Eight years after Father Dimitrios Moraitis was installed as the “proestamenos” of St. Paraskevi Greek Orthodox Shrine Church in Greenlawn, Long Island – and then starting his ninth year in the ministry – he has transformed the church into not just a place of worship, but of giving. St. Paraskevi has always been a very [...]
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Olympic Gold Medalist Kaklamanakis Remembers His Fans
In an interview with Markos Papadatos for GreekReporter, Nikos Kaklamanakis, a world champion in the Mistral wind-surfing category, and winner of the gold medal in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and silver medal in 2004 at the Athens Games, talked about how tough the sport is and his gratitude to his fans, especially Greek-Americans [...]
Aravella Simotas Talks About the 25th Hellenic News of America Anniversary
On Friday, August 3, 2012, Markos Papadatos spoke with Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas, who works in the 36th Assembly District in Astoria, New York. She is expected to be a part of the upcoming twenty-fifth anniversary of the Hellenic News of America (HNA). “I am honored to take part in this anniversary. Since 1987, the HNA [...]
Kalomira Talks About her Pregnancy and Music
This past May, Kalomira was a special guest performer at the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund (HTSF) GALA, where she sang a duet with Constantine Maroulis on Journey’s inspirational classic “Don’t Stop Believin’.” “I have a better time each year when I go to the HTSF event. This year topped it all. I had the best [...]
Young Greek Filmmaker Kostas Chaliasas Makes Name for Himself in US
Kostas Chaliasas is just 20 years old, but he’s already had many of his short films screened at festivals across the U.S. When the budding filmmaker was in third grade, he made a fake camera out of paper and carton so he could make pretend movies. A year later, his parents realized it was time [...]
Young Greek-American Novelist Shines Light on Love and War in New Book
Born and raised in Oakton, Virginia, Angela Panayotopulos describes her hometown in ways only a writer could: “A town of rolling hills, sun-kissed deciduous forests, slow-trickling creeks, and people who jog along the streets and greet with a smile and a wave.” Nowadays, the 24-year-old Greek-American splits her time between the U.S. and Greece. Her [...]
Greek-American Author Shares Very Personal Story in Memoir “The Shyster’s Daughter”
Paula Priamos was just a little girl when she decided she wanted to be a writer. Growing up with a Greek defense lawyer-father and a non-Greek mother (much to her very traditional yiayia’s dismay) made for quite an interesting story; interesting enough for her to have written personal essays in prominent media publications and publish [...]
Nicholas Lazares Discusses Greek Crisis and Celebrating 2-Year Anniversary of Admirals Bank
Exclusive interview: Chairman and CEO of Admirals Bank, Nicholas W. Lazares, talks about his success story, his Greek heritage and the Greek economy. He points out there is still room for investments in crisis-hit Greece. Admirals Bank was created about two years ago when Greek-American Nick W. Lazares and a group of investors bought a [...]
Memorial Day: Father Tells Greek-American Fallen Hero’s Story
On Memorial Day we remember a Greek-American hero who gave his life in Afghanistan for America’s freedom. Nicholas Xiarhos would have turned 24 on February 12, 2012. Unfortunately two years ago, a bomb hit the tank that was carrying Nick and his fellow US Marines near the town of Gasmir, Afghanistan. Nick, a strong giant with [...]
Prominent Greek-Americans On Grexit, Tsipras & Greek Left (Video)
Some of the most influential Greek-Americans of the financial and political world spoke to Greek Reporter on-camera about a possible Greek exit from the Euro and comment on the popularity of the leader of Greece’s left, Alexis Tsipras. Watch the interviews below: Thomas Belesis, CEO of John Thomas Financial said that “Greece needs some immediate [...]
John Calamos Sets Priorities as New Chairman of National Hellenic Museum
John Calamos spoke exclusively to Greek Reporter about his priorities as the new head of the National Hellenic Museum. Calamos recently assumed the position of the Chairman of the National Hellenic Museum following his involvement with the organization. His involvement, he says, is to bring awareness to America of the contributions of Greek-Americans to the [...]
Boxing Champion Michael Katsidis’ Exclusive Interview Before His Big Fight
We met Greek-Australian professional boxer Michael Katsidis a few hours before his big fight against Albert Mensah. In an exclusive interview with the Greek Reporter, Katsidis speaks about his upcoming fight, his boxing start, his daughter and his lost brother. Talking about his move from Australia to Los Angeles, Katsidis said that the USA is the [...]
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