Newsy’s ‘The Why’ Relaunches Jan. 10 With Tatevik Aprikyan

Tatevik Aprikyan

Newsy, the Scripps-owned free 24/7 broadcast news network, will relaunch its primetime news program The Why on Jan. 10 to “go beyond the headlines with hyper-visual explanatory journalism and compelling guest interviews.”

At 10 p.m. ET each weeknight, host Tatevik Aprikyan will provide an hour-long deep dive into relevant social, cultural and political topics. The show will originate from Newsy’s Chicago studio.

“This will be unique programming for primetime viewers,” said Eric Ludgood, head of Newsy. “Tatevik is an experienced journalist with great story-telling skills and a knack for engaging audiences.”

Aprikyan has been an award-winning broadcast journalist in Seattle since 2015. Prior to that she was an anchor and/or reporter in Providence, R.I.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Seattle and Bellevue, Wash.

She has been an anchor or reporter at ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC affiliates. Aprikyan has covered some of the country’s biggest stories, including the trial of the Boston Marathon bomber, Ebola outbreak, Affordable Care Act, U.S.-Russia and Middle East relations and health care (autism, scientific research and children’s health).

Originally from Yerevan, Armenia, her family moved to Seattle when she was 5. Aprikyan speaks Armenian, Russian and French.

Hank Mendheim will serve as The Why’s executive producer. He is an Emmy-winning television executive, most recently serving as executive producer of WLS Chicago’s Windy City Live. His television producing career spans nearly three decades creating news and entertainment programming for A&E, Bravo, Discovery Channel, Nat Geo, Lifetime, Animal Planet, Sundance, Hallmark Channel, Oxygen, MSNBC and The Weather Channel.