Armen Keteyian
American sportswriter
Armen Keteyian (born March 6, 1953) is an American television journalist and author of 13 non-fiction books, including six New York Times bestsellers. Most recently he was the anchor and an executive producer for The Athletic. Previously he spent 12 years as a network television correspondent for CBS News where he also served as a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. Keteyian is an 11-time Emmy award winner.
Early life and career
Keteyian was born in Detroit, Michigan, and is of Armenian descent. Keteyian is a 1971 graduate of Bloomfield Hills Lahser High School in Bloomfield Hills, MI, and graduated cum laude from San Diego State University with a BA degree in journalism in 1976.
Keteyian began his journalism career as a sports and feature writer in San Diego, freelancing for The San Diego Union-Tribune and San Diego Magazine (1980–1982) after spending two years at the Times-Advocate in Escondido (1978–1980). In June 1982 he was hired as a reporter for Sports Illustrated in New York (1982–1989), where he specialized in investigations. While there, he reported on subjects including corruption in college football and basketball, sports gambling in America, point-shaving scandals and the widening use of steroids in professional and amateur sports.
Keteyian was named a full-time correspondent for Showtime's 60 Minutes Sports, a monthly sports magazine show beginning in January 2013.
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