Dan Shilon (Hebrew: דן שילון, born 24 October 1940) is an Israeli television host, director, and producer.[1]
Dan Shilon | |
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| Born | 24 October 1940 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Adi Shilon, Dafna Shilon |
| Career | |
| Show | Dan Shilon Live |
| Station | Channel 2 |
| Time slot | Late night |
| Style | Talk show |
| Country | Israel |
Career
editDan 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
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- ^ Yaron Peleg (2008). Israeli culture between the two Intifadas: a brief romance. University of Texas Press. p. 45. ISBN 9780292794269. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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- ^ Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (2000). And the sea is never full: memoirs, 1969–. Knopf Doubleday Publishing. ISBN 9780307764096. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ a b c Bar, Michael (5 March 2006). "Celebrity Grapevine". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Yoram Peri (2004). Telepopulism: media and politics in Israel. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804750028. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Dan Petreanu and Andy Goldberg (24 October 1988). "Smaller parties label debate 'a total waste'". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ a b Daniel Lefkowitz (2004). Words and stones: the politics of language and identity in Israel. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-802843-7. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Lea Rabin (1997). Rabin: our life, his legacy. G.P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 9780399142178. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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- ^ Andrew Tolson (2001). Television talk shows: discourse, performance, spectacle. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781410600950. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Between Sodom and Eden: a gay journey through today's changing Israel, Lee Walzer (2000)
- ^ Dina Siegel (1998). The great immigration: Russian Jews in Israel. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781571819680. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Filip Bondy (14 May 1993). "OLYMPICS; Israeli Medalist Finds Fame Overpowering". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ Michael Yudelman (8 September 1998). "Shilon, Bushinsky exchange barbs". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011.