Aishah Hasnie | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1984[1] Lahore, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Television reporter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | Fox Entertainment Group |
Aishah Hasnie (born October 5, 1984[2][3]) is a Pakistani-American television journalist for Fox News based in New York City who serves as a daytime news correspondent.
Hasnie was born in Lahore, Pakistan on October 5, 1984.[1] Many of Hasnie’s relatives in Pakistan are journalists as her mother belongs to the Zuberi family.[4] Her uncle was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy who sponsored her family to emigrate to the United States.[5] She was raised in Bedford, Indiana,[6] where she graduated in 2002 from Bedford North Lawrence High School.[7] Hasnie graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University, where she was a Dick Yoakam Broadcast Journalism Scholar.[6] During school, she interned as an on-air reporter at WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois (where her cousin, Maira Ansari, was a reporter), WTHR-TV in Indianapolis, and GEO-TV in Pakistan.[6] After school, she accepted a position as investigative reporter and fill-in anchor at WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was nominated for an Emmy Award for an investigative report on voyeurism[6] In 2011, she accepted a position as investigative reporter at WXIN-TV (FOX59) in Indianapolis and also served as anchor of First at Four.[6] In January 2019, she accepted a position at Fox News in New York City as an overnight anchor and news correspondent.[8] In August 2021, she was named congressional correspondent for Fox News.[9][10]
Hasnie is a religious Muslim, and prays five times a day.[11]
Hasnie has been recognized for her work by the Indiana Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists.[6] In 2020, Hasnie was named a New York Woman of Impact by Variety for her coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] In January 2022, Hasnie began her term as a board member of USA for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.[13]
