Nataly Tavidian recently graduated from UC Riverside with a double Bachelors degree in Political Science and Communications.
English teachers who pointed out her strengths in the classroom inspired her passion for the media, reporting, and journalism. In the seventh grade, she decided she wanted to report, to be able to tell stories about others, and cover under reported topics.
During her student career, she became a part of several new projects on campus.
She was one of the co-founders for an online news organization on campus called “News at UCR” for which she wrote, reported and anchored.
Tavidian founded ‘Animal Rights Club’ at UCR, and invited members of PETA2, PETA’s young adult division, to her school campus to advocate animal friendly food options.
She also re-started, and organization on campus that was once prestigious and award winning, but had not been around for several years. Model United Nations, is an organizations that simulates the United Nations, and aims to educate students on events around the world, civics, communication, and multilateral diplomacy. She became president of MUN, and along with the help of graduate student advisors, she invited onto the team, she trained the team for the National United Nations conference, which brings together students from universities all around world, in New York, to debate. In its second year Model United Nations at UCR won the Outstanding Delegation award at the National conference. After graduating UCR these clubs continue to prosper.
She is also a member of a National Women’s Fraternity, where she served as communications director, and Senior Transition officer. She helped in organizing activities like resume and cover letter writing working shops, for the senior class to ease a transition form college to life after graduation.
Her first exposure to media was in her first year of college where she had the opportunity to work for ALO Hayati magazine a Middle Eastern, Mediterranean lifestyle magazine. She was exposed to planning events, and volunteering for the magazines non-profit, and volunteering with the team at the annual MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon.
Tavidian’s passion for journalism extended to experiences in all forms of multimedia writing, and reporting; Radio, TV, and Website. She started to grow her knowledge for the industry and completed several internships at the number one TV station in Los Angeles, KABC TV. She was an intern directly to consumer affairs reporter Ric Romero, and had the opportunity to work with Food Coach Lori Corbin and learned from the experiences of others. Tavidian also wrote for OnTheRedCarpet.com ABC’s entertainment website.
Tavidian recently completed an intensive journalism-writing program that led to an internship at Southern California Public Radio and Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. Being at the heart of the State Capitol she covered state politics. Some of the events she covered included the battle to repeal Proposition 8, California’s budget crisis, and news conferences held by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Her writings aired for radio.
Nataly Tavidian Lives in Los Angeles; she is currently a General Assignment Reporter for Crown City News. Tavidian speaks fluent Armenian.
