Introducing the Hosts of Telethon 2012

Announcing the Hosts of Telethon 2012. 

Through a series of fast-paced Telethon videos, Armenia Fund will provide a report to more than 100,000 of its donors as well as the general public on the projects implemented as a result of the fundraising campaign of 2011 – be it infrastructure, agricultural development or humanitarian programs. Music videos featuring a who’s who of Armenian singers will entertain a global audience glued to their TV screens in more than 20 countries of the world.

Telethon 2012 will feature a wide range of hosts who will tell the story of Armenia Fund as it enters its 20th year of helping the people in rural Armenia and Artsakh by providing schools, hospitals, access roads, drinking and irrigation water systems, natural gas pipelines and other necessities of life otherwise unavailable to them.

A veteran of Armenia Fund Telethons, Armenian actor and entertainer, Hrant Tokhatyan will be flying in from Armenia along with television news anchor and commentator Artak Herikyan.

Tokhatyan and Herikyan will be joined by British-Armenian comedian and entertainer, Kev Orkian of London, dubbed one of the world’s finest comedy pianists.

Armenian-American television actor and script writer, Ludwig Manukian, who, like other Telethon hosts, traveled to Armenia and Artsakh over the last several years, visiting Armenia Fund’s projects, talking to local residents and witnessing the tremendous positive and definite difference the Telethons make, will partner with Carla Garapedian, an award winning documentary filmmaker who anchored the BBC World News and contributed to PBS Frontline.

Born in Syria, Los Angeles based Horizon Armenian TV veteran news anchor and talk show host, Manoug Seraydarian will bring a unique perspective on the events unfolding today in Syria and how they affect the 100,000 strong Syrian Armenian community.

Broadcast television journalist and producer Paul Chaderjian who has hosted many Armenia Fund Telethons in the past will join the show this year and help convey Armenia Fund’s united mission of rebuilding the Homeland. 

Tatevik Ekezian Madjarian of the Los Angeles based MClub television music show will guide the audience through the variety of traditional and contemporary Armenian music.

Celebrity super-lawyer Mark Geragos will keep the telephones fired up and ringing off the hook as more than 100 volunteers from Armenian private and public schools will take pledges in the studio.

Armenia Fund is grateful to all the hosts for donating their time and talent.

Armenia Fund calls on every Armenian around the world to participate in the International Thanksgiving Day Telethon campaign - be it by answering a volunteer’s call with a donation, calling in to the studio with a pledge or making a secure online donation at www.armeniafund.org/donate.

Every dollar counts as it represents a united national front to help Armenians in places where that help is needed the most. 

Armenia Fund’s 15th International Thanksgiving Day Telethon will air on November 22, 2012 beginning at 8:00am PST and broadcasting around the world for 12 hours.

In Southern California, the Telethon can be seen on KVMD, ARTN/Shant, USArmenia and H1 networks. In the Glendale/ Burbank/ Pasadena/ La Canada areas the Telethon broadcast will also be shown on AMGA, Horizon, AABC, BestTV, High Vision and ICFN channels. The live 12 hour webcast can be viewed at www.ArmeniaFund.org

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