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 32)^[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]

References

1. Rahman, Tahera (2019-01-24). "Tahera Rahman on Twitter". Twitter. from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
2. "Tahera Rahman". WHBF - OurQuadCities.com. 2018-02-07. from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
3. Ikomoni, Alexandria (2019-09-27). "Bittersweet moment! You all will be missed at the station! So excited for your future and journey.pic.twitter.com/JOvxf2sDOX". @AIkomoniTV. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
4. "Meet the first American TV reporter to wear a hijab on the air". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
5. Lundberg, Tiffany (2018-02-10). "Tahera's Journey: Making history and breaking barriers". OURQUADCITIES. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
6. "America just got its first Muslim TV reporter who wears a hijab". Metro. 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
7. "'My America, too.' This Iowa TV reporter is the first to wear a hijab on air in the U.S. — haters or no haters". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
8. Farabaugh, Kane. "Hijab-Wearing TV Reporter Charts New Path for Muslim-Americans". VOA. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
9. "Tahera Rahman Becomes First Full-Time TV Reporter to Wear Hijab". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
10. Herald Staff Report (2018-09-13). "Panel will focus on racism". Clinton Herald. Retrieved 2018-10-10. The panel discussion will feature WHBF news reporter, Tahera Rahman, the first woman in hijab to work as an on-air reporter for American television. Tahera joined the WHBF Local 4 News team as a producer in May 2016.
11. Jones, Ja'han (2018-03-05). "Tahera Rahman Just Became The First Full-Time Hijabi Reporter On Air In America". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
12. Hancock, Amanda. "Rock Island TV reporter Tahera Rahman featured on NBC's 'Today' show". The Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
13. "Meet the USA's first hijabi newsreader". Emirates Woman. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
14. "America's 1st Hijab-Wearing TV Reporter Tahera Rahman Goes on Air Without Glitch". Al Bawaba. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
15. "First full-time hijab-wearing on-air reporter breaks barriers in US". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
16. "Tahera Rahman". WHBF - OurQuadCities.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
17. Crowder, Courtney (2018-02-22). "'My America, too.' This Iowa TV reporter is the first to wear a hijab on air in the U.S. — haters or no haters". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
18. "Tahera Rahman". KXAN Austin. 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-07-13.

External links

• Tahera Rahman on Twitter
• Breaking Barriers without Breaking Principles - Tahera Rahman | Confident Muslim