Marcel Ghanem
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Marcel Ghanem | |
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![]() Marcel Ghanem (left) hosting Ahmed al-Assir in his political talk show Kalam El-Nas | |
Born | 1964 (age 56–57) |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Occupation | TV journalism |
Years active | 1991–present |
Known for | Host of Kalam AL NASS, Sar El wa2et |
Marcel Ghanem (Arabic: مارسيل غانم) (born 1964) is a Lebanese journalist.[1][2] He hosted the widely popular Lebanese political talk show "Kalam El-Nas" (Arabic: كلام الناس) and now he is hosting another Lebanese political talk show "Sar el Waqt" (Arabic: صار الوقت).
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.[citation needed]
Career[]
Ghanem presented a political talk show on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC) and 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 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.
References[]
- ^ "Marcel Ghanem's Kalam el Nass interviews Lebanese Australians at the University of Sydney". March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Marcel Ghanem". fanoos.com.
External links[]
- (in Arabic) Official Website
- Lebanese journalists
- Lebanese Maronites
- Living people
- 1964 births
- Lebanese television presenters
- Lebanese University alumni
- People from Keserwan District