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Yasmin Vossoughian

Yasmin Vossoughian is an outstanding-winninwinning journalist based in New York City. ^[15] ^[1] ^[2] She is an MSNBC anchor.

Early Life & Education

Yasmin Vossoughian was born in New York City to Dr. Ahad and Shamsi Vossoughian. ^[3] ^[15] Vossoughian's parents are from Iran.^[36]

Yasmin Vossoughian attended Cornwall Central High School then transferred to Northfield Mount Hermon School graduating in the class of 1996. ^[2] ^[3]

Upon graduating high school, she went on to complete her undergrad studies at Occidental College from 1996 to 2000, where she received a Bachelor's degree in economics and history. ^[2] ^[3]

Career
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Yasmin Vossoughian with her sons Azur and Noor Clifford

After graduation from college, Yasmin started her career at E! as a production assistant. She then went on to produce for the Style Network. At that time, Yasmin obtained her first on-air job at the German-based internet TV station DTV. ^[15] ^[2]

During her time at DTV, Yasmin covered events such as the September 11 attacks and the New York City mayoral elections. She also did red carpet interviews with such celebrities as Salma Hayek, Tom Cruise, Susan Sarandon, and Robin Williams. ^[15] ^[2]

Yasmin then went on to be a correspondent for Current TV, an internet, and broadcast network driven by viewer-created content from around the world.

During her first assignment at Current, Yasmin traveled alone to Tehran, Iran to produce a documentary on the underground youth culture there. ^[15] ^[2]

Later, Yasmin Vossoughian worked as a co-producer on MSNBC' s Up With David Gura and substituted several times as the host. She also worked on Morning Joe.^[20]

In September 2020, Yasmin left Morning Joe and passed the torch over to Kasie Hunt. "We want to bring in someone who you're going to be seeing every single day, Monday through Friday, during this 5 a.m. hour on the East Coast — the new host of Way Too Early — there she is! Kasie Hunt! Hi Kase, congrats!" Yasmin exclaimed during the segment. "Welcome to the early morning my friend! Have you gotten your alarm ready? Do you have a new coffee maker in place?" Yasmin joked. She became the MSNBC Live on the weekends.^[39]

Personal Life

A photo of Yasmin Vossoughian

In June 2016, Yasmin married Whittaker Lindsay Clifford.

^[1] They had their first child on August 9, 2018.^[32] As of July 2020, the couple has 2 sons, Azur and Noor Clifford.^[34] She spent four months at home with Noor after he was born. Before that, she spent six months at home with her first son, Azur, as she was in the middle of changing jobs.^[37]

Vossoughian has a birthmark on her leg.

In an article for NBC News' Know Your Value, she wrote about her constant struggles with herself and attempts to find an inner balance:

For the last 40 years, I’ve been learning to accept myself, appreciate what I have and honor what makes me different.
But some days are harder than others, especially now that summer is almost here and we start to shed clothing.^[34]

Worrying thoughts have encapsulated my life in some way for as long as I can remember — from teenage angst in dating, to starting college and meeting new people, to entering the work force and choosing a career that thrust me into the spotlight, to finding my husband and meeting everybody in his life.^[34]

In an interview with NBC News' Know Your Value, Vossoughian shareds her experience of working from home during Coronavirus (COVID-19) and what she learned about staying connected and reinvention during difficult times: