Veteran journalist Oren Nahari dies of ALS at 70, days after final radio broadcast
Prominent Israeli journalist Oren Nahari died on Thursday at age 70, less than a year after announcing he had been diagnosed with ALS and days after his final radio broadcast.Nahari worked for several decades as a foreign affairs reporter and news anchor on the now-defunct Israel Broadcasting Authority, also known as Channel 1, as well as its successor’s radio station Kan Reshet Bet.In recent years, he had been hosting the popular “A Year in an Hour” podcast and radio program about 20th-century history.Nahari also had a Saturday morning radio program, “Shabbat with Oren Nahari.” This past Saturday, he announced on air that it would be his last broadcast, saying, “The disease is progressing quickly. It’s harming my ability to breathe, swallow and speak.”“I’m not saying goodbye to the world yet, only to the studio and the microphone. To this frequency that was with me for so many years. The stories…
Veteran Israeli journalist Oren Nahari died on Thursday at age 70 from ALS, less than a year after his diagnosis and days after his final radio broadcast. Nahari, known for his foreign affairs reporting and anchoring, worked for decades at the Israel Broadcasting Authority (Channel 1) and its successor, Kan Reshet Bet. He hosted popular programs like “A Year in an Hour” and “Shabbat with Oren Nahari.” In his last broadcast, he stated, “The disease is progressing quickly. It’s harming my ability to breathe, swallow and speak,” and urged listeners to “keep looking, keep listening, keep asking questions, don’t take things for granted and keep being interested.” President Isaac Herzog and Opposition Leader Yair Lapid expressed sorrow, highlighting Nahari’s talent in making complex global issues accessible.
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