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Shally Zomorodi

In Conversation with Nazanin Nour

Farhang Foundation is delighted to welcome San Diego’s Fox 5 Morning News Anchor Shally Zomorodi to our latest edition of #FarhangConnect in conversation with actor and writer Nazanin Nour.

Ms. Zomorodi will be discussing her background as an Iranian-American, and how she has successfully managed to infuse her culture into her successful career as a news anchor, author and influencer.

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About Shally Zomorodi

Fox 5 Morning News Anchor Shally Zomorodi has been waking up San Diego for more than a decade. A dedicated journalist, Zomorodi launched her news career as an assistant for KTTV FOX 11 in Los Angeles. Quickly advancing into an on-air reporting position in Beaumont, Texas, Zomorodi, with her winning smile and refined reporting skills, woke the Southwest residents of the Lone Star state to breaking local and national news.

Shally's embracing personality and dedicated reporting returned her to the Southland and family she loves dearly in Orange County. She reported for LA City View in Los Angeles and then became the anchor of DAYBREAK OC, a two hour live morning show broadcasting from the heart of Orange County for all of Southern California. Versed in international broadcasting as the reporter for Voice of America, and fluent in Persian, Shally now brings her global skills, diversity, and Southland knowledge to FOX 5. Shally credits her success in broadcasting to pageants. Shally won the title of Mrs. California Globe and was 3rd runner up to Mrs. US GLOBE. She also held the titles of Miss Orange County Teen USA and Miss Orange County USA. It was during her competition at MISS CALIFORNIA USA that Shally won an award in journalism. She left law school to pursue her dream to work in broadcasting and says she is working her dream job every day because of pageants. Shally recently started her Podcast, It is what it is with SHALLZ, talking all things life.

Through social media Shally has created connections with so many people resulting in one of Shally's newest roles. After being asked to officiate several weddings and Shally's love for LOVE she decided to make it official and is now licensed to officiate Persian American weddings. In her spare time Shally loves to cook and belly dance. She and her husband Bruce have 4 children Arshia, Arshan, Shyla and Shayden. Together they love traveling and showing them the world. Shally says out of everything she does nothing beats having the title of MOMMY.

About Nazanin Nour

Nazanin Nour is an actor, writer, host, and voice over artist. She began her professional career working in corporate litigation after graduating from George Mason University with a Bachelor’s degree in Government and International Politics, double majoring in Communications, with a minor in Media Criticism.

She had performed in theater, as well as played the violin in her school’s orchestra, throughout her schooling. She always considered this a passion, but wasn’t sure about it as a career. After moving to New York and working for an international litigation firm, she decided that that career path was unfulfilling, and she made the choice to pursue a career in entertainment.

She has appeared in several television shows, including Madam Secretary, Criminal Minds, and Political Animals, as well as in feature films. Her most recent film role was in the psychological thriller, A Thousand Little Cuts. Her most recent voice over role was in the audio play Wish You Were Here, which is available on Audible, via Amazon. She recently co-wrote and starred in a short horror film called All of You, which premiered at the RiverRun International Film Festival, and recently screened at the LA International Horror Film Festival. She’s currently working with her co-writer and good friend to develop this short film into a feature length script.

Nazanin has always had an affinity for comedy and political satire, and trained in improv, as well as sketch writing, at the famed Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in both NYC and LA. She used this training to begin creating and shooting her own sketches, which quickly went viral. These short form content videos caught the attention of the producers of Persia’s Got Talent, the Persian language spinoff of Fremantle Media’s Got Talent franchise, and was cast as a judge on the first season which aired in 2020 and 2021, respectively.

She continues to work on developing her own projects, and will be back on screen and on stage soon!