Israeli journalist
Nakdimon Rogel |
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 IBA's Channel 1 TV "Nakdi Studio" Honoring and named after Nakdimon Rogel |
| Born | 1925 |
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| Died | December 8, 2011(2011-12-08) (aged 85–86) |
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| Nationality | Israeli |
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| Occupation(s) | Journalist, Broadcaster |
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| Employer | Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) |
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| Known for | Pioneer of Israeli television, Author of the Nakdi Report |
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Nakdimon Rogel (Hebrew: נקדימון רוגל; 1925-8 December 2011) was an Israeli journalist, broadcaster and pioneer of Israeli television. Rogel authored the Nakdi Report (Mismach Nakdi), which acts as the ethical guideline for the Israeli broadcasting industry.
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Nakdimon Rogel began his career as a journalist for Al Hamishmar newspaper.[1] He switched to Israel Radio in the early 1950s, where he founded a department to train radio journalists.[1] He also worked as Israel Radio's foreign correspondent based in Paris, and co-hosted a treasure hunt program with Yitzhak Shimoni.[1]
Rogel spearheaded efforts to establish the radio and television headquarters for the Israel Broadcasting Authority in Romema, a neighborhood in Jerusalem.[1] He served as the head of the development arm of Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and a former CEO of Channel 1 when the channel was called ITV.
Nakdimon Rogel died at his home in Kfar Saba, Israel, on December 8, 2011, at the age of 86.[1]
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