Engy Anwar Joins Alhurra as a Co-Anchor of Al Youm
Engy Anwar, a 16-year television veteran, has been named co-anchor Al Youm from Dubai; it was announced yesterday by Al Youm’s Executive Producer Fran Mires. Her first day on Al Youm was yesterday, July the 5th.
Al Youm (Arabic for “Today”) is Alhurra’s ground-breaking live television magazine show originating simultaneously from five countries in three continents including Cairo, Beirut, Dubai, Jerusalem and from Alhurra’s headquarters in Springfield, Va. Al Youm provides viewers the latest information on topics such as health, entertainment news, sports, technology, social and cultural issues as well as the headlines from the Middle East and around the world. Al Youm will present viewers with a new opportunity to learn about events from around the world and information related to tackling challenges of everyday life. Ms. Anwar will co-host with Ahmed El Naggar in Dubai. They are joined by Mona Wehbi in Beirut, Amr Khalil in Cairo and Eman Haddad in Jerusalem.
“We are very fortunate to have Engy joining Al Youm. She has the enthusiasm and level of professionalism that complements the stellar team we have in place,” stated Ms. Mires. “She is skilled at telling a story and connecting with the audience. Engy has a beauty and charm that comes from her love of what she does for a living; and that is what makes her so good.”
“I have been a fan of Al Youm since it first launched and would not miss an opportunity to be a part of this great team,” Ms. Anwar said. “One of the things that I most look forward to is the ability to connect with people throughout the region. Al Youm is the only program in the Middle East that broadcasts simultaneously from the Gulf, North Africa and the Levant, so viewers get insight into how events not only impact them, but also those across the Arab world.”
Ms. Anwar started her career at the Arabic Radio and Television (ART) to work in their offices in Cairo and Rome as a presenter. By 1998, she moved to Egyptian Television where she presented the popular Good Morning Egypt and Good Evening Egypt among other programs, including Da’awa that focused on eliminating illiteracy in Egyptian society, the movie review program Aflmna El Helwa and the weekly program Akher Kalam which covered the latest social, economic, political and artistic events. Ms. Anwar also presented Egyptian Television’s signature program, El Had El Fasel on which she hosted Egyptian politicians and celebrities.
She is a graduate of Cairo University and has presented political, social, economic and cultural programs and reported on events from all over the world, including Italy, Egypt, Greece, China, Switzerland and the United States.
Recent surveys of the Middle East by research companies such as ACNielsen show that Alhurra has a weekly reach of an estimated 27 million adults. Alhurra is broadcast on the Nilesat and Arabsat satellites in the Middle East and the Hotbird satellite system in Europe. Alhurra is operated by the non-profit corporation “The Middle East Broadcasting Networks, Inc.” (MBN). MBN is financed by the U.S. Government through a grant from the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), an independent federal agency. The BBG serves oversight and as a firewall to protect the professional independence and integrity of the broadcasters. For more information on Alhurra go to www.alhurra.com
