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Sonia Baghdady (born June 16, 1975) is an award-winning news anchor for News Channel 8 (WTNH) in Connecticut. She anchors the weekday shows "Good Morning Connecticut", "News Channel 8 at Noon" and "Connecticut Style." Baghdady joined WTNH in December 2002.

Before joininng WTNH, Baghdady was an anchor and reporter for WWLP in Springfield, Massachusetts, and a reporter for a Long Island News 12 affiliate.

Contents 1 Awards 2 Education 3 Personal 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Awards

She earned an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Soft News Series," an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Service Report," and two Associated Press Awards. She was also nominated in 2008 for an Emmy award for "Outstanding Achievement" as an anchor.

The New Haven Business times recently listed Sonia as one of "20 Noteworthy Women" in the community. She was also voted best local TV reporter in the state by the readers of "Connecticut Magazine" and as one of the top local TV personalities by the New Haven Advocate.^[1]

[edit] Education

Baghdady graduated from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1997.

[edit] Personal

Her birthday is June 16. Baghdady grew up in both New York and California, but spent many of her formative years in Connecticut. She is the sister of Amanda Baghdady, a biology teacher at Bethel High School, in Bethel, Connecticut.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Sonia Baghdady: The Inside Story Blog
• WTNH.com Profile
• WTNH Blog: Sonia Baghdady
• Faifield Now: Sonia Baghdady

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