Leila Rahimi
Leila Rahimi is an American television sports anchor and reporter for NBC Sports Chicago.Biography
Rahimi was born and raised in Denton, Texas. After high school, she interned with Dallas Mavericks announcers Wally Lynn and Mike Fisher. In 2002, she graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism. After school, she worked as an anchor/reporter with KTCK-AM Sports Radio in Dallas. In 2005, she went to work as a sports anchor/reporter with CBS-affiliate KXII-TV in Sherman, Texas, and later for Fox Sports Southwest in Dallas. In 2007, she accepted a position with NBC-affiliate KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas. In 2012, she moved to San Diego to work for Fox Sports San Diego where she served as the field reporter for the San Diego Padres and produced a weekly program. She then returned to Texas, working at Comcast SportsNet Houston as an anchor, reporter, and sideline reporter for the Houston Astros and the Houston Rockets; while in Houston, she was nominated for several Emmy awards. In 2014, Rahimi accepted a job with the MLB Network before moving to Philadelphia to work as an anchor and reporter for Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. In October 2015, she was hired as the anchor for NBC Sports Chicago, where she, as of the 2019-20 season, serves as the sideline reporter for Chicago Bulls broadcasts.
