Amna Nawaz
Amna Nawaz | |
|---|---|
آمنہ نواز | |
 Nawaz in 2022 | |
| Born | September 18, 1979 Virginia,U.S. |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania(BA) London School of Economics(MS) |
| Occupation(s) | Broadcast journalist, anchor, reporter, foreign correspondent |
| Known for | PBS NewsHour,NBC News,Washington Week |
| Spouse |
Paul Werdel (m.2007) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Asif Nawaz Janjua(uncle) |
Amna Nawaz(Urdu:آمنہ نواز) is an American broadcast journalist and a co-anchor of thePBS NewsHouralongsideGeoff Bennett.[1]Before joining PBS in April 2018, Nawaz was an anchor and correspondent atABC NewsandNBC News.She has received a number of awards, including anEmmy Awardand a Society for Features Journalism award.
Early life and career
[edit]Nawaz was born in Virginia on September 18, 1979, to Pakistani parents. Her father, Shuja Nawaz (brother of former Pakistani Army chiefAsif Nawaz Janjua), had been a journalist in Pakistan.[2]She attendedThomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyinFairfax County, Virginia.[3]In 2001, she earned a bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Pennsylvaniain politics, philosophy, and economics, where she co-captained the women's varsity field hockey team.[4]She holds amaster's degreein comparative politics from theLondon School of Economics.[5][6]
Nawaz's career plan was to become a lawyer but after a fellowship at ABC News, she shifted to journalism.[7]She initially worked forNightline.[5]
Journalism
[edit]Nawaz joined NBC in 2003, later joiningDateline NBC,where she worked on documentaries.[5]At NBC's investigative unit, she was a producer ofMortgage Crisis Investigations,which was nominated for the 2008 Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting.[5][8]
Nawaz received anInternational Reporting Projectfellowship in 2009.[5]In 2010, she shared aNews & Documentary Emmy Awardfor theNBC NewsspecialInside the Obama White House.[9]Later she was correspondent and bureau chief at NBC'sIslamabadbureau.[6]
Nawaz joinedABC Newsin 2015. She anchored U.S. election and national political coverage in 2016 and 2017. Nawaz also hosted the ABC podcast seriesUncomfortable.[6]She joinedPBSin April 2018.
Nawaz contributed as a correspondent on thePBS NewsHour's 2018 seriesThe Plastic Problem,which received aPeabody Awardin 2019.[10]
In December 2019, Nawaz became the first Asian American and first Muslim to moderate a United States presidential debate when she co-moderated aDemocratic Party presidential debate.[11][12]
In June 2021, Nawaz became the PBS NewsHour's Chief Correspondent.[13]
Nawaz andGeoff Bennetthave been co-anchors of thePBS NewsHoursince January 2023, when they replacedJudy Woodruff.[14]
Nawaz is also a member of theInter-American Dialogue,a Washington, District of Columbia-based think tank.
Awards
[edit]- News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing
- Society for Features Journalism award
- 2022Peabody Awardfor her reporting on the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.[15]
References
[edit]- ^"About Us".PBS NewsHour.RetrievedJanuary 3,2023.
- ^"From War Zones to Cyberspace: A Q&A with journalist Amna Nawaz".Jade Magazine.Summer 2015. Archived fromthe originalon August 25, 2019.RetrievedDecember 7,2022.
- ^Cleary, Tom (December 19, 2019)."Amna Nawaz: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know".Heavy.RetrievedAugust 19,2022.
- ^Shaj, Matthew (April 26, 2011)."NBC producer, Penn alumna speaks on career".The Daily Pennsylvanian.Archivedfrom the original on March 22, 2019.RetrievedDecember 7,2022.
- ^abcde "Amna Nawaz".International Reporting Project.2009. Archived fromthe originalon October 12, 2019.RetrievedDecember 7,2022.
- ^abc "PBS NewsHour Names Judy Woodruff Solo Anchor"(Press release). Washington, DC:PBS.March 22, 2018.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
- ^Chan, Rosalie (August 28, 2015)."A Life of Risk: How Foreign Correspondent Amna Nawaz Became a Champion for Asian American Issues".Mochi Magazine.RetrievedDecember 7,2022.
- ^ "Nominations for the 6th Annual Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting Announced"(Press release). New York:The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.November 3, 2008.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
- ^ "The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces Winners at the 31st Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards"(Press release). New York:The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.September 27, 2010.RetrievedApril 12,2018.
- ^"PBS NewsHour Named Recipient of Two Peabody Awards for" The Plastic Problem "and" Kept Out "".PBS. April 23, 2019.RetrievedMay 14,2021.
- ^Hunter Moyler (December 19, 2019)."Who are the moderators of the December Democratic debate? Judy Woodruff, Amna Nawaz, Yamiche Alcindor and Tim Alberta to question candidates".Newsweek.RetrievedDecember 20,2019.
- ^Singh, Pia (January 14, 2020)."Meet Penn grad Amna Nawaz, the first Asian American to moderate a presidential debate".The Daily Pennsylvanian.RetrievedMay 14,2021.
- ^"Amna Nawaz Named Chief Correspondent for the PBS NewsHour".PBS NewsHour(Press release). PBS. June 17, 2021.
- ^"Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett Named Co-Anchors of PBS NewsHour"(Press release).PBS.November 16, 2022.RetrievedNovember 17,2022.
- ^"83rd Peabody Award Nominees".
External links
[edit]- "Pakistani-American Journalist Amna Nawaz Selected to Moderate US Presidential Debate".News18.December 7, 2019 – viaPTI.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- American expatriates in Pakistan
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American people of Pakistani descent
- American women television journalists
- American writers of Pakistani descent
- ABC News personalities
- NBC News people
- PBS people
- American people of Punjabi descent
- Journalists from Virginia
- University of Pennsylvania alumni
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- 21st-century American women journalists
- 21st-century American journalists
- Members of the Inter-American Dialogue
- Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology alumni