Tahera Rahman

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]}

Tahera Rahman
Born	(1991-01-24) January 24, 1991 (age 34)[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S.[2]
Occupation(s)	News producer Newscaster

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]