The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California will honor FOX 11 co-anchor Araksya Karapetyan at the Armenian American Museum Heritage Gala on Saturday, Nov. 22 that will be held at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.

“I am deeply honored to be recognized by the Armenian American Museum,” stated Karapetyan. “This museum represents the hopes, struggles and triumphs of our people, and it will serve as a bridge connecting generations. To be part of this story is both humbling and inspiring.”

Karapetyan is an award-winning co-anchor for FOX 11’s Good Day L.A. Over her career, she has become a trusted source of news and storytelling, using her platform to share important issues affecting the Armenian American community and beyond.

Karapetyan’s talent and storytelling were recognized with a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award in 2022 for the human-interest news story “A Doll Like Me.” This was Karapetyan’s second Emmy win. She also received an Emmy for anchoring FOX 11’s live coverage of the space shuttle Endeavor as it traveled through the streets of Los Angeles in 2012.

Beyond the newsroom, Karapetyan used her platform to support numerous charitable causes and frequently hosts and participates in community galas, cultural events and educational initiatives. She has collaborated with leading organizations including Children of Armenia Fund, the Armenian Educational Foundation, the Armenian Film Society, the Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology and many more. Her work emphasizes resilience, the importance of cultural history and the power of storytelling to bring communities together.

Born in Gyumri, Armenia, Karapetyan’s great-uncle George Tumanjan brought the family to the United States in 1990. They settled in Palos Verdes Estates. 

Karapetyan pursued her higher education at Syracuse University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and broadcast journalism from the university’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Karapetyan began her career in media as an intern at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and KFI 640 AM radio in Burbank. She went on to report and anchor for Torrance’s government access channel CitiCABLE before taking her first on-air newsroom position at KIDK-TV in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She later reported and hosted at KOIN-TV in Portland, Oregon before joining FOX 11 in Los Angeles in 2012, where she has become one of the station’s most recognizable anchors.

The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California is a world-class educational and cultural institution currently under construction in the heart of Glendale’s Arts and Entertainment District. 

Learn more and RSVP for the Heritage Gala at ArmenianAmericanMuseum.org/Gala.