Leila Kheiry

Leila Kheiry

Leila Kheiry has more than two decades of reporting experience, mostly in Alaska. She started her career as a newspaper reporter and transitioned to public radio in 2012. Leila has covered any and all topics that come her way—from paleontology to the annual community theater musical. She was born in Ohio and raised in Saudi Arabia. She graduated from Indiana University in 1995 with a degree in journalism. Leila moved to Alaska in 1998 because—it's Alaska. She loves reading, writing, dogs, cats and hiking through the Tongass National Forest.

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