Rudabeh Bakhtiar, better known as Rudi Bakhtiar, is an Iranian-American journalist and television producer.
17 Facts About Rudi Bakhtiar
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Rudi Bakhtiar's family moved back to the United States when she was 17.
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Rudi Bakhtiar attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she received a Bachelor of Science in biology in 1990, planning to be a dentist.
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Rudi Bakhtiar was accepted to New York University Dental School but had reservations about going to dental school.
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In 1996, Rudi Bakhtiar joined CNN and held multiple positions in her nine years at the cable news network, including anchoring CNN Headline News Tonight on the CNN Headline News network.
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Rudi Bakhtiar has co-anchored CNN's Emmy nominated CNN Newsroom and worked as a dedicated correspondent for Anderson Cooper 360.
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Rudi Bakhtiar has reported on assignments from numerous countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, including Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa, Iran, Israel, and Palestine.
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Rudi Bakhtiar had left CNN to care for her dying father after almost 10 years in cable news.
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In January 2006, Rudi Bakhtiar joined Fox News Channel as a general correspondent, reporting on major international news stories such as the Ahmadinejad-al-Maliki summit in Tehran in September 2006 and the trial and execution of Saddam Hussein later that year.
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In 2008, Rudi Bakhtiar switched careers to become the first public relations director for the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, an organization dedicated to building an inclusive and representative voice for Iranian Americans in the public and political arena.
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Rudi Bakhtiar created and produced the organization's signature star-studded community event "Passing the Torch of Success," before being pushed out of the organization owing to her strong stance on Iran's human rights violations.
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Rudi Bakhtiar worked on an unfinished documentary on Turkey after the failed 2016 Turkish coup d'etat attempt and before Michael Flynn was officially named National Security Advisor for President Donald Trump.
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Rudi Bakhtiar is a fan of the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Lakers sports teams.
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In 2002, Rudi Bakhtiar received the Iranian American Republican Council Achievement Award in recognition of outstanding achievements, excellence, and accomplishments within the Iranian American community.
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In Washington DC, December 4,2003, Rudi Bakhtiar was the master of ceremonies for the Iranian American Technology Council Gala.
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Rudi Bakhtiar was the master of ceremonies for the University of California, Irvine, lecture given by Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, on May 21,2005.
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Rudi Bakhtiar received a favorable ruling from the mediator, a settlement was reached in which Fox News agreed to pay Rudi Bakhtiar the $670,000 remaining on her contract and her legal fees.