Dan Shilon

Dan Shilon (Hebrew: דן שילון‎, born October 24, 1940) is an Israeli television host, director, and producer.[1]

Dan Shilon
Born (1940-10-24) October 24, 1940
Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine
ChildrenAdi Shilon, Dafna Shilon
Career
ShowDan Shilon Live
Station(s)Channel 2
Time slotLate night
StyleTalk show
CountryIsrael

Media career

Dan Shilon began his career in the 1960s with Israel Radio, was a correspondent of Kol Israel (Voice of Israel), and was a journalist for Yediot Ahronoth.[2][3] He also was the General Manager of the Israeli television company Reshet (רשת), a franchisee of Channel 2 on Israeli television, until he resigned in 1988.[4][3]

In 1988, after political opponents Yitzhak Shamir and Shimon Peres debated each other, leftist Mapam politician Meir Pa'il, opined: "Neither is qualified to lead Israel. [Shamir] is complete square and [Peres] is a shifty mediocrity. [Dan Shilon] is more intelligent than both of them, and Shilon is no Rambam."[5]

Shilon hosted an Israeli late-night television talk show about political and social issues on Channel 2 on Israeli TV, which was very popular in the early 1990s, known as The Dan Shilon Show or Dan Shilon Live.[6][7][8][9][10][3] It was the Israeli equivalent of The Phil Donahue Show.[11] The show features both liberal and conservative Israeli public figures as guests, and dealt with controversial topics.[6]

In 1998, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesman accused him of "crossing the lines" of appropriate journalistic behavior, and taking a stand against Netanyahu.[12]

See also

References
  1. Yaron Peleg (2008). Israeli culture between the two Intifadas: a brief romance. University of Texas Press. p. 45. Retrieved July 27, 2011. dan shilon.
  2. Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (2000). And the sea is never full: memoirs, 1969–. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  3. Bar, Michael (March 5, 2006). "Celebrity Grapevine". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  4. Yoram Peri (2004). Telepopulism: media and politics in Israel. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  5. Dan Petreanu and Andy Goldberg (October 24, 1988). "Smaller parties label debate 'a total waste'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  6. Daniel Lefkowitz (2004). Words and stones: the politics of language and identity in Israel. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  7. Lea Rabin (1997). Rabin: our life, his legacy. G.P. Putnam's Sons. Retrieved July 27, 2011. dan shilon.
  8. Andrew Tolson (2001). Television talk shows: discourse, performance, spectacle. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  9. Between Sodom and Eden: a gay journey through today's changing Israel, Lee Walzer (2000)
  10. Dina Siegel (1998). "The great immigration: Russian Jews in Israel". Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  11. Filip Bondy (May 14, 1993). "OLYMPICS; Israeli Medalist Finds Fame Overpowering". The New York Times. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
  12. Michael Yudelman (September 8, 1998). "Shilon, Bushinsky exchange barbs". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
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