Yasmin Vossoughian
Yasmin Vossoughian | |
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Yasmin Vossoughian at the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in 2024, reporting about the prosecution of Donald Trump in New York. | |
| Born | October 3, 1978[1] New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] |
| Spouse | Whittaker Lindsay Clifford |
Yasmin Vossoughian (born October 3, 1978) is an American television journalist currently serving as a national reporter on MSNBC.
Early life and education
Vossoughian was raised in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, the daughter of Dr. Ahad and Shamsi Vossoughian, immigrants from Iran.[3][4] She is a graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon, a private college-preparatory school in Gill, Massachusetts[4] after which she earned a B.A. from Occidental College in Los Angeles.[5] Her family is Muslim.[4]
Career
She began her career at CNN's sister channel HLN (formerly CNN Headline News), working as a correspondent.[6] She then worked as an anchor of Morning Joe First Look, the now-cancelled pre-show for MSNBC’s flagship weekday morning show, Morning Joe[7] after which she served as the host of MSNBC’s weekend rolling news program Yasmin Vossoughian Reports, airing from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET on weekends, until it was canceled in November 2023.[8]
Vossoughian regularly fills in for José Díaz-Balart, Andrea Mitchell, and Chris Jansing on weekday editions of MSNBC Reports.
Personal life
She is married and has two sons.[9]
References
- ^ "Yasmin Vossoughian Ethnicity, What is Yasmin Vossoughian's Ethnicity? – News". October 9, 2023.
- ^ "September 17, 2022". Yasmin Vossoughian Reports. September 17, 2022. Event occurs at 21:00. MSNBC. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "A Talk To-Go with Yasmin Vossoughian Episode 65". Podbean.com. June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Dick (February 21, 2019). "Breaking Away". Occidental College website.
- ^ Anderson, Dick. "Yasmin Vossoughian '00". Occidental College. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "CNN Profiles – Yasmin Vossoughian". CNN. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian opens up about birthmark". today.com. July 15, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ Herbert, Geoff (November 30, 2023). "BUZZ: MSNBC cancels weekend shows; 'Ted' TV series; 'Bob Hearts Abishola' ending". The Post-Standard. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ Vossoughian, Yasmin (December 18, 2019). "'Not just a blessing but a right': MSNBC's Yasmin Vossoughian and Ayman Mohyeldin on parental leave". MSNBC.com. Retrieved October 22, 2023.