Silva Harapetian was born in 1975 - making her about 42 years of age these days.
Silva is of Christian Armenian decent and was born in Iran where she witnessed the Iranian Revolution and lived through the devastating Iran-Iraq war.
When she was 12-years-old her family fled Iran taking only what they could carry. Having escaped terrifying political and religious persecution, Silva and her family landed in Germany where they lived another two years awaiting news of passage to the United States. At 14-years-old, Silva and her family finally arrived in Los Angeles.
Less than 5 years after arriving in the U.S., Silva graduated from University of Southern California with a degree in Mass Communications.
She spent the first 7 years of her career behind the scenes as a writer and a producer while she studied with some of the country’s best communication experts. Silva transitioned to on-camera reporting soon thereafter, and has been on the move since.
Know more about Silva Harapetian by visiting her site SilvaHarapetian.com.