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'''Tasmin Mahfuz''' (born May 28, 1987) is an American television journalist and news anchor. In December 2015, Mahfuz, a [[Gracie Awards|Gracie award]] recipient, joined [[WDVM-TV|WDVM]], formerly known as [[WHAG-TV|WHAG]], as an evening [[news anchor]], making her the first [[Bengali Americans|Bengali-American]] woman to anchor a nightly [[newscast]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.localdvm.com/author/tasmin-mahfuz/|title=Tasmin Mahfuz|date=June 7, 2019|website=WDVM|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Ittefaq">{{Cite news|url=https://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/mohla-aongon/2015/06/29/57437.html|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশি তাসমিন : মার্কিন সেরা নারী সংবাদ প্রযোজক|date=June 29, 2015|access-date=June 28, 2019|work=[[The Daily Ittefaq]] |language=bn}}</ref>
'''Tasmin Mahfuz''' (born May 28, 1987) is an American television journalist and news anchor. In December 2015, Mahfuz, a [[Gracie Awards|Gracie award]] recipient, joined [[WDVM-TV|WDVM]], formerly known as [[WHAG-TV|WHAG]], as an evening [[news anchor]], making her the first [[Bengali Americans|Bengali-American]] woman to anchor a nightly [[newscast]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.localdvm.com/author/tasmin-mahfuz/|title=Tasmin Mahfuz|date=June 7, 2019|website=WDVM|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Ittefaq">{{Cite news|url=https://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/mohla-aongon/2015/06/29/57437.html|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশি তাসমিন : মার্কিন সেরা নারী সংবাদ প্রযোজক|date=June 29, 2015|access-date=June 28, 2019|work=The Daily Ittefaq|language=bn|archive-date=June 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628221045/https://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/mohla-aongon/2015/06/29/57437.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Early life and education ==
==Early life and education==
Mahfuz was born and raised in [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], the daughter of Abdul and Nazmun Mahfuz. Her parents are both of Bangladeshi descent. Her father, a businessman and philanthropist, emigrated to the United States in 1979 when he was 19 years old from [[Chittagong|Chittagong, Bangladesh]]. One of his many charitable projects includes an all-girls high school in [[Chandanaish Upazila|Chandanaish]], Bangladesh, for rural girls to receive an education, which otherwise was impossible for women in the area due to distance and poverty. Currently, a college is in the planning and development stages adjacent to the high school.
Mahfuz was born and raised in Florida, the daughter of Abdul and Nazmun Mahfuz. Her parents are both of Bangladeshi descent. Her father, Abdul, is a businessman and philanthropist, emigrated to the United States in 1979 when he was 19 years old from [[Chittagong|Chittagong, Bangladesh]]. One of his many charitable projects includes an all-girls high school in [[Chandanaish Upazila|Chandanaish]], Bangladesh, for rural girls to receive an education, which otherwise was impossible for women in the area due to distance and poverty. Currently, a college is in the planning and development stages adjacent to the high school. Nazmun produced and hosted weekly television shows for [[South Florida PBS|South Florida's PBS]] and [[WLRN-TV|WLRN]].{{Citation needed|date=June 2022}}


She attended high school at The King's Academy in West Palm Beach and went on to complete a [[Bachelor's degree]] [[International relations]] from [[Emory University]] in 2009. Following her graduation, Mahfuz took part in a two-year internship at the United Nations.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/06/24/bangladeshs-tasmin-gets-gracie-award|title=Bangladesh's Tasmin gets Gracie Award|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=June 28, 2019|work=[[Dhaka Tribune]]}}</ref>
She attended high school at The King's Academy in West Palm Beach and went on to complete a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[international relations]] from [[Emory University]] in 2009. Following her graduation, Mahfuz took part in a two-year internship at the United Nations.<ref name="DT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2015/06/24/bangladeshs-tasmin-gets-gracie-award|title=Bangladesh's Tasmin gets Gracie Award|date=June 24, 2015|access-date=June 28, 2019|work=Dhaka Tribune}}</ref>


