Leyna Nguyễn came to KCAL in December 1997 as a weekend anchor and reporter. Already she has distinguished herself as one of the station`s most able and popular newswomen.

Before KCAL, Leyna was a news anchor and reporter at KCRA in Sacramento. She has also hosted a quarterly program on Asian American issues. She was nominated for an Emmy and won several first-place awards for her special on the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon, "Vietnam: The Journey Back."