Current sectionObituariesA pioneer of Israeli public broadcasting, Yavin anchored Israel's main evening news broadcast for 40 years, led Israel Television, directed some 100 documentaries and became one of the country's most recognizable journalists and broadcastersShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe11:49 PM • July 22 2026 IDTHaim Yavin, a recipient of the Israel Prize for communications known as "Mr. Television," and the long-time anchor of the evening news broadcast on Israel's first TV station, died on Wednesday at the age of 93. CommentsIn the NewsHaim Yavin, 'Mr. Television' and Israel Prize Laureate, Dies at the Age of 93Haaretz CartoonNetanyahu Government Urges High Court Not to Intervene in October 7 ProbeU.S. Issues Security Alert for Israel Over Crime Family WarsCan Netanyahu Stop Trump From Gifting Saudis a Nuclear Deal and Turkey F-35s?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIThe Most Optimistic Israeli in Jerusalem Is Leaving the CountryAs Ground Invasion Looms, U.S. and Iran Want Wild-card Israel Out of the FightBetween Messi and Milei: How Argentina Became Israel's Team at the World CupThe Original Ozempic Society of Ancient RomeDemocrats Rejected U.S. Aid to Israel, and AIPAC Couldn't Stop Them'Choose Hope': Natalie Portman Backs Arab-Jewish Party Ahead of Israeli Election