== Career ==
==Career==
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In 2012, she joined [[Ebru TV]], an international network, and reported from [[New Jersey]], New York City and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. Her assignments included covering the devastation after [[Hurricane Sandy]] in [[New Jersey]] and the [[Sandy Hook shooting]] in [[Newtown, Connecticut]]. Mahfuz reported from the United Nations, providing [[Breaking news]] from the [[UN General Assembly]], on [[US–Iran relations]], the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Crimean annexation]] and developments in [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://muckrack.com/tasmin-mahfuz/bio|title=Tasmin Mahfuz's Biography |website=Muck Rack|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="DT"/>
'''Mahfuz''' started her broadcasting career in television at a young age. Her mother Nazmun produced and hosted weekly television shows for [[South Florida PBS|South Florida's PBS]] and [[WLRN-TV|WLRN]].
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In 2012, she joined [[Ebru TV]], an international network, and reported from [[New Jersey]], New York City and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington, DC]]. Her assignments included covering the devastation after Hurricane Sandy in [[Sandy Hook shooting]] and the [[New Jersey]] in [[Newtown, Connecticut]]. Mahfuz reported from the United Nations, providing [[Breaking news]] from the [[UN General Assembly]], on [[US - Iran Relations]], the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|Crimean annexation]] and developments in [[Syria]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://muckrack.com/tasmin-mahfuz/bio|title=Tasmin Mahfuz's Biography |website=Muck Rack|access-date=July 14, 2019}}</ref><ref name="DT"/>


In August 2014, Mahfuz joined [[KTVX|ABC 4 Utah]] as a reporter/ Southern Utah Bureau Chief. She launched the station's first TV news bureau in St. George and was responsible for covering 20,000 square miles with a population of over 200,000 people by herself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quantapedia.quantummethod.org.bd/detail/f16ef216-e7e4-11e6-8095-5d981a8449bb|script-title=bn:যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে নারী সাংবাদিক বাংলাদেশি তাসমিনের সাফল্য|website=quantapedia |publisher=Quantum Method |language=bn |access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>{{reliable source?|date=May 2020}}
In August 2014, Mahfuz joined [[KTVX|ABC 4 Utah]] as a reporter/ Southern Utah Bureau Chief. She launched the station's first TV news bureau in St. George and was responsible for covering 20,000 square miles with a population of over 200,000 people by herself.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://quantapedia.quantummethod.org.bd/detail/f16ef216-e7e4-11e6-8095-5d981a8449bb|script-title=bn:যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে নারী সাংবাদিক বাংলাদেশি তাসমিনের সাফল্য|website=quantapedia |publisher=Quantum Method |language=bn |access-date=June 29, 2019}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2020}}


Mahfuz joined [[WDVM-TV]] in December 2015 as a full-time evening [[news anchor]]. She anchors the weeknight news from 5 – 5:30&nbsp;pm, 6 – 8 p.m. and 10 – 11:30&nbsp;p.m. to audiences in the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC market]], which includes [[Maryland]], [[Northern Virginia]] and regions within [[West Virginia]] and [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="bdnews24">{{Cite news|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/probash/article1408251.bdnews|script-title=bn:ফোবানা পুরস্কার পেলেন তাসমিন ও হানিফ|date=October 15, 2017 |work=[[bdnews24.com]] |language=bn |access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref>
Mahfuz joined [[WDVM-TV]] in December 2015 as a full-time evening [[news anchor]]. She anchors the weeknight news from 5–5:30&nbsp;pm, 6–8 p.m. and 10–11:30&nbsp;p.m. to audiences in the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC market]], which includes [[Maryland]], [[Northern Virginia]] and regions within [[West Virginia]] and [[Pennsylvania]].<ref name="bdnews24">{{Cite news|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/probash/article1408251.bdnews|script-title=bn:ফোবানা পুরস্কার পেলেন তাসমিন ও হানিফ|date=October 15, 2017 |work=bdnews24.com|language=bn|access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref>


== Awards ==
==Awards==
Mahfuz won the Alliance of Women in Media's [[Gracie Awards|Gracie Award]] for Outstanding Producer in [[TV news]] in June 2015. The Society of [[Journalist|Professional Journalists]] – Utah Chapter presented Mahfuz an award for her reports as a [[Multimedia journalism|multimedia journalist]] in 2015. In 2015 and 2017, the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America recognized Mahfuz for her work in mainstream journalism as a 2nd generation [[Bengali Americans|Bengali-American]].<ref name="DT"/><ref name="bdnews24"/>
Mahfuz won the Alliance of Women in Media's [[Gracie Awards|Gracie Award]] for Outstanding Producer in [[TV news]] in June 2015. The Society of [[Journalist|Professional Journalists]] – Utah Chapter presented Mahfuz an award for her reports as a [[Multimedia journalism|multimedia journalist]] in 2015. In 2015 and 2017, the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America recognized Mahfuz for her work in mainstream journalism as a 2nd generation [[Bengali Americans|Bengali-American]].<ref name="DT"/><ref name="bdnews24"/>


