PERSON: Hena Doba

Cheddar News

Anchor

Hena, a native New Yorker, joined Cheddar News in January of 2019 after working as a National Correspondent for CBS News in New York. There she anchored a segment called “The National Desk with Hena Doba” that aired on 100+ CBS stations across the country every morning. Hena also reports live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange focusing on consumer, business and economic stories making headlines. During her television career, she has simultaneously taught journalism as an Adjunct Professor at Capital Community College and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. In October of 2008, Hena became weekend anchor at WFSB-TV making her one of the first Pakistani anchors in the U.S.

Hena’s won several awards including an Emmy award for best team coverage of the Newtown Tragedy, Associated Press award for Best Spot News, Best Breaking News and Best Sports Feature and was reported Best Reporter by the readers of Hartford Magazine for two years in a row.

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