Nissim Mishal holds an MA degree in communications and political studies, and is a laureate of the 2000 Electronic Media Sokolov Award. Mishal served as director general of the Israel Television and as head of the Channel 2 establishing administration, after serving as political, diplomatic, and US-based correspondent for ITV. He was also editor and host of news-related talk shows such as Popolotika, Conference Call, and Mishal Ham on Channel 2. He edited Those Were the Years – Israel's Jubilee, and Those Were the Times – 2000 Years of Judaism.