Rudabeh Shahbazi Biography
Rudabeh Shahbazi is an Iranian-American three-time Emmy award-winning journalist working as an anchor on a live daily three-hour national newscast called News Nation at WGN. Formerly, she worked at WFOR which is a CBS affiliate in Miami, Florida, as an evening news anchor. She also hosts public affairs in South Florida at WBFS, MyTV33 which airs on Sundays.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Education
Shahbazi earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Pepperdine University and a master’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Her education there included travelling to the Jordan-Iraq border to report on Iraqi refugees for a piece that appeared on PBS Frontline World’s website and resulted in the asylum of a civilian who was injured and lost her entire family in a bombing raid. Before graduate school, Rudabeh worked on the film King Leopold’s Ghost, which documented atrocities and war crimes in the Congo while it was under Belgian rule. This film took first place at the Santa Barbara, Bermuda and Mumbai film festivals.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Career
As a three-time Emmy-award-winning journalist, Shahbazi has covered and broken news markets across the country, as well as in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Mexico and Cuba. In one of her recent tenures, she was the lead anchor at CBS Miami for five years. While there, she anchored live continuous coverage of the Pulse nightclub and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport shootings, the Parkland school massacre, Hurricanes Matthew, Irma, and Maria, and the death of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Previously, she was a reporter and fill-in anchor at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and KNXV-TV in Phoenix. Rudabeh also worked at KEPR-TV in Pasco, Washington, and KTVU-TV in Oakland, California. Rudabeh Shahbazi has also been a general assignment reporter for ABC7 Eyewitness News since May 2011. On her return to Los Angeles from Phoenix, Arizona, she was at the forefront of numerous national stories. She made extensive live coverage of the scene of the Tucson shooting that left six people dead and wounded 13 others, like Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Rudabeh was also an education reporter at KEPR in Pasco, Washington and helped gather breaking news in the KTVU newsroom in the San Francisco Bay Area. She speaks Farsi and conversational Spanish. Additionally, she has worked at KABC TV in Los Angeles and KNXV TV in Phoenix as a reporter and fill-in anchor. Shahbazi has also worked at KTVU-TV in Oakland, California, and KEPR-TV in Pasco, Washington DC. She then joined CBS 4 in 2015 as a morning grappler and changed to nights later.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Awards and Recognition
Rudabeh won an Emmy for her coverage of a stranded community waiting for government aid after a storm that paralyzed Arizona. Moreover, she was also nominated for a political Emmy for her continuous coverage of Arizona’s controversial immigration law. Moreover, she has won an Emmy for the inclusion of the Pulse Club mass shooting.
Later, she was assigned to the Emmys for her inclusion in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport shooting and former President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba. She also made coverage of a disputable wrongdoing counteraction program in California that pays realized brutal guilty parties to cease from weapon viciousness and the Parkland school slaughter.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Age
How old is Rudabeh? Rudabeh is 43 years old as of 2023. She was born on June 16, 1980, in Gottingen, West Germany. Therefore, she celebrates her birthday on June 16 every year and her zodiac sign is Gemini.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Family | Parents
Shahbazi was born and brought up in Gottingen, West Germany. Her father is a famous Iranian archaeologist named Alizera Shapour Shahbazi. She has explained that her father is the biggest inspiration in her life. Her father has taken part in expanding her horizons and shaping her life. She holds a Persian-American ethnicity. Currently, she has not shared any information about her mother and siblings. Once this information is clear, it will be updated as soon as possible.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Husband | Spouse
Is Rudabeh Shahbazi married? Shahbazi has not yet clarified her marital status. She is yet to confirm whether she is single, dating, engaged, or married. She has also not uttered a word about whether or not she has children. Once she confirms this, we will inform you right away.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Height | Weight
How tall is Rudabeh Shahbazi? Shahbazi stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 8 inches (1.73 m) tall. She has a moderate weight that matches her body which will soon be updated.
Rudabeh Shahbazi Salary
Shahbazi receives an approximate salary of $71,231 annually. Faith pockets this from her job as an anchor on a live daily three-hour national newscast well known as News Nation.
Rudabeh Shahbazi’s Net Worth
Shahbazi has been able to accumulate an approximate net worth of $1 million. Most of her wealth comes from her successful journalism career.