Sasha works for NOS News, her husband Rick Nieman, for her old employee, RTL News. She married him on valentine's day.
In 2006 she was chosen most popular news-presenter of Holland, just above Loretta Schrijver, who at that time was anchorwoman for RTL4.
She is Doctor Randus in Psychologie.
At the 50th birthday of Het NOS Journaal, she was chosen as best presenter, just above Herman Siezen.
Studied science in communication at the university of Amsterdam. Her graduating scripture was about AT5, a local TV-network in Amsterdam, where in 1992 she began to work.