Hena Doba: The Girl from Queens, the Anchor Desk & the Reckoning
She is a national journalist, a network news anchor, a storyteller, a TED speaker — and someone whose latest chapter is rooted in honesty, resilience, and self-reflection.
In this episode of Mostly Together, I sit down with Hena Doba, anchor at NewsNation.
Hena was born and raised in Queens as the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, growing up in a low-income neighborhood where no one on television looked like her. Her family imagined one path for her — but her heart kept pulling her toward journalism.
What began with a camcorder after 9/11 became the start of a career in storytelling — one…
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