Sandra Hughes Kazarian

Sandra Hughes Kazarian serves as an Adjunct Instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, teaching journalism to undergraduate and graduate students since 2017. Her academic program affiliations include Journalism (BA), Journalism (MS), and Public Relations and Advertising (BA).

With over two decades of broadcast journalism experience, Kazarian built her career at ABC and CBS affiliates nationwide as a general assignment reporter, crime and court reporter, and anchor before joining CBS Network News in Los Angeles. She covered landmark events including the OJ Simpson Trial, Northridge Earthquake, U.S. presidential campaigns, and Mexican presidential elections while reporting on natural disasters across multiple continents. Her CBS Evening News segment on worker's rights was notably cited in U.S. Senate debates, and her work has appeared across CBS platforms including 48 Hours and Sunday Morning. She currently serves as a correspondent for TheAMShow on New Zealand TV3 while contributing to PBS NewsHour.

Her teaching integrates expertise in Digital Media, Media Literacy, and Social Media, drawing directly from field experience in evolving news landscapes.