Moti Kirschenbaum
| Moti Kirschenbaum | |
|---|---|
 Kirschenbaum on studio, 2008 | |
| Born |
September 24, 1939 Kfar Saba |
| Ethnicity | Ashkenazi |
| Education | UCLA |
| Occupation | Television presenter, filmmaker |
| Notable credit(s) |
Channel 1 (Israel) Channel 10 (Israel) |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Children | 4 |
Mordechai "Moti" Kirschenbaum (Hebrew: מרדכי "מוטי" קירשנבאום; born September 24, 1939) is an Israeli media personality and documentarian.
Biography
Kirschenbaum was born in Kfar Saba in 1939. He studied in Pardes Hanna Agricultural High School. He served in the parachuted Nahal unit of the IDF. From 1962 to 1968 he studied film and television in UCLA.[1]
He was a staff member of the Israeli television from its first day in May 1968, and was editor of "Mabat", its news program, during its first three years. He directed several documentaries, and produced and edited several television programs (including "Lo HaKol Over" and "Nikui Rosh"). He also directed satirical theater productions, including sketches for HaGashash HaHiver. He wrote and directed approximately 120 reports for the "Yoman" ("Diary") television program. From 1976 to 1979 he managed Channel One's program division.[1]
In the late 1980s he quit his permanent work in the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and established a video producing company, Anat, which produced industrial promotion films, mostly for ISCAR Metalworking. He continued to make reports for Yoman and also wrote a weekly column for Yediot Aharonot.[1]
In 1993 he was appointed CEO of the IBA, a position he held until his retirement in 1998.[1] In 2003, he began co-hosting the current affairs program "London & Kirschenbaum" with Yaron London on Channel Ten.[2] In 2008, they both signed for two more years.[3]
He is a widower, and has four children. He lives in Mikhmoret.[1]
Awards
In 1976, Kirschenbaum was awarded the Israel Prize in the "art of radio, television and cinema", primarily in recognition of his television.[4]
See also
- London at Kirschenbaum
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Kirshenbaum Mordechai". nfc (in Hebrew). Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- ↑ Livneh, Neri (January 10, 2008). "London calling". Haaretz. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- ↑ Aberbuch, Li-Or (April 24, 2008). "If it works – Don't touch it". nrg (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on April 29, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2008.
- ↑ "Israel Prize Official Site – Recipients in 1976 (in Hebrew)".
See also
External links
- Mordechai Kirschenbaum at the Internet Movie Database
- itaihermelin (Contributor) (December 11, 2007). Clip from the foreign issues section of "London and Kirshenbaum" (in Hebrew). Event occurs at 62 seconds. Retrieved May 4, 2008.