WMBD/WYZZ weekend anchor and reporter Shabnam Danesh has signed off from the Peoria, Illinois CBS affiliate.
“This wasn’t a call I made flippantly,” Danesh mentioned. “Over the previous 4 and a half years, I’ve really grown to like central Illinois. It’s arduous to go away behind a supportive newsroom stuffed with wonderful coworkers, significant friendships, and a loyal viewership that has at all times been form and inspiring, each on and off digicam.”
Danesh joined the station in 2021 after graduating from American College in Washington, D.C., with a grasp’s diploma in journalism and public affairs. The Peoria Journal-Star mentioned Danesh labored as a legal justice researcher and authorized administrator earlier than her native television profession. She additionally has a grasp’s diploma in legal justice, a bachelor’s diploma in psychology, and a paralegal certificates.
Danesh mentioned she needs to be nearer to her household in Rhode Island and has accepted an on-air reporter place on the east coast.
