Najahe Sherman is a television news anchor and reporter for KSHB-TV

KSHB-TV

KSHB-TV, virtual channel 41, is the NBC-affiliated television station serving the entire Kansas City metropolitan area; the station is commonly known by its branding NBC Action News. It is owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, alongside independent station KMCI as the company's only existing duopoly...

, in Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

. Throughout Najahe's tenure as a journalist, she has held news anchor, reporter and producer positions in the West, Midwest and South. Najahe holds a broadcast journalism degree from the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas

University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...

.[2] She is also a former NFL Kansas City Chiefs

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

 Cheerleader and former Mrs. Louisiana America. Najahe is a member of Hadassah

Hadassah

Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America is an American Jewish volunteer women's organization. Founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, it is one of the largest international Jewish organizations, with around...

, The National Association of Black Journalists and the Native American Journalist Association.[2]

Najahe was born in San Luis Obispo, California to a Jewish American father of Sephardic and Ashkenazi descent from Turkey and Russia and a mother who is of African American, French and Native American descent. "Najahe" is a Navajo Indian word meaning "crescent". Her mother Dr. Alyce Sherman, PhD is a school principal and her father Dr. Richard Sherman, PhD is a private practice therapist.

The Sherman family owns Casa Sucre, located in the historic Casco Viejo neighborhood of San Felipe, Panama.[2] Built in 1873, the 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) home goes by its historic name of Casa Sucre. The Shermans renovated the building, restoring its original 19th century architecture, and turned it into a boutique hotel. It is scheduled for a grand opening in July 2010.

During Najahe's early childhood years the family moved from California to Lee's Summit, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri where she attended school. Najahe is also a former Mrs. Louisiana America, placing in the top 10 at the nationally televised Mrs. America

Mrs. America

Mrs. America Pageant honors married women throughout the United States of America. Each of the 51 contestants , ranging in age from the 20s to 50s, earns the right to participate in the national event by winning her state competition. These state events are under the direction of Mrs. America state...

 Pageant. She won the state costume portion of the pageant, wearing an authentic Mardi Gras Krewe of Apollo Queen costume, sponsored by former King and Queen of the Mystic Krewe of Apollo XXI.

External links

1.http://www.ongo.com/v/1298496/-1/72CA67B77D00FAC1/love-story-thrown-together-in-a-crowded-caf
2.http://www.nbcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/staff/Najahe-Sherman%3Cbr--%3EWeekend-Morning-Anchor
3.http://www.najahesherman.com