Ana Kasparian is a famous American political pundit. She is also the co-host and producer of “The Young Turks”, an online news show. In the year 2007 she joined the show “The Young Turks” as a fill in host, but by virtue of her talent she is currently co-hosting the show with Cenk Uygur. She is also the host of the show “The Point” which is broadcasted by the TYT Network. She is also serving as a teacher for journalism at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Ana Kasparian also has a successful YouTube channel called ‘The Point with Ana Kasparian’.
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Early life and background
Ana Kasparian or more precisely Anahit Misak Kasparian was on July 7, 1986 in Los Angeles, California .She was born to Armenian immigrant parents. Ana spent her childhood in Reseda community in San Fernando Valley. She joined the Valley Alternative Magnet High School of Van Nuys and graduated from there in the year 2004. Thereafter, she joined California State University, Northridge and earned the graduation degree in Journalism in the year 2007. In 2010, she completed a Master of Arts in Political Science.
Career Achievements
At the beginning of her career, Ana served as an assistant producer for CBS Radio news stations in the city of Los Angeles. She first worked with KFWB radio station and later joined” KNX”, an AM broadcast radio station in Los Angeles. She has also made contributions to “AOL News”, “YouTube”, “TidalTv” and “On Point”.
Later in the year 2007, Ana became a part of the show “The Young Turks” as a fill in host. By means of her talent she tasted success in subsequent years and became the producer and co-host of the same show. She also shares the space as a co-host with Cenk Kadir Uygur in the “progressive talk radio” which is broadcasted by the Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Apart from this, she also co -hosted the “TYT University” show whose main focus was to highlight the issues faced by the University students. Currently, she is associated with the TYT network as a host for the show “The Point”. Due to her immense popularity and contribution in the media field, she has been interviewed for various documentaries which include the “The Culture High” in the year 2014.
Controversies
Together with Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian has taken various interviews for the show “The Young Turks”. During one such interview, James David Manning, a right wing U.S. Protestant fundamentalist pastor made controversial remark and spoke to her in a derogatory manner. She vehemently fired back at the pastor and called him “ignorant” ,” sexist” and a person who acquired PhD from an unaccredited institution founded by the pastor himself. This incident gathered a lot of media attention.
Ana Kasparian – Nose Job
It was reported that Ana Kasparian had gone under the knife. She had done a “nose job”. She admitted that she had spent a considerable amount of money for the surgery in the year 2014.
Ana Kasparian- Boyfriend
Ana Kasparian is not married till date. The 5 feet 3 inch tall vivacious anchor is currently dating Christian Lopez, who is an actor as well as an athlete.
Ana Kasparian- Net Worth
Ana Kasparian is estimated to have a net worth of $2 Million.
House
Ana Kasparian currently resides in a posh apartment in the city of Los Angeles.