Leila Rahimi
Leila Rahimi (born June 22, 1981) is an American television sports anchor and reporter, most recently with NBC Sports Chicago.[1][2]
Leila Rahimi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leila Rahimi June 22, 1981 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | B.A. University of North Texas |
| Occupation | Journalist Newscaster |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Television | KXII-TV Fox Sports Southwest KXAN-TV Fox Sports San Diego Comcast SportsNet Houston MLB Network Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia NBC Sports Chicago |
Biography
Rahimi was born and raised in Denton, Texas.[3] After high school, she interned with Dallas Mavericks announcers Wally Lynn and Mike Fisher.[3] In 2002, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism.[1][4] From 2001 to 2005, she worked as an anchor/reporter with KTCK-AM Sports Radio in Dallas.[3] In 2006,[3] 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.[1] In 2007, she accepted a position with NBC-affiliate KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] In 2014 and 2015, Rahimi worked with the MLB Network while in Philadelphia and was an anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.[1] In October 2015, she was hired as the anchor for NBC Sports Chicago[1], 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.[5]
References
- CSN Chicago: "CSN Hires Leila Rahimi as Full-Time Anchor/Reporter" by Duane Dudek October 28, 2015
- Daily Herald: "Philadelphia sportscaster says ‘Hello, Chicago’ to Comcast SportsNet" by Robert Feder October 28, 2015
- DFW.com: "Leila Rahimi, formerly of 'The Ticket,' is a shooting star" by Jat Betsill November 17, 2010
- Houston's Most Eligible Bachelors and Bachelorettes: "Leila Rahimi" by Marcy de Luna October 21, 2014
- Phil Rosenthal. "NBC Sports Chicago scales back programming amid staff layoffs, with Leila Rahimi, Laurence Holmes and 'Sports Talk Live' among the cuts". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-08-04.