Aishah Hasnie

Aishah Hasnie (born c. 1985) is an Emmy-nominated^[2] Pakistani-American television journalist for Fox News based in New York City who serves as a daytime news correspondent.

Aishah Hasnie
Born	1984/1985 (age 37–38)^[1] Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation	Television reporter
Years active	2006–present
Employer	Fox Entertainment Group

Biography

Hasnie was born in Lahore, Pakistan on October 4, 1985.^[1] Many of Hasnie’s relatives in Pakistan are journalists as her mother belongs to the Zuberi family.^[3] 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, 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 also 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 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]

See also

•  New York City portal
•  New York (state) portal
•  United states portal
•  Pakistan portal

• New Yorkers in journalism

References

1. Hussain, Tania (February 7, 2014). "IWMF: Interview with Fox59's Aishah Hasnie". International Women's Media Foundation. The 29 year-old Bedford, Indiana habitant [sic]...
2. "Aishah Hasnie". Fox 59. 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
3. https://westlifebunny.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/iwmf-aishah-hasnie-fox59-news.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
4. "Aishah Hasnie shares family story of coming to America". Fox News. July 7, 2021.
5. "Aishah Hasnie anchors FOX59′s First at Four and is a FOX59 Investigates reporter". FOX 59. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
6. Shetler, Krystal (February 1, 2019). "BNL grad, news anchor heading to Fox News". The Hoosier Times.
7. Mack, Justin L. (January 29, 2019). "Aishah Hasnie leaving Fox59 to join Fox News Channel". Indianapolis Star.
8. "FOX News Channel Names Jacqui Heinrich White House Correspondent and Aishah Hasnie Congressional Correspondent". Businesswire. August 5, 2021.
9. Ahmed, Mariam (August 17, 2021). "Fox News taps Hasnie as congressional correspondent". Talking Biz News.
10. "For Fox News Congressional Correspondent Aishah Hasnie, Afghanistan Crisis Hits Close to Home".
11. Mazurek, Diane Garrett,Thomas K. Arnold,Randee Dawn,Anna Marie de la Fuente,LaTesha Harris,Paula Hendrickson,James Patrick Herman,Steven J. Horowitz,Addie Morfoot,Jazz Tangcay,Elizabeth Wagmeister,Brooke; Garrett, Diane; Arnold, Thomas K.; Dawn, Randee; Fuente, Anna Marie de la; Harris, LaTesha; Hendrickson, Paula; Herman, James Patrick; Horowitz, Steven J. (2020-06-09). "Variety's 2020 New York Women's Impact Report". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
12. "USA for UNHCR Welcomes Five New Board Members". www.unrefugees.org. Retrieved 2022-01-15.