Danny Kushmaro
Danny Kushmaro | |
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 Kushamro in 2010 | |
| Born | May 1968 (age 56) Be'er Sheva, Israel |
| Other names | Dany Cushmaro |
| Alma mater | Ben Gurion University of the Negev |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, news anchor, television host |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | Hadashot 12 (N12/Keshet 12/mako) |
Danny Kushmaro (Hebrew: דני קושמרו; born May 1968[1]) is an Israeli journalist, news anchor, and television host.[2]
Early and personal life
[edit]Kushmaro was born in the city of Be'er Sheva, Israel and studied engineering and business administration at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.[1]
Kushmaro has a wife,[3] and two sons.[4][needs update]
He is an avid motorcyclist as well as other extreme sports practitioner. Although, in June 2018, he suffered from a severe physical trauma after a motorbike accident at Modena, Italy.[5][6]
Media and journalism career
[edit]Kushmaro 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.[7]
On 1 February 2003, he covered the landing of Space Shuttle Columbia, expected to bring Israel's first astronaut, Ilan Ramon, back to Earth after a lengthy mission.[8] Ramon's father, Eliezer Wolferman, was present in the studio. During the initially festive broadcast, NASA lost contact with the shuttle's crew. After this was clear, Wolferman was sent out of the studio away from camera.[9]
In 2017, he interviewed white supremacist Richard Spencer.[10] Afterwards, one viewer published the phone number of the Israeli News Company, so others could criticise the channel for interviewing a neo-Nazi.[11]
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.[12]
On 26 October 2024, during a late period of the 2023 Israel-Gaza war a video was released of Kushmaro directly participating in, and pushing the button, to demolish a trapped building in Lebanon, even though Kushmaro was not officially called-up again by the IDF to serve as a reserve Major-ranked officer, at the time.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "הדבר הכי מוזר שהכנסתי לפה? מדוזה. זה טעים כמו להשרות צמיג בטריאקי". ynet (in Hebrew). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "ברנז'ה NRG – מהנדס קריירה". makorrishon.co.il. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "דני קושמרו והחברה מנגבים חומוס". וואלה! סלבס (in Hebrew). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "והרי החדשות: דני קושמרו אב השנה". ynet. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "דני קושמרו נפצע בתאונת אופנוע". mako. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Modena: frontale tra auto e moto, un ferito grave – Reggionline – Telereggio Reggionline – Telereggio". modenaonline.info (in Italian). Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "נבחרת החדשות | mako". mako. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ החדשות הישנות (2 August 2012), ערוץ 2: התפוצצות מעבורת החלל קולומביה, 01.02.2003, retrieved 9 July 2018
- ^ "החדשות – טור מיוחד: דני קושמרו על המשדר החגיגי לכבוד נחיתת..." mako. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ Shalom Halfon (26 August 2017), חדשות 2 ראיון עם נאצי, retrieved 28 July 2018
- ^ "להטריל את קושמרו: "הסתחבק עם נאצי יאללה לכתוב לו"". וואלה! ברנז'ה (in Hebrew). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ החדשות הישנות (3 June 2018), העברת שגרירות ארה"ב לירושלים | חדשות 2 | 14.05.18, retrieved 9 July 2018
- ^ @TomerSimon (26 October 2024). "אתמול בערב התרחש בטלוויזיה אירוע שאסור היה לו לקרות. דני קושמרו נכנס עם גולני לדרום לבנון והחליט להשתתף ישירות בפעילות צבאית כשפוצץ את אחד המבנים. חציית קו מוסרית וחוקית של אחד מבכירי העיתונאים הישראלים. אמנת ז׳נבה מגינה על עיתונאים בשדה הקרב רק כאשר הם פועלים כעיתונאים. ברגע שהם לוקחים חלק ישיר בפעילות הצבאית הם נהפכים למטרות צבאיות לגיטימיות וחוקיות לחלוטין לצד השני. אני שמח מאוד לראות את גל המחאה, של עיתונאים ואזרחים, ששוטף את הרשת על האירוע החמור הזה" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Lecker, Maya (27 October 2024). "Israel's Most Beloved TV Journalist Blew Up a Building in Lebanon. Israelis Didn't Blink". Haaretz.
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