Leila Rahimi
Leila Rahimi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leila Rahimi June 22, 1981 |
| Nationality (legal) | American |
| Education | B.A. University of North Texas |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Newscaster |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Television | KXII-TV Fox Sports Southwest KXAN-TV Fox Sports San Diego Comcast SportsNet Houston MLB Network Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia NBC Sports Chicago |
Leila Rahimi (born June 22, 1981) is an American television sports anchor and reporter, currently co-hosting mid-days on WSCR in Chicago with Dan Bernstein.
Biography
Rahimi was born and raised in Denton, Texas.[1] After high school, she interned with Dallas Mavericks announcers Wally Lynn and Mike Fisher.[1] In 2002, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism.[2][3] From 2001 to 2005, she worked as an anchor/reporter with KTCK-AM Sports Radio in Dallas. In 2006,[1] she went to work as a sports anchor/reporter with CBS-affiliate KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas. She held various positions at Fox Sports Southwest in Dallas from 2001 to 2011.[2] In 2007, she accepted a position with NBC-affiliate KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas.[2] In 2012, she moved to San Diego to work for Fox Sports San Diego where she served as the field reporter for the San Diego Padres and produced a weekly program.[2] She then returned to Texas, working at Comcast SportsNet Houston as an anchor, reporter, and sideline reporter for the Houston Astros and the Houston Rockets; while in Houston, she was nominated for several Emmy awards.[2] In 2014 and 2015, Rahimi worked with the MLB Network while in Philadelphia and was an anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.[2] In October 2015, she was hired as the anchor for NBC Sports Chicago,[2] where she, as of the 2019-20 season, serves as the sideline reporter for Chicago Bulls broadcasts and hosted White Sox pre-game and post-game shows. In August 2020, Rahimi was laid off from NBC Sports Chicago as part of company-wide cutbacks at NBCUniversal due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
References
- ^ a b c DFW.com: "Leila Rahimi, formerly of 'The Ticket,' is a shooting star" by Jat Betsill November 17, 2010
- ^ a b c d e f g CSN Chicago: "CSN Hires Leila Rahimi as Full-Time Anchor/Reporter" by Duane Dudek October 28, 2015
- ^ Houston's Most Eligible Bachelors and Bachelorettes: "Leila Rahimi" by Marcy de Luna October 21, 2014
- ^ Phil Rosenthal. "NBC Sports Chicago scales back programming amid staff layoffs, with Leila Rahimi, Laurence Holmes and 'Sports Talk Live' among the cuts". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-08-04.