Danny Kushmaro

Danny Kushmaro (Hebrew: דני קושמרו‎; born 10 May 1968) is an Israeli journalist, news anchor[1] and television presenter.

Danny Kushmaro
Born (1968-05-10) 10 May 1968
Nationality Israeli
Other names Dany Cushmaro
Alma mater Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Occupation Journalist and anchorman
Years active 1996–present
Television Hadashot

Early life

Born in Beer Sheva, Kushmaro grew up in the southern region of Israel. His parents emigrated to Israel from Romania in the 1960s.

He spent his mandatory service in the Israeli Navy and was a major in the reserves. Afterwards, he studied engineering and business administration at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.[2] During this period, he wrote for the newspaper Hadashot.

Career

He started his career presenting at a local radio station in 1996. In 2001, he moved to the Israeli News Company. From 2003 to 2013, he presented Channel 2's Saturday news magazine. In 2008, he became the evening anchorman after Gadi Sukenik left. He and Yonit Levi alternately host the main news broadcast on weekdays.[3] In 2012, he replaced Yair Lapid as permanent presenter of Studio Friday (Hebrew: אולפן שישי - ulpan shishi) after Lapid entered politics. He has also produced several documentaries.

On 1 February 2003, he covered the reentry of the Columbia space shuttle, and thus the homecoming of Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon.[4] Ramon's father, Eliezer Wolferman, was present in the studio. During the initially festive broadcast, the contact with the shuttle was lost. After this was clear, Wolferman was sent out of the studio away from camera.[5] Kushmaro announced the shuttle's disintegration, leaving Ramon and his six colleagues dead.   

He made a cameo appearance in the American movie Edge of Tomorrow, together with his colleague, reporter Nir Dvori.[6]

In 2017, he interviewed white supremacist Richard Spencer.[7] Afterwards, one viewer published the phone number of the Israeli News Company, so others could criticise the channel for interviewing a neo-Nazi.[8]

In 2018, he covered the torch lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl, the Great March of Return and the inauguration of the US Embassy in Jerusalem.[9]

Personal life

Kushmaro has a spouse[10] and two sons.[11] He is a passionate motorcyclist. In June 2018, he was in a serious motorcycle accident in Modena, Italy.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "ברנז'ה NRG - מהנדס קריירה". www.makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  2. ↑ ""הדבר הכי מוזר שהכנסתי לפה? מדוזה. זה טעים כמו להשרות צמיג בטריאקי"". ynet (in Hebrew). 2017-11-03. Retrieved 2018-07-14.
  3. ↑ "נבחרת החדשות | mako". mako. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  4. ↑ החדשות הישנות (2012-08-02), ערוץ 2: התפוצצות מעבורת החלל קולומביה, 01.02.2003, retrieved 2018-07-09
  5. ↑ "החדשות - טור מיוחד: דני קושמרו על המשדר החגיגי לכבוד נחיתת..." mako. 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  6. ↑ Scifier939 (2014-09-28), Edge of Tomorrow -- Opening Sequence, retrieved 2018-07-14
  7. ↑ Shalom Halfon (2017-08-26), חדשות 2 ראיון עם נאצי, retrieved 2018-07-28
  8. ↑ "להטריל את קושמרו: "הסתחבק עם נאצי – יאללה לכתוב לו" - וואלה! ברנז'ה". וואלה! ברנז'ה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-07-30. C1 control character in |title= at position 35 (help)
  9. ↑ החדשות הישנות (2018-06-03), העברת שגרירות ארה"ב לירושלים | חדשות 2 | 14.05.18, retrieved 2018-07-09
  10. ↑ "דני קושמרו והחברה מנגבים חומוס - וואלה! סלבס". וואלה! סלבס (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  11. ↑ "והרי החדשות: דני קושמרו אב השנה". ynet. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  12. ↑ "דני קושמרו נפצע בתאונת אופנוע". mako. 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  13. ↑ "Modena: frontale tra auto e moto, un ferito grave - Reggionline - Telereggio Reggionline – Telereggio". www.modenaonline.info (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-07-10.
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