11 min read Long before Leila Rahimi was named 2022 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year, she was a teenage girl calling in to her local sports radio station. I felt like she was very sincere and authentic in how she presented herself. They were women she admired and studied. She also has been active on Instagram and Twitter sharing news reports from Iran. Daniel Bernstein made $654,796 in total compensation as Director, President and Chief Executive Officer at Bel Fuse Inc in 2020. After high school, Leila interned with Dallas Mavericks announcers named Wally Lynn and Mike Fisher. But shes still part of our team.. She began in TV at Fox Sports Southwest, where she interned as a junior before being hired and working her way from production assistant to associate producer to sideline reporter. Sometimes, the callers had it coming. We were being told at North Texas that there was never a better time if you wanted to be a reporter or you wanted to be in broadcasting. The first thing youre trying to do is figure out how youre gonna make ends meet. Rahimi becomes the first woman to be a full-time sports anchor at the station. Central U.S. location and a deep labor pool help Chicago snare top honor from Site Selection magazine for 10th year in a row. McNeil's . 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She did all kinds of jobs, from part-time radio reporter to television to writing. And I am so glad that people were embracing the idea, but I think when you know better, you do better. Rahimi had appeared on the station before, and Rosen asked if she was interested in returning. News had broken that Rahimi was part of wide-ranging layoffs at NBCUniversal, the parent company of her employer, NBC Sports Chicago. 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TV is what I had done full-time since graduating college and even when I was in college, Rahimi said. Rosen has listened to Bernstein long enough to know theres no one in town more capable of hosting a daily sports-talk show solo than him. It was about the opportunity to go after a talented individual, and we wanted to find a way to make it happen.. Once I had a body of work together, I submitted it to try to get a sports broadcasting scholarship in the name of Mark Holtz, the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers broadcaster.. Maggie Hendricks, Julie DiCaro, Peggy Kusinski and Dionne Miller are out there now doing great stuff. Her weekly visits on The Score were a success. Leila Rahimi completes comeback, working double duty at The Score, NBC 5 The native Texan shows that the medium is less important than the talent. As a single woman, I can safely say that part of the reason that I havent had a long-term relationship of significance since my marriage is because Ive moved so often. NBC 5 announced Tuesday it promoted Leila Rahimi to the full-time position of lead sports anchor, making her the first woman with that title at the station. Rahimi was born in the U.S., and most of her family moved here. And what Ive always tried to encourage Leila to do is to not limit herself in any one of those categories. Will still be on radio. NBC 5 announced Tuesday it promoted Leila Rahimi to the full-time position of lead sports anchor, making her the first woman with that title at the station. And she rebounded in an epic way with the groundbreaking pairing with Bernstein. 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At 19, the North Texas alum began working at The Ticket (KTCK-AM/FM), where she gave updates until she was 23. Preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in. As the first woman to host a Monday-through-Friday . I was married from 25 to 30, she said. But other times, Bernstein and Boers verbally abused them, and it was uncomfortable to hear. The Wild Things 2023 Conference drew thousands of outdoor sorts. On October 2, 2017, the network was rebranded as NBC Sports Chicago, as part of a larger rebranding of the Comcast SportsNet networks under the NBC Sports brand. Now theres an opening again, although no one begrudges Rahimi in the least, and she couldnt pass up the opportunity at NBC 5, where she has been part-time since November. So it wasnt about the comfort as far as that was concerned. Whatever the case, he has shown he can be forceful yet tempered. She generally will appear Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday. I havent always enjoyed listening to Bernstein. From 2001 to 2011, Leila held different positions at Fox Sports Southwest in Dallas. The shows 5.9 share was the highest at the station. She became a part-time sports anchor and reporter for NBC-owned station WMAQ-TV. Leila Rahimi is about to make history again. Comcast SportsNet Chicago launched on October 1, 2004. Rahimi becomes the first woman to serve as a regular . Bernstein doesnt need anyone to talk to. Its nothing new to him. Leila Rahimi debuted at NBC 5 Chicago on Nov. 7, co-hosting Sports Sunday with Jeff Blanzy. Their children are the cousins she spoke of. And Ive gotten to learn about it because of guys like Tom Thayer and Olin Kreutz and how people embrace the offensive linemen in this town. Rahimi begins her new job on April 4, becoming NBC 5s first full-time sports anchor since Siafa Lewis left for a news anchor position in Philadelphia last November. Leila Rahimi is an American television sports anchor and reporter. I couldnt believe how they treated some callers. She is leaving The Score's midday show full-time but she is returning on Wednesday. 5 in Chicago. Hes perfectly happy talking to himself. The Score hired her in January 2021, and NBC 5 put her on the air in November after former lead anchor Siafa Lewis left. Robservations: Strike at WTTW puts politicians on the spot; 'The Fred Show' gets big ratings Kiss; Sun-Times adds Sunday columns, My childhood dream became the honor of a lifetime, Robservations: Sun-Times moving to Old Post Office; ABC 7 opens weekend anchor slot; Medill tracks local news decline, Robservations: StreetWise raises cover price; Sventoonie takes a break; Friends of Chicago Reporter mark 50. Leila Rahimi is an American television sports anchor and reporter. And I think in TV, especially as a woman in sports, you just kind of know that youre on borrowed time. That Dan Bernstein isnt on the radio anymore. Chicago is home., Rahimi had been working part-time at NBC 5 since last fall, juggling TV duties with co-hosting 670 The Scores midday show with Dan Bernstein. Leila is a true talent. In January 2021 she became the first woman to regularly host a sports radio talk show in Chicago when she teamed with longtime host Dan Bernstein on WSCR-AM 670. And she deserves all of it, said Kevin Cross, NBC-5s president and general manager. She serves as the lead sports anchor at NBC. 1 ranking for business relocations, expansion, AMC movie theater popcorn coming to Walmart in new at-home snack line, Wild Things 2023 Conference: Glorious gamut from poaching in forest preserves to queer ecology, Dear Abby: He likes wearing lingerie, wishes wife accepted it. From Aug 2006 to Nov 2007, Leila served as a Sports Reporter/ News Anchor at KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas. In June, he was put in charge of all three NBC properties in Chicago. NBC Sports Chicago: 200 (HD) Most of Chicago market channel (37) SD outer markets channel varies (SD) NBC Sports Chicago Plus: 109 Most of Chicago market 102 outer markets SD; 285 (HD; outer markets) 201 (HD; full-time inner markets) NBC Sports Chicago Plus 2: Varies (SD only), This website uses cookies to improve your experience. NBC had challenges when it came to COVID as to using talent the same way that we used it in the past. Currently, Leila seemed to be much more focused on her professional life and not on her private life. Discovery also owns a 40% stake in ROOT Sports, with the other 60% owned by the Seattle Mariners. Seeing her win is so gratifying.. Now, shes officially filling his spot. And then David Haugh. Shes changed the game and how sports radio in Chicago looks. In October 2015, Leila became an anchor at NBC Sports Chicago. But now it's official: Leila Rahimi is now Dan Bernstein's full-time co-host weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Its nothing new to him. [[Dont miss] Title IX at 50: Meet 20 influential women in Chicago sports media history]. By the way, when Rahimi joined Bernstein on The Score, she became the first woman to host a Monday through Friday daytime show on the station. Since then, she has been filling in on multiple day parts at 670 the Score. Long before Leila Rahimi was named 2022 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year, she was a teenage girl calling in to her local sports radio station. Leila Rahimi is about to make history again. Shes now on multiple stages in Chicago, and barring another unforeseen event, she figures to be in the spotlight for a long time. In addition to co-anchoring "Sports Sunday" with Mike Berman, Rahimi will anchor sports on the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts Monday through Thursday. The home popcorn will be available in select Walmart stores on March 11, the day before the 95th Academy Awards. As a high school senior and college freshman, Rahimi interned at KLIF-AM, then a Mavericks affiliate. I think the medium or the platform is less important than the talent, Cross said. So Im like, OK, Im definitely leaning into that bit. I also dont know whats gonna happen to any individual who doesnt