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Gasia Mikaelian Biography
Gasia Mikaelian an Armenian-American news Personality. She is best known for being a ledad anchor for KTVU in the Bay Area. She began her career working as the reporter at Yuma, Arizona. Working with the network has brought an amazing experience in her life with the package of hopes, struggles, and triumphs. Initially Gasia had worked as a reporter for the KSWT and reported for KSWT in Huntsville, Alabama for two years.
Gasia Mikaelian Age
Gasia was born on July 4, 1975 in greater Bay Area. She is 43 years old as of 2018.
Gasia Mikaelian Height
Gasia possesses a decent height, which measures 1.65 meters (5 feet and 5 inches).
Gasia Mikaelian Family
Gasia was born in the greater Bay Area. Her parents had emigrated to the United States shortly before her birth in search of a better life. Although her parents came to America they were strict on their children not losing their Armenian heritage. Gasia and her siblings all had traditional names and attended a Saturday School for Armenians throughout their entire childhood.
Gasia Mikaelian Education | Gasia Mikaelian High School
During her high school she was considered a late bloomer while all her friends were making plans to be doctors or lawyers she had no idea what she wanted to do
She began attending the Las Positas College and took all of the writing courses they had over a 2 year period. She then went to the San Diego State University to study journalism with the initial intention of going into radio broadcasting.
Gasia Mikaelian Husband Paul Perez | Is Gasia Mikaelian Married
Gasia got married to Paul Perez in 2006 when she was 31 years old. Even after she got married she considered taking his name professionally for easier pronounce. her husband supported her stand. However, she often says that people can call her “Mrs.Paul Perez. The couple has two children named Tigran and Zavan. Gasia’s husband is also Armenian. She chose to give her sons traditional names and also teaches them the language.
Gasia has hidden her personal life and has been enjoying her presence with husband and kids in a low-key manner.
Gasia Mikaelian Ktvu
Gasia accepted a lead anchor role with KTVU in 2005 as it would allow her to be closer to home. She is still in that role and appears on their Channel 2 News program 7 PM on most Weeknights. Working with the network has brought an amazing experience in her life with the package of hopes, struggles, and triumphs.
Gasia Mikaelian Career
Gasia got her first job in Yuma, Arizona at the end of that summer. She drove out to Yuma with her resume reel so the news director would have a face to go with the name on the tape.
She began at KSWT in August of 1997, and reported there for a year. She shared an apartment with another reporter at the station, and they both were too cheap to turn on the air conditioning unless it was over 95 degrees.
Gasia got a job at WAFF in Huntsville, Alabama next. She ate biscuits n’ gravy for the first time, saw cotton growing and tobacco drying by the side of the road. Gasia loved reporting on things that were new to her (college football!), and by the end of her two years there she was saying “y’all” without a smirk.
When she saw a job listing for a new FOX affiliate in San Diego, she sent her resume tape. Gasia stated that she screamed loud when the news director at XETV left her a voicemail saying he liked her work. After being away from California for years, she was dying to go back.
Gasia took the job as morning and noon anchor in San Diego, and thought she was officially “Big Time.” She was so happy being anchoring in America’s Finest City! when she was just 25 years old . However her heart was still in the Bay Area. She stated that her life changed when she began at KTVU, in 2005.
Gasia Mikaelian Salary| Gasia Mikaelian Net Worth
Gasia in 2015 her salary was $250,000. As per the paysa.com, an estimated salary of a News Anchor at KTVU is $79,697, which ranges $56,558 to $122,146. Her estimated net worth is not yet known.