George Eid (Arabic: جورج عيد) (Greek: τζορτζ Ιντ) (born June 25, 1985) is a multilingual Lebanese senior journalist, anchor, war correspondent, documentary producer and university lecturer, columnist known for his liberal reports and articles.
In 2007 after the July war, Eid participated in the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) conference in Malta and helped to issue the overall report on oil spill pollution in Lebanon affecting the shoreline from Jieh to Byblos.
He then started the program Lana wa Lakum which tackled the daily issues of Lebanese society; it ended by September 2009.
On October 7, 2010, an MTV correspondent received threats[4] related to his reporting on the mysterious purchase of lands by Hezbollah in the eastern part of the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Eid joined Voice of Lebanon (VDL 100.5FM) radio station as a news anchor and show host on January 15, 2011.
February 17, Eid took a phone call on air from a witness to P.M. Hariri's assassination, Zuhair el Sedik, who launched a series of accusations during the show.
Following this Eid received a court summons issued by ex-minister Karim Pakradouni who was accused by el Sedik.
On April 22, 2011, Eid was shot at while reporting on outlaws in the western part of Beirut where Hezbollah militants dominate.
[7] However, Eid was not hurt or injured due to the protection of the Lebanese security forces, and he was able to produce and publish the report on the same day.
In 2016, He produced the documentary Kalimera men Beirut,[12] the first of its kind to tell the story of the Greeks who came to Lebanon as Refugees in 1922.
In February 2019 he founded the organization Stin Viryto with the main purpose of promoting and preserving the Greek culture in Lebanon.