Kim Kalunian, journalist, will host ANCA Eastern Region’s 20th annual gala

Kim Kalunian, a journalist, will host the ANCA Eastern Region’s 20th Annual Gala. For the past 15 years, she has been one of Rhode Island’s most prominent journalists. She currently works at WPRI 12, where she previously helped launch and anchor the 4:00 p.m. newscast. Kim also co-hosts the Behind the Story series. Her Community Focus segment features in-depth, personal interviews with some of the region’s most influential and high-profile figures. Kim’s journalism has received numerous honors, including an Edward R. Murrow Award, and she has also been nominated for a regional Emmy Award.

Kim has covered stories about Artsakh and Armenian culture, including a feature in which she explored her own Armenian ancestry. She appeared in The Armenian Chronicles, a documentary by the Armenian Historical Association of Rhode Island that examines the past, present and future of the local Armenian community and recounts the Armenian Genocide survived by her great-grandparents. She has also moderated a panel of Armenian women authors and served as the keynote speaker at Sts. Sahag and Mesrob Armenian Church in Providence, Rhode Island.

The ANCA Eastern Region’s 20th Annual Gala will take place on Saturday, December 5, 2026, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island.