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Haim Yavin, Iconic Israeli News Anchor Known as 'Mr. Television,' Dies at 93
He anchored Israel’s flagship newscast for 40 years and became a defining figure in the country’s television era.
- Haim Yavin, Israel's first television news anchor and founder of Channel 1, died yesterday at age 93; his funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Givat Hashlosha Cemetery.
- Yavin launched the flagship nightly news broadcast Mabat in 1968, anchoring the program for nearly four decades and becoming a defining symbol of Israeli broadcasting known as "Mr. Television."
- During the 1977 election broadcast, Yavin coined the term "Mahapach," meaning political upheaval, as results indicated Likud leader Menachem Begin would end Labor's long rule.
- President Isaac Herzog praised Yavin's "professionalism, responsibility, and statesmanship" during national moments. Yavin is survived by his wife, Yosefa, and his children and grandchildren.
- Beyond the anchor desk, Yavin produced controversial documentaries including Land of the Settlers and received the Israel Prize for communications in 1997 for his broadcasting contributions.
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Haim Yavin, Israel’s ‘Mr. Television’ who declared 'mahapach' and sparked settlement uproar, dies at 93
Haim Yavin, the pioneering Hebrew broadcaster who anchored Israeli television’s flagship evening news program "Mabat" for nearly four decades before provoking a national uproar with a documentary targeting the "settlement" enterprise, died on July 22 at the age of 93.Known to generations of Israelis as “Mr. Television,” Yavin was among the founders of Israel's state television station, Channel 1, becoming one of the country’s most recognizable a…
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Haim Yavin, 'Mr. Television' and Israel Prize laureate, dies at the age of 93
A pioneer of Israeli public broadcasting, Yavin anchored Israel's main evening news broadcast for 40 years, led Israel Television, directed some 100 documentaries and became one of the country's most recognizable journalists and broadcasters
·Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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