US-Armenia TV facilities in Burbank are blessed in a visit by Archbishop Hovnan Derderian
by Paul Chaderjian (Armenian Reporter) Burbank, Calif. - Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, on Friday, April 17 blessed CS Media's new state-of-the-art, all-platform media production facility and studios, located in the heart of the entertainment capital of the world. "It is my privilege and my joy today to celebrate the official opening of this very special institution," Abp. Derderian said. "The opening of the US-Armenia television station will be a milestone in the life of this community, the Western Diocese, and Armenian communities through the West Coast." The Primate and a group of clergy began the blessing service outside the main lobby of the four-story building at 2727 West Alameda. After hymns and prayers blessing the facilities of the new television station, Abp. Derderian spoke to those gathered and praised the efforts of Gerard L. Cafesjian for creating a new, profes...