Moti Kirschenbaum

Moti Kirschenbaum was born in 1939 in Kfar Saba

Kirschenbaum was born in Kfar Saba in 1939 to parents who had immigrated from Poland. His father opened a clothing shop in the town. He went to school in Netanya and then to the Pardes Hanna Agricultural High School.

He joined the IDF in 1958 and served in the paratrooper Nahal battalion. He then studied film and television at UCLA. In Los Angeles he also reported on Hollywood for Yediot Aharonot.

He returned to help set up Israeli television and edited its news program Mabat. He produced the satirical show Nikui Rosh and made documentaries and reports for the program Yoman. From 1976 to 1979 he ran the programs division of Channel One.

In the 1980s he worked independently and directed shows, including one for HaGashash HaHiver. In 1993 he was appointed CEO of the Israel Broadcasting Authority. During his term the documentary series Tkuma was aired.

From 2003 he co-hosted London & Kirschenbaum with Yaron London on Channel 10. He lived in Mikhmoret, and he died in 2015. He had four children.