Kimiya Shokoohi is a journalist who has reported from four continents, with her work published across numerous publications and aired across the BBC and partner stations.  

 

She landed her first by-line in a story about British Columbia's connection to the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama, printed in the Vancouver Sun in 2008. President Obama would go on to sign the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, more commonly known as the nuclear deal or the Iran deal. The deal was underway amid Kimiya's studies at the University of Southern California, alma matter to HRH Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran. After graduating from USC, Kimiya helped the Olympic Broadcasting Services launch a multi-platform media studio. She later joined the BBC as part of a its World 2020 expansion project. From West Africa, she and teams across Africa and Europe reported and produced numerous short documentaries for the BBC and the projects various broadcast partners. As part of this assignment: coverage following the announcement of Africa's first Olympic event. In 2025, Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe was elected as the IOC's first female and African president. 

 

Kimiya holds a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Journalism from Kwantlen University and Master of Arts degree in Specialized Journalism from the University of Southern California, where she attended on full scholarship. The Annenberg Fellowship is named after publisher and diplomat Walter Hubert Annenberg, appointed by President Richard Nixon as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1974.