Tahera Rahman | |
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Born | [1] | January 24, 1991
Occupation(s) | News producer Newscaster |
Tahera Shireen Rahman (born January 24, 1991) is an American newscaster who is known for becoming the first full-time hijabi Muslim broadcast newscaster in the United States, on February 8, 2018, for WHBF-TV after previously working for the station as a producer.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Rahman was born to Pakistani and Indian immigrants outside of Chicago.[8] She attended Loyola University Chicago earning a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and international studies. Rahman was also the first Muslim to hold the position of Editor in Chief of Loyola's weekly student paper, the Loyola Phoenix.[16]
Tahera Rahman's first job where she was trained as producer and a host was at the daily Radio Islam show at WCEV 1450 AM in Chicago which was produced by Sound Vision Foundation from 1999 to 2019.[17] She worked for WHBF-TV and KLJB until September 27, 2019, and currently works for KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas.[18]