Celebrating his 17th year in broadcasting in 2009, TV host and producer Ricardo Karam has set new standards for Arab Media.  A master interviewer, Ricardo has graced the screen with wit, sophistication and charisma, making headlines night after night with such high-profile guests as HH The Dalai Lama, HM Farah Pahlavi, HM Noor Al Hussein, The Abbé Pierre, Kofi Annan, Luciano Pavarotti, Céline Dion, Charles Aznavour, Paolo Coelho, Ivo Pitanguy, Valentino, André Agassi and many others, increasing public awareness and offering in-depth profiles and career retrospectives of news and entertainment figures worldwide.