Specialties: TV and radio hosting, anchoring, reporting, sideline reporting, shooting/editing video, producing. I felt like she was very sincere and authentic in how she presented herself. Rahimi has come a long way from those days. 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. He has previously written and edited for Awful Announcing, The Comeback, Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports, MLive, Bleacher Report, and SB Nation. Not many could pass up the opportunity to co-host The Scores midday show, if given the chance. 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. Leila Rahimi on set for her sports segment on WMAQ-Ch. Hes a multimedia journalist and communicator who works at the Virginia State Corporation Commission in Richmond. Im just incredibly proud to see what shes done since and feel a great sense of I dont know you know, Im a dad. Advertisement. The schedule is hard on relationships, working nights and weekends. Rahimi (Persian: ) is an Iranian surname. At 19, the North Texas alum began working at The Ticket (KTCK-AM/FM), where she gave updates until she was 23. Pirates owner Bob Nutting appeared to confirm that report from Ourand in comments he made to The Athletic, noting that the only thing that will change for fans is potentially the channel number where their games will be found. But now it's official: Leila Rahimi is now Dan Bernstein's full-time co-host weekdays from 9 a.m. to noon. Rahimi becomes the first woman to be a full-time sports anchor at the station. I remember calling my mom, and she said, I wish I could hug you right now, and thats all I wanted.. Leila connects with the audience, is so knowledgeable and understands how to have fun in this format, Rosen said. After being told that it was looking to give the local television rights back to the MLB teams it holds the rights to, AT&T SportsNet is looking to exit the regional sports business. The Mariners have claimed that operations will continue as normal. JERKS! But I strongly urge station manager Mitch Rosen to leave Rahimis seat empty when shes not there. She not only did all she could, she seemingly did it everywhere. She approaches her job the way one would with anything they love: She doesnt just talk about it, she studies it. His interviews often uncover more information, whether theyre serious or frivolous. But shes still part of our team.. 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. Prior to moving to Chicago, Rahimi held similar roles at NBC Sports Philadelphia and CSN Houston. And then Danny Parkins had me on as a co-host a couple of times. But I strongly urge station manager Mitch Rosen to leave Rahimis seat empty when shes not there. But Bernstein and Rahimi executive producer Rick Camp can chime in capably if Bernstein needs a sip of something. .more .more. 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Dorcas We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. 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.. Dan Bernstein and Leila Rahimi have co-hosted The Scores midday show since January 2021. 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. Its never been a question of her talent and fit, said Kevin Cross, president and general manager for NBC 5, Telemundo Chicago and NBC Sports Chicago. Jeff Blanzy continues as Friday sports anchor on the 5, 6, and 10 p.m. newscasts. Before that, Leila was an anchor, host, and reporter at Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia from Nov 2014 to Oct 2015. The Texas native has never gone public about her past or present relationships. Who is the new White Sox radio announcer? The Wild Things 2023 Conference drew thousands of outdoor sorts. Thats where the segment came from. "We are thrilled to be amplifying Lelia's role at The Score," said Rachel Williamson, Regional President . Leila Rahimi is an American television sports anchor and reporter. It was incredibly unexpected, said Rahimi, who had worked at NBCSCH since 2015. Notable people with the surname include: Abouzar Rahimi, Iranian footballer. Rahimi has been working part-time at NBC 5 and full-time at The Score, where she has hosted the midday show with Dan Bernstein. 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. Berman is now the stations weekend sports anchor and weekday sports reporter. Before that, she served as a Sports Reporter at KXAN-TV from Nov 2007 to Mar 2012. Now Rahimi, 38, is about to become the first woman to be named main sports anchor at NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5. I think the medium or the platform is less important than the talent, Cross said. Its hard on personal relationships, of course. He joined the station as a reporteranchor in 1995. Unclassified cookies are cookies that we are in the process of classifying, together with the providers of individual cookies. Rahimi has been working part-time at NBC 5 and full-time at The Score, where she has hosted the midday show with Dan Bernstein. Rahimi will be heard alongside Dan Bernstein on "Bernstein and Rahimi," weekdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CT, effective immediately. To be sure, Rahimis departure is a loss for The Score. 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. He says the experience with LIV has definitely made Nexstar open to airing other sports on The CW in the future. More than 1.4 million people accessed the networks LIV Golf content across all platforms over the weekend. Leila worked alongside Dan Bernstein. According to a report from John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, the move from Warner Bros. 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. Less than five months later, she was sent to cover the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, this time reporting on both mens and womens hockey. 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. [[Dont miss] Leila Rahimi is now Dan Bernsteins full-time co-host weekdays on The Score: Its a hard road for women in sports media in general and in radio even more so]. Rahimi says she spends a minimum of eight hours a day and sometimes as many as 11 studying whats happening in local and national sports. I dont see any chance were going to lose the broadcast. I was married from 25 to 30, she said. While in Houston, Leila was nominated for several Emmy awards for her reporting. The station enjoyed a full year of stability after Rahimi joined Bernstein in January 2021 and Matt Spiegel officially reunited with Danny Parkins on the afternoon show in February. In addition to anchoring and reporting sports on television, she is the co-host of "Bernstein and Rahimi," 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on 670-AM, "The Score.". 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 often drops in a couple of tweets mentioning her being married not to a person but to the game. The best way is to just watch more games, she said. Mitch Rosen, the general manager of The Score, reached out about doing regular work and it grew from there. But I always wanted to do both TV and radio and have maintained such. On occasion, a version of that person reappears, but Bernstein seems to have learned how and when to let it out. CSN Chicago was created in order for the four teams to have editorial control over their broadcasts, although the network continued to share the rights to the Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls with WGN-TV (channel 9; which is owned by Tribune) and (until 2014) WCIU-TV (channel 26). And I didnt know that I was gonna get upset. By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Jeff Blanzy will anchor Friday evenings and when otherwise needed. The first female to do so was Paula Faris. At some point, your career is going to be over before your male counterparts, and thats been the history. Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie. She now rotates the duties alongside Mike Berman and Jeff Blanzy in the stations weeknight newscasts. 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. She was the co-host of the mid-days show dubbed "Bernstein and Rahimi" on WSCR /The Score in Chicago. But other times, Bernstein and Boers verbally abused them, and it was uncomfortable to hear. How can someone consume and maintain all that information? With her new TV job, Rahimi will no longer be a full-time host on 670 The Score. All theyre asking is for us to listen. Leila Rahimi debuted at NBC 5 Chicago on Nov. 7, co-hosting Sports Sunday with Jeff Blanzy. All rights reserved. The Score will have another vacancy when Leila Rahimi leaves the midday show at the end of the month to become NBC 5s lead sports anchor, a full-time job no woman has held at the station. 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. Now theres more details on just how involved Jeter will be as a studio analyst. Rahimi will leave the show full-time but will return on Wednesdays. Redemption is a good thing. He hosted solo during the pandemic when there were no sports to talk about and when Rahimi has been away. Michael Shannon keeps us guessing in A Little White Lie. As reported by Robert Feder, the TV and radio personality has been named the full-time main sports anchor at NBC 5 Chicago (WMAQ), the first woman to hold that role. 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