Yigal Ravid
Born (1957-08-13) 13 August 1957
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupations
Years active1983–present

Yigal Ravid (Hebrew: יגאל רביד; born 13 August 1957) is an Israeli radio and television presenter, best known for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem.[1]

Early life

Yigal Ravid was born in Tel Aviv in 1957. He was a student at the Tel-Aviv Herzeliya High School. Ravid then attended the Tel Aviv University, where he studied Political Science achieving an undergraduate in Bachelor of Arts. Yigal enrolled with the young journalists' scheme after he received a scholarship at the John Kennedy Foundation. He continued his education at the University of New York where he studied for a Master of Arts degree in communications.

Yigal's began his professional journalism with the Galei Tzahal, a nationwide Israeli army radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. Between 1983 and 1989 Ravid continued his journalism career as a newsreader working for Kol Yisrael, public domestic and international radio service, operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. It was during this time that he also presented a music show on the Israeli radio station, Reshet Gimel.

Before returning as an editor and newsreader for Kol Yisrael in 1993, Yigal worked for Israel Radio International as a journalist while undergoing further educational studies in America. In 1996 he continued his newsreader career for Israeli network Channel 1, where he then switched channels in 1998 and presented news programs for Channel 2. Yigal is fluent in many languages including English, French, and German, as well as his native tongue Hebrew.

Eurovision Song Contest

Yigal has appeared twice at the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1998, he presented the Israeli vote. After the Israeli victory that year, the contest was held in Jerusalem in 1999, which Ravid co-hosted along with Dafna Dekel and Sigal Shachmon.[1]

Career

Radio

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983–1989Kol YisraelNewsreader-
1983–1989Reshet GimelPresenterMusic show
1990–1992Israel Radio InternationalJournalist-
1993Kol YisraelEditor-

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993–2003Channel 2 NewsNewsreader-
1996, 2003–2017Channel One NewsEditor and newsreader-
1998Eurovision Song Contest 1998Israeli spokesperson1 episode
1999Eurovision Song Contest 1999Host1 episode
2002Only in IsraelHimself1 episode

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Eurovision Song Contest 1999". European Broadcasting Union. 29 May 1999. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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