want to wear her headscarf. And just last week, Rahimi returned to local-affiliate TV as a part-time sports anchor at NBC 5. Bernstein will host solo on other days, for the time being. How can someone consume and maintain all that information? NBC Sports Chicago cast her aside in August 2020, so NBC 5 clearly has been trying to right that wrong. As we continue to be more present, it is my hope that it just becomes based on what your work is. McKnight was cut as Dan Bernsteins midday co-host on The Score in April as part of mass layoffs at Entercom Chicago stations, prompted by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on advertising revenues. The league is now in negotiations with distributors in Denver, Houston, and Pittsburgh the former AT&T SportsNet markets and believes it will not have a problem airing games on both linear television and on streaming when Opening Day rolls around. It wasn't a well-kept secret some of the WSCR-AM 670 station promos teasing a Monday announcement had included snippets of her voice. What to Know About the Cook County Commissioner After Advancing to the Runoff Election. Over three years and eight months I lived in so many cities. The promotion caps Rahimis return to regular TV after NBC Sports Chicago let her go in August 2020 as part of companywide layoffs at NBCUniversal. She once called her husbands habit weird, so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. More than 1.4 million people accessed the networks LIV Golf content across all platforms over the weekend. In February, the station ranked second in the Chicago market in total listenership from 9 a.m. to noon, the midday time slot, according to Nielsen. She was the co-host of the mid-days show dubbed "Bernstein and Rahimi" on WSCR /The Score in Chicago. At that moment, Leila was a sideline reporter for us mostly with the Bulls. Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza star in an inconsequential serving of empty cinematic calories. Hes perfectly happy talking to himself. He hosted solo when there were no sports to talk about during the pandemic and when Rahimi has been away. Jeff Blanzy continues as Friday sports anchor on the 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts. That definitely translates to TV and radio.. Award-winning journalist Phil Rogers, NBC Chicago sports anchor Leila Rahimi and Chicago sports personalities David Kaplan and Laurence Holmes will share their perspectives on the Soldier Field . Sometimes the 5-foot-3 Rahimi, working alone, would carry 75 pounds of equipment to cover a football game. Rahimi prides herself on knowing how to do it all, and it has helped her in every position at every stop. She planned to go to CVS because there was a sale on home cleaning supplies. To avoid reinforcing Hollywood's same old stereotypes of Asian men as kung fu masters, Donnie Yen felt he had to give his Star Wars role some zest. Shepkowski has spent his adult life working at The Score, but his job as executive producer of the afternoon show was eliminated last Friday. Coinciding with Rahimi's promotion, Northbrook native Berman will become weekend sports anchor and work three days a week as sports reporter. Prior to that, Leila was a Freelance Sideline Reporter for Fox Sports Net from 2007 to Dec 201. Shes a strong writer. Ive always been amazed with Bernsteins knowledge of, well, everything, especially outside of sports. There were people who were wondering whether having a woman in the role where shes giving her opinion would work, and Leila doesnt back down, Holmes said. The law states that we can store cookies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of this site. 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She fulfilled a goal by working at MLB Network, and she was part of NBCs coverage of the PyeongChang Olympics in 2018. The derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that spilled toxic chemicals and led to a controlled burn of the substances in East Palestine, Ohio, has become one of the highest-profile and most politicized incidents of its kind in the United States in recent years. The Score hired her in January 2021, and NBC 5 put her on the air in November after former lead anchor Siafa Lewis left. Her history in Chicago being one of the most visible and respected sports personalities on TV made the transition to a daily radio show more adaptable.. