Media

Here are Andre Michel and Rudy Heriveaux on Ranmase. On Saturday, October 26, 2015 these two were really agitated.

André Michel is a lawyer, a member of the Bar of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), an international defender and Professor of Human Rights at the University. Because of his dedicated social commitment, he has been a constant subject of threats and political intimidation by the established authorities. On September 25th, he has announced that he is walking out of the electoral race because he believes, the Provisional Electoral Council does not have the credibility to hold elections in Haiti. Recently, on September 26, there was a political firefight on Haitian radio Ranmase (most popular political talk show, a CNN version of Crossfire) between André Michel and the Minister of Communication Rudy Heriveaux. The debate between them crossed the limits of all civilized manner because, after one point of time, they were incapable to structure their arguments. All expected decency from two intellectual politicians were out of the window and the radio show was turned into a mud bath.

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Here is a picture of Journalist Jefferson Michel Casseus.

On Sunday, August 30, around 5:30 PM, Jefferson Michel Casseus, the popular journalist from National Television of Haiti (TNH) died in a terrible car accident. He was travelling in a green Suzuki with another journalist Jhonson Baptiste, a contributing editor of Daily Le Nouvelliste and one woman whose identity is unknown. The woman and Baptiste both died on the spot. Casseus was seriously injured. Initially, he was taken to 'Doctors Without Borders Hospital' in Carrefour, but was later shifted to the 'Hospital of the State University of Haiti' (HUEH). The doctors at the HUEH were on strike. Without considering his condition, they left him unattended on the hospital floor for almost two hours and he died. Casseus's final words were "I am choking". The other car to the accident was a Honda Accord, damaged to a lesser extent, was carrying back four people from the beach-- one of its passengers died on the spot. Casséus had a keen interest on matters related to social issues; he was a host of "Morning Magazine Agenda Show" on TNH.

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Here is a picture of two famous Haitian media personalities, Valéry Numa and Clarens Renois.

Clarens Renois is primarily known to the public as a journalist. He runs an online media, the PNH (Haiti Press Network) that he founded and a correspondent of Agence France Presse in Haiti. On August 13, Clarens, one of the most respected members in the media, both in Haiti and abroad got involved in a debate with reporter Valéry Numa on a Radio Vision 2000's Guest Space Show. The host criticized Renois rather harshly without giving the honor he deserves as one of the most noteworthy candidates for the presidency of Haiti (from the platform of Union Nationale pour l'Integrité et la Reconciliation). He is a charming gentleman with a sensitive heart and attentive ear. His moral and ethical journalism has involved himself with Radio France International (RFI), Radio Suisse Romande, Voice of America, CNN, ABC news USA, and CBC Canada. The host of the show Valéry Numa became very much vocal about Clarens' most efforts and his initiative to form a coalition of forty presidential candidates; he even had termed that as an act of a greenhorn. However, Renois replied, you cannot put anyone's idea into the voters' heads. They will act by their hearts. And he reminded Numa, holding a microphone does never make one almighty; the duty of a journalist is not to advise but to ask questions humbly and find the answers.

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Here is a picture of Lionel Moise who is a news co-anchor at WBBM-TV/CBS 2 in Chicago

The Chicago based CBS owned WBBM-TV/CBS 2 television channel has announced the name of Lionel Moise as the co-anchor for weekday morning news, beginning Monday, September 21. Moise will join Erin Kennedy behind the anchor desk. This would be his first appointment in Chicago. Service has always been a central part of Lionel's life. Earlier, he has worked at WLTX - News 19 in Columbia, South Carolina, with similar responsibility of a morning newsreader. He was a reporter/producer at WXIA in Atlanta, GA. In Atlanta he started through Gannett's Talent Development Program. Prior to joining his news career, Lionel worked with President Clinton's Haiti Team. His Haitian-American root involved him on the development work following the 2010 earthquake. This insightful and energetic broadcaster has also served as an adjunct professor in visual storytelling at the University of South Carolina and completed his MBA at USC in June this year, earned an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism and psychology. Moise is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and won two Emmy Awards for his work at WXIA.

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Here is Gamall Augustin, Director General of National Radio and Television of Haiti.

21 July 2015 saw the installation of Gamall Augustin as the seventh Director General of Radio Télévision Nationale D'Haïti (RTNH). The RTNH is the state broadcaster of Haiti and airs information about the activities of the government and promotes the Haitian culture. Mr. Gamall succeeded Hérold Israël who has held the post since January 2015. The government spokesperson, Francois Rothchild Jr. and Calvin Cadet, the Director General of the Ministry of Communication entrusted Gamall Augustin with his responsibility. With the new post, he was also asked to pay heed to the instructions laid down by the Head of State, while carrying out the functioning of the media. The upcoming events to be covered by the media include inter alia, elections and the Caribbean Arts Festival. It is the first objective of the new DG to peacefully conclude the broadcast of these events.

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Here is a picture of the popular Radio host Carel Pedre on radio show Chokarella

The forced deportations of unregistered Haitians from the Dominican Republic have caused considerable confusion and inconvenience. Carel Pedre, an influential social media figure and the host of Haiti's #1 Morning show Chokarella took to supporting the deported immigrants. He interviewed some of the deported Haitians and brought to light the problems faced by them. The interviewees have reported humiliation, lack of basic amenities and uncertainty in their jobs during their stay at Dominican Republic in the disturbed phase. The interviews aired on the radio have become very popular among his followers on social media and there seems to prevail a sense of condolence for the Haitians forcefully sent back to Haiti from Dominican.

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Wymm 1530 AM, Jacksonville S Radio Station Creole Programation or Radio Puissance Inter.

Three Haitian-Americans are interested in helping the immigrant community in Jacksonville become informed about current events in the U.S. and Haiti. Ernst Michel, Serge Vilvar, and Vorbes Aleger have raised $500,000 in capital to purchase WYMM 1530-AM.

Scheduled programming will be focused on talk programs and news in French-Creole. The group wants their programming to educate and help with the assimilation of Haitian nationals into the U.S. culture as well as develop an awareness of their country's problems.

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Here is a picture of journalist Marc Elie Pierre of Radio Mélodie FM

On the evening of Thursday, April 2, 2015 when Marc Elie Pierre, a young journalist from the Radio Mélodie FM 103.3 was returning home from the beach and boarded a public transportation vehicle, camionette, in the locality of Paloma, as he usually did in the evening, he was shot multiple times and was killed on the spot. Upon mounting the vehicle, two or more armed unidentified individuals on a motorcycle opened fire at point blank range to the young journalist, several times. Marc Elie Pierre was well known for his Saturday musical show on 103.3 FM Radio.
Marc is survived by his wife and two young sons, 5 years and 1 year.

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Here is a picture of Haitian Filmmaker, actor, radio host Bob Lemoine. This picture was taken during an interview that he gave to Movie Lakay few years ago. on the occasion of the release of his new movie "L'Automne En Mille Morceaux".

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Here is a picture of Kiskeya Radio host Liliane Pierre Paul aka Ti Lili and Laurent Lamothe. This picture is a demonstration of a friendly hug and kiss between the Haitian Prime minister and Liliane.

Many will look at this picture and and see past positions of the Radio host vis a vis the government of Michel Martelly - Laurent Lamothe and hve many questions

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