- Marla Lehner is the former west coast news director at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2013.
- She joined PEOPLE in 2004 and held a previous role of senior news editor.
- Before joining PEOPLE, Marla was a senior features editor and features and entertainment editor at Fox News from 2000 to 2004.
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Marla Lehner is the former west coast news director at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2013.
Before serving as the west coast news director at PEOPLE, Marla held a previous role as a senior news editor. She was a senior features editor and features and entertainment editor at Fox News from 2000 to 2004. Marla earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's in theater arts, film, English and comparative literature studies at Occidental College.
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