Tahera Rahman

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Tahera Rahman
Born (1991-01-24) January 24, 1991 (age 32) [1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. [2]
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]

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Early life and education

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]

Career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Rahman, Tahera (2019-01-24). "Tahera Rahman on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Tahera Rahman". WHBF - OurQuadCities.com. 2018-02-07. Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  3. ↑ Ikomoni, Alexandria (2019-09-27). "Bittersweet moment! You all will be missed at the station! So excited for your future and journey.pic.twitter.com/JOvxf2sDOX". @AIkomoniTV. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  4. ↑ "Meet the first American TV reporter to wear a hijab on the air". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  5. ↑ Lundberg, Tiffany (2018-02-10). "Tahera's Journey: Making history and breaking barriers". OURQUADCITIES. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  6. ↑ "America just got its first Muslim TV reporter who wears a hijab". Metro. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  7. ↑ "'My America, too.' This Iowa TV reporter is the first to wear a hijab on air in the U.S. — haters or no haters". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  8. 1 2 Farabaugh, Kane. "Hijab-Wearing TV Reporter Charts New Path for Muslim-Americans". VOA. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  9. ↑ "Tahera Rahman Becomes First Full-Time TV Reporter to Wear Hijab". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  10. ↑ Herald Staff Report (2018-09-13). "Panel will focus on racism". Clinton Herald. Retrieved 2018-10-10. 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.
  11. ↑ Jones, Ja'han (2018-03-05). "Tahera Rahman Just Became The First Full-Time Hijabi Reporter On Air In America". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  12. ↑ Hancock, Amanda. "Rock Island TV reporter Tahera Rahman featured on NBC's 'Today' show". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
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