Having worked across several TV and Radio shows in Jordan, Al Halawani will join Kris Fade to present red carpet coverage of the Oscars from OSN.
OSN has announced that 28-year-old Leen Al Halawani, a Jordanian radio presenter, won the exclusive competition to co-host the pay-TV network’s red-carpet coverage of the Oscars. Al Halawani will join media personality Kris Fade to cover the Oscars, brought exclusively by OSN on February 10 in the region.
OSN has been the official broadcaster of the Academy Awards for the last five years. This year, OSN gave aspiring presenters a chance to join Kris Fade on the red carpet to present the action live from the show.
Al Halawani’s journey has been charted via OSN’s weekly Live the Oscars show which showed her participating in a boot camp phase that featured an elimination task to select the final three, then the training phase hosted by OSN experts as well as Kris Fade.
She was announced as the winner on Friday, with the next episode covering her journey to LA and preparation ahead of the big night with the final episode featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the event.
Commenting on her selection as co-host for the Oscars, Al Halawani said: “I’ve loved every minute of this experience with OSN and can’t thank them enough for the support their experts provided throughout the process. We’ve got a great show lined up and Kris and I will be bringing you all the backstage gossip so it’s sure to be a night to remember!”
Commenting on the development, Emad Morcos, Chief Content Officer at OSN, said: “OSN is all about bringing exclusive entertainment content to the region and we are proud to have been the home of the Oscars for the last five years. This year, we wanted to take it up a notch to get even closer to our customers and are delighted to bring Leen onboard as our exclusive coverage co-host. As a leading industry player, we are committed to nurturing and supporting local talent and building the wider talent pool. Make sure to tune in on the night to see Leen in action!”
The Oscars red carpet coverage starts at 02:30 am local time on February 10 with the full show starting at 05:00 am local time.
