Rudabeh Shahbazi is a four-time Emmy award winning journalist and anchor on CBS LA at 5 pm, 9 pm, and 11 pm.

She has been at the forefront of breaking news and in-depth reporting on stories that matter to Southern Californians from both the anchor desk and the field since joining the station as a morning anchor in 2022.

Shahbazi has won multiple Golden Mike Awards for her medical reporting, from interviewing a patient in the operating room while she was undergoing brain surgery, to her investigation of contaminated bone graft material that killed a young Southern California teacher. She took viewers through her own cancer diagnosis and journey, with a station commitment to providing information, resources and hope to other patients.

Shahbazi won an Emmy for her reporting on the wildfires in Maui, where she was the only journalist to broadcast live from the Hawaiian homestead land. She field anchored from the Eaton fire, and continues to report on the recovery efforts from both the Eaton and Palisades fires. These are but a few examples of Shahbazi’s accomplishments and contributions.

Shahbazi holds a BA in journalism from Pepperdine University and an MA from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

Born and raised in Beijing China, Shirley Chung was exposed to international cuisine at an early age by her grandmother, Liang Si Yi, former Director of The Red Cross in China. Shirley immigrated to America at age 17 for college and worked in Silicon Valley for a few years after graduating. Shirley decided to follow her passion for food, so she left her career in high tech behind and enrolled California Culinary Academy San Francisco. She is trained in classic French and Italian cuisine, worked and opened restaurants for Thomas Keller, Guy Savoy and Mario Batali. After she opened CarneVino as Chef de Cuisine for the Batali group, CarneVino earned multiple awards for Best Steak House internationally.

Prior to being a finalist on season 11 of “Top Chef” in New Orleans, she held the Executive Chef Position at China Poblano, by Jose Andres, which was nominated for the Best New Restaurant Award by the James Beard Foundation in 2011. While working at China Poblano, she fell in love with Mexican cuisine and learned more about her own heritage. In 2014, Shirley opened a restaurant in Orange County, Twenty Eight, featuring modern Chinese cuisine.

Shirley also competed on season 14 of Bravo TV’s Top Chef where she used the opportunity to showcase her Chinese American Cuisine. She was rewarded by being named the runner up of Top Chef.

Shirley brings the same lively energy to her cookbook, Chinese Heritage Cooking From My American Kitchen, that made her a fan-favorite on Top Chef. From growing up in Beijing to attending culinary school in California, to making her name in the restaurant world and on Top Chef, today Shirley is dishing out new and dazzlingly delicious takes on Chinese cuisine.

Tasha Champion, known as The Shenomenal Coach, is a Wellness Empowerment Coach, speaker, two-time bestselling author, and founder of The Shenomenal Foundation. A 10-year triple-negative breast cancer survivor with a BRCA1 gene mutation, Tasha transforms her experience into a message of healing, resilience, strength, and intentional living.

She has shared her voice and story through video projects with Kaiser Permanente, Pfizer, and Futuro Health and has appeared on KCAL 9 News, Good Day LA, and FOX SOUL TV. Through her foundation, Tasha champions the emotional and mental wellness of women navigating breast cancer while supporting caregivers who walk beside them.

Her voice is honest, compassionate, and deeply rooted in the belief that no woman should have to carry the weight of cancer alone. Across every platform, Tasha creates spaces where women are seen, supported, and strengthened.

Tasha’s daily reminder to anyone diagnosed is simple: You are a survivor every day, so take it one day at a time.