Erin Hassanzadeh

About

Watch our new WCCO Original documentary, On the Edge: the People and Polar Bears of a Warming Arctic, free now on YouTube. I tell stories on WCCO, the CBS affiliate in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our news team works hard to carry on the legacy of delivering heartfelt, powerful information every day. Catch me weekdays at 4pm on CBS News Minnesota as co-host of "The 4."As an anchor for KETV's dominant weekday morning show, I produced and anchored 8-10 fast-paced breaking news segments daily and filled in on the anchor desk as needed. I was one of the station's top and fastest growing social media performers, engaging with viewers on Facebook by creating compelling content with a personal touch (Facebook:@ErinReportsTV.) As the breaking news desk anchor, I was able to kick off my heels and throw on my boots to report live at breaking news scenes. I was personable on air and online, aggressive in breaking news situations, and versatile enough to fill in on practically any shift in our newsroom.WHAT LEAD ME HEREI'm a connector and communicator who has worked in the bustling metropolis Seoul, South Korea and in newsrooms across the Midwest, engaging with local communities to promote the flow of knowledge and cross-cultural communications. My strong sense of curiosity led me to pursue journalism and sociology in college. Asking questions and finding answers became my passion and my strength. That passion led me straight to a news reporting job at central Iowa's leading station during my final year at Drake University. As a reporter at KCCI, I found answers to complicated questions that impacted tens of thousands of viewers across central Iowa. My determination to keep answering tough questions led me to the Fulbright program where I worked tirelessly for two years in South Korea building relationships and forming connections as a teacher and a representative of the United States. I am interested in working for news organizations, globally minded companies, and media outlets that connect and contribute to the communities they serve.