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Yasmin Vossoughian at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in 2024, reporting about the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York.
Born (1978-10-03) October 3, 1978 (age 45) [1]
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Television journalist
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]

Yasmin Vossoughian is a television journalist currently serving as a national reporter on MSNBC.

She was the host of MSNBC’s weekend rolling news program Yasmin Vossoughian Reports, airing from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on weekends, until it was canceled in November 2023. [3] Vossoughian regularly fills in for José Díaz-Balart, Andrea Mitchell, and Chris Jansing on weekday editions of MSNBC Reports .

Previously, she was the anchor of Morning Joe First Look , the now-cancelled pre-show for MSNBC’s flagship weekday morning show, Morning Joe. [4] Prior to joining MSNBC, she was employed by CNN for CNN's sister channel HLN (formerly CNN Headline News), working as a correspondent. [5]

Vossoughian graduated from Occidental College. [6] She is married and has two sons. [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "September 17, 2022". Yasmin Vossoughian Reports . September 17, 2022. Event occurs at 21:00. MSNBC . Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Herbert, Geoff (2023-11-30). "BUZZ: MSNBC cancels weekend shows; 'Ted' TV series; 'Bob Hearts Abishola' ending". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  4. ↑ "MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian opens up about birthmark". today.com. 15 July 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  5. ↑ "CNN Profiles - Yasmin Vossoughian". CNN. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  6. ↑ Anderson, Dick. "Yasmin Vossoughian '00". Occidental College. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  7. ↑ Vossoughian, Yasmin (2019-12-18). "'Not just a blessing but a right': MSNBC's Yasmin Vossoughian and Ayman Mohyeldin on parental leave". MSNBC.com. Retrieved 2023-10-22.


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