Hena Doba Biography
Hena Doba is a Pakistani American journalist working for NewsNation as the anchor of NewsNation Prime on Saturdays from 8 to 11 p.m. ET and Sundays from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET since joining the network in 2024. She also hosts the Truth of the Matter podcast. Previously, she held multiple roles at Cheddar News for five years, including hosting Cheddar News’ Wake Up with Cheddar.
Hena Doba Education
Doba joined the University at Buffalo after finishing her studies at Flushing High School. In 2002, she graduated with a dual Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English. Before joining college, she planned to pursue psychology. However, she discovered her passion for journalism as a writer for The Spectrum, SUNY Buffalo’s school paper.
Hena Doba Career
Doba works for NewsNation as the anchor of NewsNation Prime on Saturdays from 8 to 11 p.m. ET and Sundays from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. ET. She also hosts the Truth of the Matter podcast. Nexstar Media Group and NewsNation declared that she would anchor the weekend edition of Morning in America on January 11, 2024. The show debuted on January 27, 2024, airing on weekends from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. ET. In June 2026, she was promoted to anchor NewsNation Prime Weekends, replacing Natasha Zouve
Two days after graduating from college, Doba began producing for Newswatch 50, a local TV station in Watertown, New York. She first went on air during the September 11 attacks. At the time, she was visiting her family in Queens and picked up a camcorder and started walking the streets of Queens. She received racist backlash at the beginning of her career since broadcast news was not diverse. Her news director received emails that said things like, “Why is the terrorist telling us the news?”
After her time in Watertown, Doba worked as a general assignment reporter at WTOC in Savannah, Georgia. She then worked as the weekend anchor at WFSB in Hartford, Connecticut. She was the first person to anchor a 4 a.m national show and one of the first Pakistani Americans to anchor a show.
Doba covered finance and politics stories all over the US as a national correspondent. She served CBS as an anchor of The National Desk with Hena Doba from 2015 to 2019. There, she broadcast national and international stories and filed live reports from the New York Stock Exchange for CBS affiliates countrywide.
Doba began working as a correspondent and anchor at Cheddar News, a financial news network. She worked there for 5 years and held multiple roles, including hosting Cheddar News’ Wake Up with Cheddar.
Besides her journalism work, Doba was an adjunct professor at Capital Community College and the Connecticut School of Broadcasting for five years.
Hena Doba Age
Doba was born in Jackson Heights, Queens, United States of America, but likes to keep her personal life private and hence has not yet disclosed the year and month she was born. It is, therefore, not known when she celebrates her birthday. However, she might be in her 40s.
Hena Doba Height
Doba stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 6 inches.
Hena Doba Family
Doba was born to Tahmina Faraz and Agha M. Zulfiquar in Jackson Heights, Queens. She grew up alongside her three younger sisters. The family lived in numerous neighborhoods all over Queens, including College Point, Rosedale, Jamaica, Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights. A first-generation Pakistani American, her parents raised her speaking Urdu.
Hena Doba Husband
Doba got married to Andrew Ronald Doba on January 23, 2016. The pair met in December 2013 at WFSB, a CBS affiliate station based in Hartford, where he was a guest on a political show hosted by her co-anchor, who introduced them. She is Muslim and enjoys boxing during her free time.
Hena Doba Net Worth
Doba has an estimated net worth ranging between $1 million – $5 million, which she has earned through being a journalist.
Hena Doba Salary
Doba earns an annual salary ranging between $40,000 – $ 110,500.