Leila Rahimi

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]