Ali Faik Zaghloul
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Ali Faik Zaghloul (Arabic: علي فايق زغلول) (March 3, 1924 - October 13, 1995) was an Egyptian radio presenter. He is considered the father of Egyptian radio variety shows.
[edit] History
Zaghloul started working as an editor in the Egyptian Radio Magazine in 1947. Later, he joined program supervision at the Egyptian Radio and presented several programs such as Amateure Programs (برامج الهواة), What I Have Selected For You (اخترت لكم), Plane 727 (الطائرة 727), A Word In A News (كلمة في خبر), Our Programs On The Scale (برامجنا في الميزان), and Where Is The Wrong Thing (الغلط فين), which later became Varaities Theater (مسرح المنوعات). The Varaities Theater program lasted for 25 years and introduced many famous singers like Mohammed Al-Ezaby, Mohammed Roushdy, Maher El-Attar, Kamal Hosny, Amany Gado, and The Golden Band of the musician Salah Arram. He continued to present his program even after retirement age due to his success. He had two sons and one daughter. His eldest son, Zeyad, works as a radio director and the head of series department in Sout Al-Arab radio.
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