Departures of note

Haim Yavin, born Heinz Kluger in Beuthen, Germany in 1932, immigrated with his family to Mandatory Palestine in 1933. He became one of Israel's most recognizable and trusted media figures, earning the nickname "Mr. Television" for his decades-long presence on Israeli screens.

From 1968 to 2008, Yavin anchored Mabat, the flagship evening news program on Israel's Channel 1, which he helped establish. His authoritative delivery and impartial reporting made him synonymous with Israeli news broadcasting, often compared to Walter Cronkite in the United States. He famously announced the historic 1977 election results with the words "Ladies and gentlemen – a revolution!" when Menachem Begin's Likud party ended nearly three decades of Labor dominance.

Beyond daily news, Yavin produced documentary films, including the controversial 2005 series "The Land of the Settlers," which examined Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza. In 1997, he received the Israel Prize for communications, the country's highest civilian honor. He retired from anchoring in 2008 after forty years of service.