Meir Einstein

Meir Einstein was born in 1951 in Herzliya

Meir Einstein was born in Herzliya on 21 October 1951. His father Yosef was born in Poland, and his mother Bat Sheva Rigrodsky was born in the country. He served in the Armored Corps after leaving a naval officers course in its last stages.

He started as a news reader at Kol Yisrael and later hosted a live weekend soccer radio show. He then moved to the sports department of Channel 1. There he called the main Sabbath soccer game, Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball in Europe and Israel's national teams.

On 13 October 1993 he called Israel's soccer win over France in Paris and lost his voice after the winning goal. He also co-hosted the morning show Boker Tov Israel.

In 2002 he moved to Channel 10, where he called national team and Premier League soccer and co-hosted Double Pass. In his last years he was the main broadcaster on Charlton's Sport1 channels and hosted Saturday in the Gallery. He also called athletics at the Olympic Games and world championships.

In December 2016 he told viewers about his illness affecting his muscles. He died at his home in Herzliya on 23 March 2017 and was buried in the town's old cemetery. He left his wife Olivia and 2 daughters.