The beautiful, intelligent, exquisite and talented Leila McKinnon is a reporter for the Nine Network lifestyle
show "What's Good for You?".
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. Since relocating she has travelled all over
the country recording stories for What's Good For You.
Born in Iran, she was refused entry into an American Nuclear Power Plant for security reasons.
Leila's grandfather, John "Black Jack" McKinnon, was a well-known journalist in New Zealand.
