- Born in Shiraz, Iran, Maria was introduced to the creative world as a child when she attended the International Community School in Tehran, Iran. After her parents divorced she relocated to her mother's native country, the United States, where she attended school and college graduating with a degree in Business Communications from Lubbock Christian University.
Later, Maria relocated to Washington DC, where she got a job at USA Today Newspaper in Virginia. Although she enjoyed working for the nation's top newspaper, she decided to pursue her creative interests by completing several courses at DC's American University Film and Video graduate program. She was awarded an internship with Dateline NBC at their Washington DC Bureau, after taking additional classes through Montgomery College Television department in Rockville, MD.
The internship eventually led to a paid position. Over the next several years, Maria contributed to Dateline NBC and its media partners in a variety of roles such as, researcher, production coordinator, booker, producer, field producer, associate producer, assistant producer etc.
Maria has won several national journalism awards including a national Emmy award for her work as a field producer on an investigative report for Dateline on Auto Sales.
She has also been involved extensively in philanthropic projects, most recently causes related to pediatric cancer in Shiraz, Iran.
Maria Afsharian lives in the New York City area.- IMDb Mini Biography By: maria afsharian
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