Marcel Ghanem
Marcel Ghanem | |
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Born |
1964 (age 53–54) Yahchouch, Lebanon |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Occupation | Host & Executive Producer of Talk Shows |
Known for | Host of Sar El Waet (It's About Time) |
Marcel Ghanem (Arabic: مارسيل غانم) (born 1964) is a Lebanese journalist. He was the host of the widely popular Lebanese political talk show "Kalam El Ness" (Arabic: كلام الناس)
Early years
Ghanem was born in Yahchouch, Lebanon in 1964. He graduated from Lebanese University with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1987. He then practiced as an attorney between 1987 and 1994.
Career
Ghanem presented a political talk show on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) and Radio Liban Libre from 1991 to 1993. The program was called Kalam Massoul, co-hosted by journalist May Chidiac.
From 1995 until 29 March 2018 Ghanem has hosted the talk show Kalam El Nass on LBC due to receiving an offer from MTV . His new show on MTV will be named "It's About Time - Sar El Waet" to air in October 2018 .
Giving a media platform to provocative speeches
During the 2017 Lebanon–Saudi Arabia dispute crisis, Marcel Ghanem hosted in his political talk show Kalam El-Nas Saudi journalists who attacked the Lebanese Armed Forces and accused the president of Lebanon, the Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon as terrorists. Ghanem is also known for hosting Ahmed al-Assir in his political talk show. Some Lebanese criticized the fact that Assir was given a media platform despite his provocative speeches against other religions.
References
External links
- (in Arabic) Official Website