Giselle Fernandez

Nine-time Emmy award-winning journalist Giselle Fernandez is known for her cutting-edge reporting in hot spots throughout the world and interviewing prominent global and local leaders. This veteran anchor and two-time winner of the LA Press Club's Journalist of the Year award showcases her talent on Spectrum News 1's "The Rush Hour" and the Emmy Award-winning weekly "L.A. Stories with Giselle Fernandez," highlighting people who shape lives and create an impact in the community.

Fernandez is best known for her award-winning journalism with CBS and NBC News. She hosted NBC's "Weekend Today" and was the first Latina to anchor the Sunday edition of "NBC Nightly News." Her coverage spaned the Gulf War, U.S. invasions of Haiti and Panama, Somalia and Bosnian Wars, Hurricane Andrew and the 1993 World Trade Center and Oklahoma City bombings. Her interviews with leaders like Fidel Castro, Henry Kissinger, Presidents Clinton and George H.W. Bush earned her nine Emmy Awards.

Beyond journalism, Fernandez is an author, philanthropist and president of her own production company. She is proud of her documentary "Our Story," raising awareness of the healthcare crisis facing low-income children in the Latin community. She is actively engaged with The Grammy Museum and is a passionate collector of Latin art.