Uri Levy says he and Meirav Miller appointed Yinon Magal as anchor of Mabat on Channel 1

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Uri Levy, one of the senior anchors and editors at Israel's public broadcaster, revealed that he and Meirav Miller appointed Yinon Magal to anchor the Mabat news broadcast on Channel 1. Levy said Magal was then the nicest guy on earth, and added that he could have ended his career in an instant.

On the Shidur Chozer podcast, Levy told the anecdote involving Ben Caspit, and recalled Magal as a quiet, calm and statesmanlike anchor from the early days of his career in the media.

Levy admitted that the conduct of today's Patriots anchor still surprises him, and said: "There is a different Yinon Magal today."