Ari Louis

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Ari Louis: CEO of Israel Sports and News Radio with fellow legendary broadcaster Al Michaels. Ari Louis with Al Michaels.jpg
Ari Louis: CEO of Israel Sports and News Radio with fellow legendary broadcaster Al Michaels.

Ari Louis (born March 26, 1983) is an Israeli-American talk show host who is the first person to interview Johnathan Pollard in a long form format since his release from prison. https://unitedwithisrael.org/watch-jonathan-pollard-explains-why-and-how-he-became-a-spy-for-israel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watch-jonathan-pollard-explains-why-and-how-he-became-a-spy-for-israel

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He also founded Israel Sports Radio in the summer of 2010.

Personal life

Louis was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and grew up in Glendale, Arizona, where he attended Horizon Elementary, Landmark Middle School and then eventually Apollo High School. Louis ranks as the most successful alumni of Apollo High School.[ citation needed ] While in high school, Louis began filming the Ari Louis Show with his friend Matt Turley and cameraman "Gus McDanny", who is actually his brother, Danny Louis, a musician living in Israel. [1] The show was modeled after the Conan O'Brien show. Louis attended Arizona State University in 2001 and studied online at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, eventually graduating with a degree in Religious Studies. Louis suffered a great deal of anti-Semitism and as a result focused much of his attention in college to Judaism and Zionism.[ citation needed ]

While in college, Louis founded the Chabad at Arizona State University and was the vice-president of ASU for Israel. During that time, Louis filmed his first broadcast television show Louis Live on a public access station in Tucson, Arizona.

Louis graduated in 2003 and worked as a teacher.

Israeli broadcasting career

In 2008, Louis moved to Israel; although he figured his broadcasting career was over, his Zionist dream helped propel him to move. However, Louis's broadcasting career was not over. In 2009 he teamed with Andrew Gershman to host a talk show on the Jerusalem-based station Rusty Mike Radio. [2] Entitled the Andy and Ari Show, they discussed American sports, becoming the highest-rated show on the station.

Louis and Gershman were approached by Joshua Halickman "the Sports Rabbi" [3] to start Israel Sports Radio in summer of 2010 to much fanfare. [4] [ better source needed ] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Ari Louis, a trained martial artist, performing a jump kick at a wedding. Ari Louis performing martial arts.jpg
Ari Louis, a trained martial artist, performing a jump kick at a wedding.

After becoming an owner at the age of 28, Louis's legend grew throughout Israel, with Sirius and Fox courting him. [9] Louis chose to remain in Israel rather than relocate.

In 2013, Louis was approached by TLV1.fm, a Tel-Aviv based internet radio station to broadcast Louis Live Sports, which he hosted for two years. [10]

Later that year, Louis was approached by Arutz Sheva - Israel National News, where he hosted Is It Prophesy?, a call-in talk show that compared contemporary headlines with Biblical verses. [11] Guests included Rabbi David Katz, Rabbi Ken Spiro and others.

Since 2013 Louis has been writing a blog for the Times of Israel which focuses on both sports and politics. [12]

In 2014 and 2015 Louis organized and hosted the Jerusalem Festivus Comedy Festival. Proceeds went to charity. [13] [14] [15]

In summer 2015, Louis inaugurated the new venture Israel Sports and News Radio.

In 2021, Louis rebooted his podcast and interviewed political and religious figures such as Rabbi Bar-Haim, Dr. Mordechai Kedar and Rabbi Tovia Singer. [16] His interview with Jonathan Pollard was the first long-form interview Pollard did since being released from prison. [17] [18]

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