Aishah Hasnie

Aishah Hasnie (born 1984/1985) is an American television journalist for Fox News who served as an overnight anchor and headline news reporter on Fox & Friends First and Fox & Friends, but now serves as a daytime news correspondent.

Aishah Hasnie
Born1984/1985 (age 35–36)[1]
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationTelevision reporter
Years active2006–present
EmployerFox Entertainment Group

Biography

Hasnie was born in Lahore, Pakistan[1] but raised in Bedford, Indiana.[2] She is a 2002 graduate of Bedford North Lawrence High School.[3] Hasnie graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University where she was a Dick Yoakam Broadcast Journalism Scholar.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] In 2011, she accepted a position as investigative reporter at WXIN-TV (FOX59) in Indianapolis and also served as anchor of First at Four.[2] In January 2019, she accepted a position at Fox News in New York City[4] as overnight anchor and news correspondent[5] for Fox & Friends First and Fox & Friends.

Hasnie has been recognized for her work by the Indiana Associated Press and the Society of Professional Journalists.[2]

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 anchors FOX59′s First at Four and is a FOX59 Investigates reporter". FOX 59. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  3. Shetler, Krystal (February 1, 2019). "BNL grad, news anchor heading to Fox News". The Hoosier Times.
  4. Mack, Justin L. (January 29, 2019). "Aishah Hasnie leaving Fox59 to join Fox News Channel". Indianapolis Star.
  5. "Afternoon anchor Hasnie leaving Fox59 for national news gig". Indianapolis Business Journal. January 29, 2019.
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