== References ==
==References==
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==External links==
[[Category:1987 births]]
*[https://allwomeninmedia.org/gracies/2015-gracies-winners Gracie <span data-segmentid="91" class="cx-segment">Award-2015</span>]
*{{official website | https://www.tasminmahfuz.com/about.htm | Tasmin Official Website }}

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Latest revision as of 18:11, 18 August 2024

Tasmin Mahfuz
Born (1987-05-28) May 28, 1987 (age 37)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationBachelor's degree
Master's degree
Alma materEmory University
OccupationTV news anchor
Years active2012–present
TelevisionWDVM-TV
AwardsGracie Award (2015)
WebsiteTasmin Mahfuz

Tasmin Mahfuz (born May 28, 1987) is an American television journalist and news anchor. In December 2015, Mahfuz, a Gracie award recipient, joined WDVM, formerly known as WHAG, as an evening news anchor, making her the first Bengali-American woman to anchor a nightly newscast.[1][2]

Early life and education

[edit]

Mahfuz was born and raised in Florida, the daughter of Abdul and Nazmun Mahfuz. Her parents are both of Bangladeshi descent. Her father, Abdul, is a businessman and philanthropist, emigrated to the United States in 1979 when he was 19 years old from Chittagong, Bangladesh. One of his many charitable projects includes an all-girls high school in Chandanaish, Bangladesh, for rural girls to receive an education, which otherwise was impossible for women in the area due to distance and poverty. Currently, a college is in the planning and development stages adjacent to the high school. Nazmun produced and hosted weekly television shows for South Florida's PBS and WLRN.[citation needed]

She attended high school at The King's Academy in West Palm Beach and went on to complete a Bachelor's degree in international relations from Emory University in 2009. Following her graduation, Mahfuz took part in a two-year internship at the United Nations.[3]

Career

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In 2012, she joined Ebru TV, an international network, and reported from New Jersey, New York City and Washington, DC. Her assignments included covering the devastation after Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey and the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Mahfuz reported from the United Nations, providing Breaking news from the UN General Assembly, on US–Iran relations, the Crimean annexation and developments in Syria.[4][3]

In August 2014, Mahfuz joined ABC 4 Utah as a reporter/ Southern Utah Bureau Chief. She launched the station's first TV news bureau in St. George and was responsible for covering 20,000 square miles with a population of over 200,000 people by herself.[5][unreliable source?]

Mahfuz joined WDVM-TV in December 2015 as a full-time evening news anchor. She anchors the weeknight news from 5–5:30 pm, 6–8 p.m. and 10–11:30 p.m. to audiences in the Washington DC market, which includes Maryland, Northern Virginia and regions within West Virginia and Pennsylvania.[6]

Awards

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Mahfuz won the Alliance of Women in Media's Gracie Award for Outstanding Producer in TV news in June 2015. The Society of Professional Journalists – Utah Chapter presented Mahfuz an award for her reports as a multimedia journalist in 2015. In 2015 and 2017, the Federation of Bangladeshi Associations in North America recognized Mahfuz for her work in mainstream journalism as a 2nd generation Bengali-American.[3][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Tasmin Mahfuz". WDVM. June 7, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  2. ^ বাংলাদেশি তাসমিন : মার্কিন সেরা নারী সংবাদ প্রযোজক. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). June 29, 2015. Archived from the original on June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Bangladesh's Tasmin gets Gracie Award". Dhaka Tribune. June 24, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Tasmin Mahfuz's Biography". Muck Rack. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  5. ^ যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে নারী সাংবাদিক বাংলাদেশি তাসমিনের সাফল্য. quantapedia (in Bengali). Quantum Method. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  6. ^ a b ফোবানা পুরস্কার পেলেন তাসমিন ও হানিফ. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). October 15, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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