Tahera Rahman
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Tahera Rahman | |
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| Born | January 24, 1991[1] |
| 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]
