Araksya Karapetyan
| Araksya Karapetyan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 22, 1982[1] Leninakan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Gyumri, Armenia) |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University (B.A.)[2] |
| Television | KTTV (2012-)[3] |
| Spouse(s) | Amir Yousefi[4] |
Araksya Karapetyan (Armenian: Արաքսյա Կարապետյան; born August 27, 1982)[1] is an Armenian-born American television personality and anchor woman for the Los Angeles-based KTTV Channel 11's Good Day L.A., a morning news and entertainment program.[2]
Early life
Karapetyan was born on August 27, 1982[1] in Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri (then called Leninakan). She witnessed the 1988 Armenian earthquake that left her native city devastated.[4] In an article written following a March 17, 2014 earthquake in Los Angeles, Karapetyan wrote: "Every time we get a shaker here in Southern California I quickly have a flashback to my childhood. I was 6-years old in 1988 when a devastating earthquake hit my hometown in Gyumri."[5] Meanwhile the ethnic conflict with Azerbaijan intensified as the Soviet Union was on its way to collapse. Due to these hardships her family emigrated to the United States in 1990.[2][4] She grew up in Palos Verdes Estates, California.[2]
Education and career
She graduated from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in international relations and broadcast journalism.[2] Karapetyan began her television career as an intern at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and KFI 640 AM radio in Burbank, California. In the past, she has also worked for KIDK-TV in Idaho Falls, Idaho (as reporter, anchor and producer), KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon (as a reporter and host) and as a reporter at CitiCABLE, a government access cable television channel for the City of Torrance, California.[2]
Personal life
Karapetyan is married to Amir Yousefi,[4] who is of Persian ancestry.[6] She is fluent in English, Armenian and is "conversational" in Russian and Spanish.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Basic Info". Araksya Karapetyan on Facebook. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Araksya Karapetyan". myfoxla.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Margulies, Lee (16 May 2013). "Early morning anchor job at KTTV goes to Araksya Karapetyan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
Karapetyan joined KTTV last year...
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Tchekmedyian, Alene (30 April 2012). "Araksya Karapetyan – The story behind FOX’s new face". easyreadernews.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
- ↑ Karapetyan, Araksya (17 March 2014). "Earthquake: It Shakes Up The Past...". my9nj.com (Secaucus, New Jersey). Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Araksya & Amir: A Persian-Armenian Love Affair". partybravo.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.