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]
The panel discussion will feature WHBF news reporter, Tahera Rahman, the first woman in hijab to work as an on-air reporter for American television. Tahera joined the WHBF Local 4 News team as a producer in May 2016.