Media personality Uzi Peled, former CEO of Telad, passed away at the age of 86. Peled was one of the founders of Israeli television in the early days of the Broadcasting Authority.

He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Television and Cinema in 200 years. His funeral will be held on Sunday at 3:00 PM at the Right Rest Cemetery in Kfar Saba. He left behind four children, two grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.