Biographical details about American reporter convicted by Iran of spying
By APWednesday, May 6, 2009
Biographical details about jailed reporter in Iran
NAME — Roxana Saberi
AGE & BIRTHDATE — 32; April 26, 1977.
FAMILY — Saberi’s father was born in Iran and her mother is from Japan.
HOMETOWN — Born in New Jersey and moved to Fargo, North Dakota, when she was 2.
WORK — Saberi has worked as a freelance journalist in Iran for the last six years for organizations including National Public Radio and the British Broadcasting Corp.
EDUCATION — Saberi graduated from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and has master’s degrees from Northwestern University in Chicago and Cambridge University in Britain.
CITIZENSHIP — Saberi has U.S. and Iranian citizenship.
INTERESTING FACT — Saberi was chosen as Miss North Dakota in 1997 and was among the top 10 finalists in the Miss America contest that year.
(This version CORRECTS date of Miss America contest.)
