Najahe Sherman

Najahe Sherman is a television news anchor and reporter for KSHB-TV, in Kansas City, Missouri. Throughout Najahe's tenure as a journalist, she has held news anchor, reporter and producer positions in the West, Midwest and South. Najahe holds a broadcast journalism degree from the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. She is also a former NFL Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader and former Mrs. Louisiana America. Najahe is a member of Hadassah, The National Association of Black Journalists and the Native American Journalist Association.

Najahe was born in San Luis Obispo, California to a Jewish American father of Sephardic and Ashkenazi descent from Turkey and Russia and a mother who is of African American, French and Native American descent. "Najahe" is a Navajo Indian word meaning "crescent". Her mother Dr. Alyce Sherman, PhD is a school principal and her father Dr. Richard Sherman, PhD is a private practice therapist.

The Sherman family owns Casa Sucre, located in the historic Casco Viejo neighborhood of San Felipe, Panama. Built in 1873, the 8000 sqft home goes by its historic name of Casa Sucre. The Shermans renovated the building, restoring its original 19th century architecture, and turned it into a boutique hotel. It is scheduled for a grand opening in July 2010.

During Najahe's early childhood years the family moved from California to Lee's Summit, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri where she attended school. Najahe is also a former Mrs. Louisiana America, placing in the top 10 at the nationally televised Mrs. America Pageant. She won the state costume portion of the pageant, wearing an authentic Mardi Gras Krewe of Apollo Queen costume, sponsored by former King and Queen of the Mystic Krewe of Apollo XXI.