Amna Nawaz

Emmy & Peabody Award-Winning Journalist; Co-Anchor on PBS NewsHour

Washington, DC, USA
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Amna Nawaz Biography

Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor of PBS NewsHour.

Prior to joining PBS NewsHour in April 2018, Nawaz was an anchor and correspondent at ABC News, anchoring breaking news coverage and leading the network’s livestream coverage of the 2016 presidential election. Before that, she served as foreign correspondent and Islamabad Bureau Chief at NBC News. She is also the founder and former managing editor of NBC’s Asian America platform, built in 2014, to elevate stories from America’s fastest-growing and most diverse population.

At the NewsHour, Nawaz has reported from the White House, across the country, and around the world on a range of topics including politics, immigration, foreign affairs, education, gun violence, criminal justice reform, the climate, culture, and sports.

She also serves as an NBC News and MSNBC political contributor.

Throughout her career, she has covered major events such as the January 6th attacks on the U.S. Capitol; the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas; the elections and inaugurations of President Joe Biden, President Donald J. Trump, and President Barack Obama; Hurricane Katrina; the 2010 Haiti earthquake; the U.S. war in Afghanistan; and the September 11th attacks.

Nawaz has interviewed multiple heads of state and international leaders including Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. She has interviewed government officials including Acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan, ICE Director Mark Morgan, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and VA Secretary Denis McDonough. She has interviewed a variety of newsmakers including acclaimed director Ava Duvernay, actor Riz Ahmed, WNBA star Sue Bird, and country singer Reba McEntire.

On January 6, 2021, Nawaz reported live for several hours from outside the U.S. Capitol building as it was under attack, part of a NewsHour team honored with a Peabody Award for its coverage.

Nawaz previously won a Peabody for her documentary work on 2019’s The Plastic Problem, examining global plastic pollution and efforts to address it. Her other documentaries include Raising the Future, a 2021 documentary on America’s childcare crisis; and 2022’s Life After Lockup, which followed the lives of four formerly-incarcerated people to track the challenges of re-entry after prison.

In 2020, Nawaz hosted a criminal justice podcast, "Broken Justice," which was named a finalist for the Silver Gavel Awards, honoring work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system. She also hosted 2021’s "The Longest Year," a pandemic-focused podcast series on the many ways Covid-19 changed Americans’ lives.

Nawaz has hosted three seasons of the primetime PBS series, "Beyond the Canvas," featuring profiles and interviews of some of the world’s leading artists, musicians, and creators.

In 2019, Nawaz became the first Asian American and the first Muslim American to moderate a presidential debate.

While at ABC News, Nawaz hosted the documentary, Roberts County: A Year in the Most Pro-Trump Town, following four families’ lives over President Trump’s first year in office. She also hosted the podcast series, "Uncomfortable" for ABC News Radio, featuring in-depth, one-on-one conversations with thought leaders on the issues dividing America.

While at NBC News, she was the first foreign journalist to gain access to North Waziristan – then the global hub of Al Qaida and the Taliban - while pregnant with her first daughter.

Nawaz was a Fall 2021 Fellow at Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asian American Journalists Association, the South Asian Journalists Association, and the Inter-American Dialogue.

In 2022, Nawaz was the recipient of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ Vision Award and the Media Award from the Muslim Affairs Public Council’s Media Award. She has also been honored with the American Muslim Institution’s Excellence in Media Award in 2018 and an Emmy award as part the 2009 NBC News Special “Inside the Obama White House.”

She is the first-generation American daughter of Pakistani parents, born and raised in Virginia. Nawaz earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she captained the varsity field hockey team and studied abroad at the University of Zimbabwe. She later earned her master’s degree from the London School of Economics.

She lives with her husband, Paul, and their two daughters in the Washington, D.C. area.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 12/17/2024.

Amna Nawaz Speaking Topics

  • Building Trust in the Media

    Broadcast journalist AMNA NAWAZ is a passionate advocate for trust in the media and uses her role as co-anchor of PBS NewsHour and her platform to build trust and credibility with audiences. With her broad experience in both international reporting and going in-depth on stories from around the country, Amna offers insights about the current challenges with the rise in misinformation and disinformation, how this will impact politics and businesses, and the role we can play in affirming the value and necessity for reliable journalism.

  • What it Means to Be the First: A Conversation with Amna Nawaz

    In this profound and uplifting conversation, award-winning journalist AMNA NAWAZ shares the highlight and challenges from her extraordinary career, which has included many ‘firsts’. Amna was the first Asian American and first Muslim American to moderate a presidential debate, and now serves as the co-anchor of the prestigious PBS NewsHour broadcast. Bringing an unrivalled depth and breadth of experience in national and international reporting and a passion for serving and expanding her audience, Amna offers an unforgettable conversation that will resonate with any audience.

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Amna Nawaz Videos

2023 Baccalaureate Speaker: Amna Nawaz

2023 Baccalaureate Speaker: Amna Nawaz

Award-winning broadcast journalist and co-anchor of the PBS NewsHour Amna Nawaz delivers her speech to the Class of 2023 at Colby's 202nd...

WATCH: 7 questions with Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett - YouTube

WATCH: 7 questions with Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett - YouTube

Before the PBS NewsHour's Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett take over the NewsHour anchor desk from the legendary Judy Woodruff on Jan.

Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett Named Co-Anchors of PBS ...

Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett Named Co-Anchors of PBS ...

Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett have been named co-anchors of the PBS NewsHour. They will succeed Judy Woodruff who recently announced she's ...

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