Yasmeen Hassan is the traffic reporter for CBS 2 Chicago.
Before joining CBS 2, Yasmeen worked at KOVR in Sacramento, Calif. Prior to that, she was an anchor and reporter in Las Vegas, where she won a Regional Emmy award for her work covering the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
Yasmeen started her broadcast career in Phoenix, Ariz., as a producer. After working behind the scenes for years, she transitioned to field producing and reporting, eventually landing in eastern Washington, anchoring at KVEW-TV.
Originally from Egypt, Yasmeen grew up all over the East Coast, before settling in Tucson, Ariz., and graduating from the University of Arizona.
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