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. There, she hosted, Astros Pregame and Postgame, and served as an in-game reporter: Houston. I wanted to be a journalist, and at the time there were so many opportunities, she said. Maybe he has been humbled by being knocked down from his longtime afternoon slot to middays. I just thought that Leila was talented enough that we should find a place to put her, said Cross, who hired Rahimi at NBCSCH. The Score has always, since I moved here, made me feel like I was a teammate of theirs whether or not I worked there in any capacity, Rahimi said. She is also a part-time anchor on WMAQ-TV. That Dan Bernstein isnt on the radio anymore. How can someone consume and maintain all that information? Cookies are small text files that can be used by websites to make a user's experience more efficient. She keeps a notebook of all of the things she observes and wants to talk about. Her promotion to an everyday host broke a 29-year gender barrier on The Score, and the Bernstein & Rahimi Show rose to the top of local listeners favorite sports talk shows. Leila Rahimi had a modest goal for the first Tuesday in August 2020. Nutting admitted that the RSN ecosystem has significantly changed but that fans are gonna be able to turn on the TV and watch Pirates broadcasts. At some point, your career is going to be over before your male counterparts, and thats been the history. Rahimi never thought shed be on that stage. Rahimi will be heard alongside Dan Bernstein on the Bernstein & Rahimi Show that can be heard weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon, effective immediately. She was very willing and jumped in and was really a go-getter.. Who is the new White Sox radio announcer? The countrys response to the unrest has been violent. There, she served as a Sideline Reporter for the Padres broadcasts on Fox Sports San Diego. Understand that when people cant trust their government, when it was put in in ways that they didnt freely elect I dont know whats gonna happen to that team when they go home. NBC 5 announced Tuesday it promoted Leila Rahimi to the full-time position of lead sports anchor, making her the first woman with that title at the station. Meaning and Origin of: Rahimi Muslim : from an Arabic name indicating descent from or association with someone called Rhm (see Rahim). Not many could pass up the opportunity to co-host The Scores midday show, if given the chance. Leila Rahimi Robservations on the media beat: In the wake of Dan McNeil's sudden firing Tuesday for posting what his bosses called a "degrading and humiliating" tweet about a female ESPN. The unrest began when Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in custody of Irans morality police. I think well continue to grow as we get more into the season, the Nexstar CEO said. By the way, when Rahimi joined Bernstein on The Score, she became the first woman to host a Monday through Friday daytime show on the station. All rights reserved. 670 The Score has announced that Leila Rahimi will join him as the co-host of Bernstein and Rahimi each weekday from 9am until 12 pm CT. Rahimi came to Chicago in 2015 to join NBC Sports Chicago where she hosted pre and postgame shows for both the White Sox and the Cubs. 0. On Jan. 4, Rahimi joined Bernstein full-time, and while she says shes learning on the job, the ratings say shes a quick study. So when these decisions are being made, I worry that its going to take a lot of opportunities away. Now as president and general manager of NBC 5, Cross is responsible for bringing her back into the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations fold. Rahimi was inspired by metroplex sports media types such as Dale Hansen, who recently signed off after more than 40 years at the anchor desk, and Randy Galloway, who was an institution in the printed and spoken word. Darrin Jackson is in his 22nd season as a broadcaster for the White Sox and his 13th in the radio booth . Continuing to co-host Sports Sunday is important to Rahimi, who has vast experience hosting similar shows throughout her career. I was like, Sure, lets do this! because I dont have anything else to do right now, she said. Since the network launched in 2004, NBC Sports Chicago has hosted the CSN Chicago Sports Awards, an annual award show to raise money for the March of Dimes (this program dates back to 1987, when the childrens charity started the benefit in partnership with SportsChannel Chicago, the later FSN Chicago). Central U.S. location and a deep labor pool help Chicago snare top honor from Site Selection magazine for 10th year in a row. Rahimis popularity grew. Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Aubrey Plaza star in an inconsequential serving of empty cinematic calories. People responded to her in a way that made me so happy. She cut up play-by-play audio to be used on air and other things that were needed production-wise around the broadcast. I enjoy that job., Will we miss Leila every day, of course, said Mitch Rosen, operations director and brand manager at The Score. 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