United People Of Machghara
United People Of Machghara

Tony Baroud : journalist and basketball player.

Tony Baroud

life and career

He was born in the town of Mashghara, western Bekaa, his sign is Pisces, of the Roman Catholic sect He started as a basketball player in school matches, and participated in many local and international competitions. He completed his university studies from NDU University, Notre Dame University. He started playing basketball. He first joined Al Kahrabaa Club, Zouk Mikael, then Al Hikma Club, then Al Wardia Club. He was a member of the Lebanon national basketball team He was called the legend of Lebanese and Arab basketball in the nineties. He was chosen as the best Arab player during the Arab Basketball Tournaments in 1996 and 2001 He won several titles, including: – top scorer in the Arab countries championship and the international championship in Iraq, and the second Arab top scorer for the men’s category. He also won the title of best sportsman seven times.

Entering the field of media

He entered the media field through LBC, the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation He started commenting on basketball games and also presented a sports-related program In the year 2000, he moved to present game programs and artistic programs, the first of which was with director Simon Asmar, who achieved great fame in the Arab world. He underwent plastic surgery to correct the shape of his ears. They were fixed more backwards after they were erected forward In 2001, he presented matches in the Polo Club in Abu Dhabi at the request of Sheikh Salah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and after obtaining the permission of the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation. In 2012, he sang a song for the Lebanese national football team, “God Protect You,” written and composed by Salim Assaf, and distributed by Mark Abdel Nour and Danny El Helou. In 2013, he served as Director of Artistic Affairs at LBC after director Tony Kahwagi In May 2012, he and his wife opened the Cube Restaurant in Beirut, and in March 2014 he opened a branch in Dubai. In August 2017, the artist, Naji Al-Osta, participated in a song called “The Championship Elna” (words by Marcel Medawar, composed by Ahmed Barakat, distributed by Raymond Al-Hajj’s Estephan League, Tasjeel Raymond Al-Hajj), which supports the Lebanese basketball team. In October 2017, he presented the “Hey My Song” program, which is based on Forma Alami, with the participation of his colleague Zina Al-Rassi. In December 2017, during the festive period, the competition program “The spot game” was presented directly from one of the malls in Beirut In March 2018, he joined “Sawt El Ghad” radio station, where he presented a daily program entitled “Sharqat Al-Baroud”. In September 2018, he announced that he had joined the Lebanese MTV family, to comment on “Heroic

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