Leila McKinnon

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Leila McKinnon is a reporter for the Nine Network lifestyle show "What's Good for You?" and a regular contributer to National Nine News and Current Affairs.

She began her career reporting part-time for The Sunday Telegraph in Brisbane, while finishing a journalism degree at Queensland University of Technology. In 1993 she accepted a cadetship at WIN Television in Rockhampton, before moving to WIN's Cairns bureau. In 1995 Leila began work with the Nine Network, reporting and presenting for Nine's Gold Coast News.

After three years she became a reporter for A Current Affair in Brisbane. A brief stint on a short-lived consumer affairs program followed, before McKinnon moved to Sydney and returned to the news department, in late 2001.

In February 2005, McKinnon was appointed newsreader for Today and in August returned to National Nine News presenting the morning bulletin. In March 2006 McKinnon relocated to Los Angeles with her husband, Australian businessman, David Gyngell. Gyngell was formerly the chief executive of the Nine Network. It has been widely reported that he was also the godson of the late media tycoon Kerry Packer though this is now questioned.

Since relocating she has traveled all over the country recording stories for What's Good For You.

Born in Iran while her father was stationed in the Middle East as a member of the Australian Defence Force, she was refused entry into an American Nuclear Power Plant for security reasons.[1]