Hena Doba Biography and Wiki
Hena Doba is a Pakistani-American broadcast journalist currently working for NewsNation. Before joining NewsNation, she anchored The National Desk with Hena Doba at CBS News, where she also served as a national correspondent. Additionally, Hena worked as a correspondent and anchor for Cheddar News, a financial news network.
Two days after graduating college, Hena Doba began her journalism career as a producer for Newswatch 50, a local TV station in Watertown, New York. Her first on-air appearance came during the September 11 attacks. While visiting her family in Queens, Doba picked up a camcorder and began documenting the streets.
Early in her career, broadcast news lacked diversity, and Doba faced racist backlash. She recounted incidents where her news director received emails with derogatory comments, including, “Why is the terrorist telling us the news?”
After her time at Newswatch 50, Doba moved to Savannah, Georgia, for a reporting role before joining WFSB-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, as a weekend anchor. She went on to make history as the first person to anchor a national show at 4 a.m. and became one of the first Pakistani Americans to host a news program. As a national correspondent, Doba covered finance and political stories across the U.S. and anchored The National Desk with Hena Doba at CBS News.
In 2019, she transitioned to Cheddar News, a financial news network, where she worked as a correspondent and anchor. Doba appreciated the creative freedom at Cheddar, which allowed her to choose stories and conduct interviews with greater autonomy.
In addition to her journalism career, Doba served as an adjunct professor for five years, teaching at Capital Community College and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting.
On January 11, 2024, Nexstar Media Group and NewsNation announced Doba’s appointment as the anchor of the weekend edition of Morning in America. The show premiered on January 27, 2024, airing every weekend from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET.
Hena Doba Education
Hena studied at Flushing High School and later attended and graduated from the University at Buffalo, where she received two bachelor’s degrees in English and Psychology. She also served as a Feature Editor of the school paper, “The Spectrum.”
Hena Doba Age and Birthday
How old is Hena? Hena is 47 years old as of 2025. She was born Hena Nadia Daniels on December 4, 1977, in Queens, New York, United States of America. She celebrates her birthday on 4th December of every year. READ: Kris Pickel
Hena Doba Nationality and Ethnicity
Hena holds American citizenship by birth. She was born and raised in Queens, New York. She belongs to the Pakistan-American ethnicity/heritage/ancestry.
Hena Doba Height | Measurements
How tall is Doba? She stands at an average height of 5 feet 4 inches (1.64 m). Information about her other body measurements is currently not available.
Hena Doba Parents
Hena is the daughter of (mother) Tahmina Faraz and (father) Agha M. Zulfiquar. She was born to Pakistani parents and has three younger brothers. She was raised speaking Urdu and her family lived in various States including Jamaica, Elmhurst, College Point, Rosedale and Jackson Heights. RELATED: Madison Hu
Hena Doba Husband
Is Doba married? Doba is married to her husband Andrew Ronald Doba, a former communications director for Governor Malloy in Hartford. He currently works as a communications director of Vineyard Wind. Andrew is a graduate of Fordham and received a master’s degree in English from Hunter. He specialized in media strategy and crisis communications at Stu Loeser, a strategic communications firm in Manhattan.
The couple met in December 2013 at WFSB, a television station covering the Hartford area, when Mr. Doba appeared as a guest on a political show hosted by Ms. Daniels’s co-anchor, who introduced them.
Hena Doba Wedding
Hena got married to her husband Andrew on January 23, 2016, through an official wedding ceremony that took place at the Society Room of Hartford. Their wedding was officiated by former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. RELATED: Luke Mullen
Hena Doba Salary
Doba working as a host and anchor at Cheddar in New York earns an estimated annual salary of $84,524.
Hena Doba Net Worth
Hena as an American journalist, anchor and reporter has an estimated net worth of $2 million.
Hena Doba Cheddar | CBS News
Doba joined Cheddar Big News in January 2019 and currently works as a host and anchor. She has an experience of more than 15 years in public speaking, advertising, digital marketing, public and media relations. An excellent writer who communicates effectively with target audience and viewership.
Hena previously served as a National Correspondent for CBS News in New York. At CBS, she hosted a segment known as “The National Desk with Hena Doba” that was aired on 100+ CBS stations across the country every morning. She also reported live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange concentrating on consumer, business, and economic breaking news.
Prior to her journalism career, she also served continuously as an Adjunct Professor at Capital Community College and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting. Before joining CBS News, she worked as a weekend anchor at WSFB-TV, in Hartford, Connecticut. While at CBS News, she won several awards including, an Associated Press award for Best Spot News, Best Breaking News, and Best Sports Feature.
