not but the information will be updated once available.
Hal Eisner Kids / Children
Details regarding whether or not Eisner has any children are not available to the public at the moment. However, we will update this information once more details concerning this are available.
Hal Eisner Education
After completing his high school education, Eisner went on to attend university. Later, he graduated and attained his Bachelor’s degree.
Hal Eisner Career
Eisner works for KTTV-TV as a reporter on FOX 11. Additionally, he serves as a host of FOX 11 News IN DEPTH and the FOX 11 podcast, What the Hal? Moreover, he has had a 4-decade long career on TV in Los Angeles. Over the years, he has attained many journalism awards. For instance, Emmys, Golden Mikes, honors from The L.A. Press Club, The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), and The Associated Press.
Additionally, he obtained a Lifetime Achievement Award dubbed, the Stan Chambers Award for Extraordinary Achievement. Further, he generated the nationally acknowledged mentoring program Camp News which was previously dubbed, APTRA Academy. Yearly, it produces aspiring reporters and anchors from countrywide and has been a labor of love for the last 20 years.
Nonetheless, he began his reporting career when he reported news on the radio in Texas. When he started serving as a correspondent for CNN in the early 1980s, he came to Los Angeles and turned his attention to television. To boot, he is on the National Board of SAG-AFTRA and has been active in the union for numerous years.
Also, he served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Else, he served ATAS as a Vice Chair. Moreover, he served as the President of the Associated Press Television Radio Association (APTRA) and continues to be very active in the industry.
FOX 11 Los Angeles
Eisner works with FOX 11 Los Angeles where he serves alongside his fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;
- Elex Michaelson
- Geraud Moncuré
- Christina Pascucci
- Mark Rogondino
- Marla Tellez
- Brooke Thomas
- Tony McEwing
- Soumada Khan
How Much Does Hal Eisner Earn?
Eisner approximately earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.
How Much is Hal Eisner Worth?
As a reporter, Eisner has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $5 million.
Hal Eisner Accident
In March 2021, Eisner and Perez, FOX 11’s photographer were working on a story about the reinstatement of El Capitan Theatre on West Hollywood Boulevard as Los Angeles County started loosening its COVID-19 restrictions against businesses counted inessential. During the work, an SUV driven by Carlos Gale, 56. crashed into them on the classical Hollywood Walk of Fame in the 6800 block of West Hollywood Boulevard.
Additionally, there were two sisters from Washington State and a fifth person that FOX 11 wasn’t able to interview following the crash injured. Following the investigations, it was revealed that Gale, the SUV driver, had a blood alcohol content of .15, nearly double the legal limit. Fortunately, no one passed away from the crash as per the Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore at the time of the crash.
“By the grace of God we have not lost someone, we got five very significant injuries and to see this accident behind me is just so disheartening. A DUI driver that is so reckless in his actions as to cause this collision is just heartbreaking,” voiced Los Angeles Police Chief, Michel Moore. Gale was sentenced to eight years in prison for the crash by a Los Angeles County judge.
After the accident, Eisler stayed in hospital beds for four weeks. Further, some of the time was at Cedars-Sinai and then the California Rehabilitation Institute (CRI). Moreover, he was given morphine to ease the pain caused by the crash which caused a partial bowel obstruction and he had to head back to the E.R. While at CRI, he worked with physical and occupational therapists and tried his level best to walk again. Further, he used wheelchairs or walkers to get around before walking normally again.
“In the 9 weeks since the crash, I went through a lot. But, thanks to all of you who wrote me either in emails, text messages or through social media… you lifted me up and I wanted to be as transparent and uplifting so day after day I shared my story. I’ve learned life can change in a second. I’ve learned what happened to me didn’t just affect me but also my colleagues, like Armando Herna..” he voiced. From the crash, he sustained a right knee fracture and agonizing back spasms.