Elina Shirazi (Persian: الینا شیرازی) is a bilingual Iranian-American journalist and Washington, DC based correspondent for News Nation. Her previous experience included working for Fox News Channel.[1][2] She married John Antokas, the CEO of a transportation and design company based in New York City in 2024.

Elina Shirazi
EducationAmerican University
OccupationReporter

Career

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Shirazi began her career as a producer for Fox News and later worked as a reporter and anchor for WDVM-TV, a station covering Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.[3] She became one of the first Iranian-Americans to work for Fox News on-air when she was hired by the network in 2018 as a multimedia reporter based in Miami, where she covered the 2020 United States presidential election and Florida news, including the state's recovery from Hurricane Michael.[4][5][6][7]

She transitioned to News Nation as a Washington, DC, based correspondent in 2023.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Elina Shirazi". Fox News. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  2. ^ "Refugees and immigrants: sharing stories from around the globe". WDVM-TV. 2018-03-29.
  3. ^ "Leadership Institute Faculty Page". Leadership Institute. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
  4. ^ "Fox's Sharri Berg Explains Why Fox News Multimedia Reporter Program Is Vital to the Future of TV Journalism". Adweek. 2018-12-20.
  5. ^ "Florida felons begin registering to vote, though still unclear how they'll reshape political map". Fox News. 2019-01-16.
  6. ^ "Venezuelans becoming a growing political and cultural force in South Florida". Fox News. 2019-02-27.
  7. ^ "Mexico Beach still in ruins as next hurricane season looms". Fox News. 2019-05-15.
  8. ^ https://www.newsnationnow.com/author/elina-shirazi/
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