Yigal Ravid
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Yigal Ravid
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13 August 1957 Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Occupation | Journalist, Presenter, Newsreader |
| Years active | 1983-present |
Yigal Ravid (Hebrew: יגאל רביד; born 13 August 1957) is an Israeli radio and television presenter, he hosted the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest following the victory of Dana International the year before. Ravid is currently employed by Channel 1 , additionally he reports on current affairs for the European Broadcasting Union.
Yigal Ravid, was born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1957. He was a student at the Tel-Aviv Herzeliya High School. Ravid then attended the Tel Aviv University, where he studied Political Science achieving an undergraduate in Bachelor of Arts. Yigal enrolled with the young journalists' scheme after he received a scholarship at the John Kennedy Foundation. He continued his education at the University of New York where he studied for a Master of Arts degree in Communications.
Yigal's began his professional journalism with the Galei Tzahal, a nationwide Israeli army radio network operated by the Israel Defense Forces. Between 1983 and 1989 Ravid continued his journalism career as a newsreader working for Kol Yisrael, public domestic and international radio service, operated as a division of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. It was during this time that he also presented a music show on the Israeli radio station, Reshet Gimel.
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