▁Fox ▁News . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁K oo iman ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁where ▁her ▁parents ▁still ▁live ▁and ▁own ▁business es ▁– ▁S out heast ▁O asis ▁Pool ▁and ▁the ▁Pe pp erm int ▁Forest ▁Christmas ▁Sh op . ▁Of ▁Dutch ▁ancest ry , ▁she ▁went ▁to ▁My ers ▁Park ▁High ▁School ▁( 2 0 0 2 ▁gradu ate ), ▁where ▁she ▁played ▁soft ball ▁and ▁also ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁South P ark ▁Youth ▁Association . ▁ ▁Career ▁K oo iman ' s ▁early ▁work ▁in ▁TV ▁broadcast ▁journal ism ▁began ▁with ▁her ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁sid eline ▁rep orter ▁for ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁during ▁her ▁college ▁years ▁at ▁UN C ▁Wil ming ton ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁After ▁gradu ation , ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter , ▁anchor ▁and ▁video ▁journalist ▁for ▁W WA Y ▁in ▁Wil ming ton , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁K oo iman ▁moved ▁to ▁To led o , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁N BC ▁affili ate , ▁W N W O , ▁as ▁morning ▁anchor ▁and ▁rep orter . ▁While ▁there , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁franch ise ▁rep orter ▁for ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁U . S . ▁Marsh als ▁that ▁helped ▁catch ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁fug it ives . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁K oo iman ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina ,