Amna Nawaz
Amna Nawaz is an American broadcast journalist. She is a correspondent and substitute anchor for PBS Newshour. Prior to joining PBS in April 2018, Nawaz was an anchor and correspondent at ABC News. She has received a number of awards, including an Emmy Award and a Society for Features Journalism award.
Early career
Nawaz earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania in politics, philosophy, and economics. She holds a master's degree in comparative politics from the London School of Economics.[1][2] Nawaz initially worked for the ABC News Nightline program.[1]
Journalism
Nawaz joined NBC in 2003, later joining the Dateline NBC program where she worked on documentaries.[1] At NBC's investigative unit, she was producer on the program Mortgage Crisis Investigations, which was nominated for the 2008 Emmy Awards for Business & Financial Reporting.[1][3]
She received an International Reporting Project fellowship in 2009.[1] In 2010, Nawaz shared a News & Documentary Emmy Award for the NBC News special Inside the Obama White House.[4] Later she was correspondent and bureau chief at NBC's Islamabad bureau.[2]
Nawaz joined ABC News in 2015. She anchored U.S. election and national political coverage in 2016 and 2017. Nawaz also hosted the ABC podcast series Uncomfortable.[2]
She joined PBS in April 2018.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Amna Nawaz". International Reporting Project. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "PBS NEWSHOUR Names Judy Woodruff Solo Anchor" (Press release). Washington, DC: PBS. March 22, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved April 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. Retrieved April 12, 2018.