Aishah Hasnie
Pakistani-American television journalist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aishah Hasnie (born October 5, 1984)[2][3] is a Pakistani-American television journalist and congressional correspondent for The Fox News Channel based in Washington, D.C..
Aishah Hasnie | |
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| Born | October 5, 1984[1] Lahore, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Occupation | Television reporter |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | Fox News Media |
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Hasnie was born in Lahore, Pakistan, on October 4, 1984.[1] Her uncle was a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy who sponsored her family to emigrate to the United States.[4] She was raised in Bedford, Indiana,[5] where she graduated in 2002 from Bedford North Lawrence High School.[6]
Hasnie graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University Bloomington, where she was a Dick Yoakam Broadcast Journalism Scholar.[5] During school, she interned as an on-air reporter at WICS-TV in Springfield, Illinois (where her cousin, Maira Ansari, was a reporter), WTHR-TV in Indianapolis, and GEO-TV in Pakistan.[5] After school, she accepted a position as investigative reporter and fill-in anchor at WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was nominated for an Emmy Award for an investigative report on voyeurism.[5] In 2011, she accepted a position as investigative reporter at WXIN-TV (FOX59) in Indianapolis and served as anchor of First at Four.[5]
In January 2019, she accepted a position at Fox News in New York City as an overnight anchor and news correspondent.[7]
In August 2021, she was named congressional correspondent for Fox News.[8][9] Hasnie serves as a regular guest host of Fox News Live, America's Newsroom and America Reports. Hasnie is a religious Muslim and prays five times a day.[10]
Hasnie has been recognized for her work by the Indiana Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists.[5] In 2020, Hasnie was named a New York Woman of Impact by Variety for her coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] In January 2022, Hasnie began her term as a board member of USA for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.[12]
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