Ana Kasparian

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Ana Kasparian
Born Anahit Misak Kasparian
(1986-07-07) July 7, 1986 (age 25)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Residence Los Angeles
Ethnicity Armenian American[1]
Citizenship United States
Education Bachelor of Arts, Journalism (B.A.J.)
Master of Arts in Political Science (M.A.)
Alma mater California State University, Northridge (B.A.J.)/(M.A.)
Occupation Political pundit
Internet/radio talk show host/producer
Entertainment correspondent
Employer The Young Turks
Notable credit(s) The Young Turks
Television The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur
Political movement Progressive
Religion Atheist
Website
www.theyoungturks.com

Anahit Misak "Ana" Kasparian[1] (Western Armenian: Անահիտ Միսաք Գասպարյան; Western Armenian pronunciation: [ɑnɑˈhid miˈsɑkʰ kʰɑsbɑˈɾjɑn]) [2]; born July 7, 1986) is an Armenian American co-host and producer for the online news show The Young Turks. Kasparian began working as a fill-in producer for The Young Turks in 2007.[3] She also appears as on the TV version of the show The Young Turks that airs on the Current TV Network.

Biography

Ana was born on July 7, 1986 the daughter of Western Armenia immigrant parents. Kasparian graduated from California State University, Northridge in 2007 with a Bachelor of Arts, Journalism (BAJ). Kasparian has worked with AOL News, YouTube, TidalTv and On Point. She also worked in news production at CBS radio affiliate KNX (AM) in Los Angeles.[4] In addition to being the host of The Young Turks, Ana Kasparian appears frequently on the English version of the Russian-based channel RT and RT America.[5] In 2007, Kasparian became the producer and co-host of the progressive talk radio on Sirius XM Satellite Radio and now internet show/TV Show The Young Turks/The Young Turks with Cenk Uygur on where she functions as commentator on pop culture and celebrity gossip.[6] She completed her Master of Political Science in political science in 2010.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Kasparian, Ana (26 October 2007). "The Young Turks...From an Armenian's Perspective.". The Young Turks. http://www.theyoungturks.com/story/2007/10/26/124637/27/news/The-Young-Turks-From-an-Armenian-s-Perspective. Retrieved 25 March 2012. 
  2. ^ ՄԱՆՈՅԵԱՆ, ԳԷՈՐԳ (30 April 2005). "ԼՈՒՍԱՐՁԱԿ- Երիտհայուհին [Lusardzak - Yerithayuhin]" (in Armenian). http://asbarez.com/arm/72679/. Retrieved 25 March 2012. 
  3. ^ a b Kasparian, Ana (2007). "AnaKasparian". The Young Turks. http://www.theyoungturks.com/user/AnaKasparian. Retrieved 25 March 2012. 
  4. ^ Ana Kasparian on Facebook
  5. ^ "Search: Ana Kasparian — RT". http://rt.com/search/?q=Ana+Kasparian. Retrieved 25 March 2012. 
  6. ^ Kasparian, Ana. "Ana Kasparian". LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/ana/kasparian. Retrieved 25 March 2012. 

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