Ray Hanania is an award winning Palestinian journalist, columnist, author and standup comedian. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize by the Chicago Sun-Times for his groundbreaking series on the Palestinian Intifada in 1990, he has won three Society of Professional Journalism Lisagor Awards and was named Best Ethnic American Columnist by the New America Media in November 2006.
Hanania’s journalism and communications career is extensive. He is the publisher of the National Arab American Times Newspaper, pens "Ray Hanania's World" comic strip which satirizes World and Middle East political events and issues, and is the political columnist for the Southwest News-Herald Newspaper in Chicago. In Broadcast media, Hanania hosts the live radio talk show "Mornings with Ray Hanania" on WJJG 1530 AM Radio, Monday through Friday in Chicago from 8 until 9:30 am. He also is the host of TV Chicagoland, which is broadcast on Comcast Cable TV Channel 19 every Friday night in 145 Chicagoland suburbs.
Hanania has authored eight books including the humor book "I'm Glad I look Like a Terrorist: Growing up Arab in America" (1996), and he is the contributor in seven books including “Foods of Chicago: A Delicious History” which features his Palestinian food recipes as well as experiences growing up Arab in America.
In addition to journalism, Hanania is also the Palestinian performer in two standup comedy troupes, the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour, which uses humor to help bridge the gap between Arabs and Israelis, and the Infidels of Comedy, an all Christian Arab comedy troupe.
