Ricardo Karam
Ricardo Karam | |
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| File:Ricardo Karam on set.jpg Ricardo Karam on set | |
| Born | May 18 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
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| Occupation | Media personality |
| Spouse | Youmna Camille Ziade |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | ricardokaram |
Ricardo Karam is a television presenter, producer, and talk-show host.[1][2] He has created several documentary series and founded RK Productions, which has taken charge of producing all his talkshows and documentaries, and TAKREEM[3][4] an organization aimed at rewarding outstanding Arabs in their respective fields[5] in the hopes of inspiring future achievements.[6]
Career
Ricardo is the founder of his own production/consulting company and the presenter of most of his shows. He started in the media at 18, by hosting a radio series called Chroniques Radio (Radio Chronicles) from 1987 till 1990. He went on to create a current affairs radio show called Clin d’œil (Blink of an eye), which aired from 1991 to 1992. He made his TV debut in 1992 and his hobby became his living.[7] He produced several talk-shows and documentary series in Arabic, English and French.[8][9][10] Karam founded Takreem in 2010 as an organization aiming to promote good ethics in Arabs by honouring those who excel in their fields and are philanthropic.[11][12]
Karam has written Privileged Encounters (2000). in which he reviews his interviews with prominent guests between 1996 and 2000. In 2005, he published Le Paris Libanais in which he discusses 30 years of history taking place between France and Lebanon, with the Lebanese conflict and civil war looming in the background[13]
References
- ^ Article about Ricardo Karam and Gisèle Khoury's success in investigative reporting, 6 November 2004, Aawsat (in Arabic), Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ Hashim Sarkis Interview by Ricardo Karam on CNBC Arabia, 22 July 2013, Archileb, Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ "Takreem, primes et progrès" (in French). Arabies. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Takreem Awards Launched to Fight Negative Sterotypes, 29 October 2009, The Daily Star, Retrieved 26 November 2015
- ^ "Takreem Awards et succès damnés". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ^ Article about Karam in Al Ghad magazine, Al Ghad (in Arabic), Retrieved 1 February 2016, "The TAKREEM initiative seeks to change the stereotypes about Arabs in Western minds".
- ^ Fayad Comair, Nadine. "RICARDO KARAM, STAR DU PETIT ÉCRAN, SIGNE SON PREMIER LIVRE: "RENCONTRES PRIVILÉGIÉES"". Revue du Liban (in French). Revue du Liban. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Article about Karam's documentary about the Egyptian royal family, in which King Ahmad Fouad the Second gave his first ever interview on an Arab channel, 3 August 2008, Zeinobia (in Arabic), Retrieved 10 February 2016.
- ^ "Ricardo Karam wins first interview with HRM [Queen Noor of Jordan] on an Arab channel, 11 years after the death of HRM the King". Al Jaras. 25 February 2011.
- ^ Bassil, Zeina (16 November 2009). "شھادات في وثائقي عن عاشق لوطنه والمثاليات ويكره التسويات والدم حياة "عميد الجمھورية" ستثنائي في تاريخ لبنان" (in Arabic). No. 23877. Annahar.
- ^ Karam, Ricardo. "FOUNDER'S MESSAGE". TAKREEM. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
TAKREEM can showcase stories of Arab success that should be a source of pride for all of us.
- ^ Barakat, Maha (1 February 2010). "The Beacon of Hope Ricardo Karam". Umagazine.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Advertisement for Ricardo Karam's second book signing, LibanVision (in French), Retrieved 9 February 2016.