Rudabeh Shahbazi Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Rudabeh Shahbazi is an American journalist and weekday evening news co-anchor for CBS Miami.

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Best Known For:The television program KCAL News at 5 PM, 9 PM and 11 PM

Breakthrough:Graduated from Pepperdine University with a journalism degree in 2004

10 Quick Facts About Rudabeh Shahbazi

Full Name: Rudabeh Shahbazi
Nationality: American
Profession: News anchor and journalist
Known For: The television program KCAL News at 5 PM, 9 PM and 11 PM
Current Role: Weekday evening news co-anchor
Current Employer: CBS Miami
Gender: Female
Specialization: News Anchor / Newscaster, Journalist, and Reporter
Beats: Health / Science and Investigations
Media Level: Local

Rudabeh Shahbazi Age

Rudabeh Shahbazi's exact age is not publicly confirmed.

Education

Her educational background includes studies at Pepperdine University and University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Pepperdine University
- Qualification: Bachelor of Arts
- Field of Study: Journalism
- Period: 2004
University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism
- Qualification: Master of Arts
- Field of Study: Journalism

Career & Work

Rudabeh Shahbazi's career includes news and reporting roles with CBS Los Angeles and NewsNation.

Organization: CBS Los Angeles

Role: Weekday Evening News Co-Anchor

Period: April 2025–Present

Details: Los Angeles, California · Co-anchors KCAL News weekday evening newscasts at 5 PM, 9 PM and 11 PM alongside Pat Harvey, following the station's April 2025 anchor lineup change.

Organization: CBS Los Angeles

Role: Morning News Anchor

Period: 2022–April 2025

Details: Los Angeles, California · Joined KCAL News as a morning anchor and subsequently moved to the station's weekday evening newscasts.

Organization: NewsNation

Role: National News Anchor and Correspondent

Period: Before 2022

Details: United States

Organization: WFOR-TV

Role: Main News Anchor

Period: Approximately five years

Details: Miami, Florida · Anchored major breaking stories including the Pulse nightclub shooting, Parkland school shooting, hurricanes and the death of Fidel Castro.

Organization: KABC-TV

Role: Reporter and Fill-In Anchor

Details: Los Angeles, California · Reported and filled in on the anchor desk before working in Miami.

Organization: KNXV-TV

Role: Reporter

Details: Phoenix, Arizona · Reported on immigration, the US–Mexico border and the aftermath of the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords.

Rise to Fame

Rudabeh Shahbazi rose to prominence for her role on the television show KCAL News.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes KCAL News, KCAL News Mornings, and NewsNation.

Television

TV Show: KCAL News (Evening Co-Anchor, 2025-Present) — Co-anchors weekday evening broadcasts at 5 PM, 9 PM and 11 PM
TV Show: KCAL News Mornings (Morning Anchor, 2022-2025) — Anchored the station's flagship morning news programme
TV Show: NewsNation (Original Anchor and National Correspondent) — Helped establish the national news channel's original on-air lineup
TV Show: CBS Miami News (Main Anchor) — Covered major South Florida and international news events
TV Show: PBS Frontline World (Producer and Reporter) — Produced and reported from the Middle East following the United States invasion of Iraq

Film

Film: King Leopold's Ghost (Documentary Production Team Member) — Contributed to the production team behind the documentary

Notable Coverage

Pulse nightclub shooting – WFOR-TV – 2016 – Anchored continuous breaking-news coverage following the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting – WFOR-TV – 2018 – Covered the Parkland school shooting while working in South Florida
Cuba-United States diplomatic normalization – WFOR-TV – 2014 – Reported from Cuba during the announcement of renewed diplomatic relations
Surfside condominium collapse – NewsNation – 2021 – Covered the deadly condominium collapse in Miami-Dade County
Maui wildfires – KCAL News – 2023 – Reported live from Hawaiian homestead land. The reporting earned an Emmy Award
Eaton and Palisades wildfires – KCAL News – 2025 – Anchored from the Eaton fire and reported on Southern California fire recovery
Medical reporting and patient safety investigations – KCAL News – Investigated contaminated bone graft material and reported on medical treatment, including a patient undergoing brain surgery

Awards & Achievements

Emmy Awards — National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — Four Emmy Awards for journalism, including reporting on the Maui wildfires.
Golden Mike Awards — Radio & Television News Association of Southern California — Medical and investigative journalism.

Lesser Known Facts

Worked for years as a photojournalist and editor before and during her on-air journalism career.
Was involved in producing the documentary King Leopold's Ghost.
Produced and reported from the Middle East for PBS Frontline World.
Worked as a reporter at several television stations before becoming a national anchor.