THE PERMANENT MISSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS TO THE UNITED NATIONS
231 East 46th St. New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 421-6925 Fax: (212) 759-2135
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THE PERMANENT MISSION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS TO THE UNITED NATIONS231 East 46th St. New York, NY 10017 Tel: (212) 421-6925 Fax: (212) 759-2135
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Mr. Eldred Edison Bethel Consul General of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas - New York
Ed Bethel
is a former broadcast journalist. He started his career as a Cub Reporter with
the Nassau Tribune in 1959. In 1963 he joined the Broadcasting Corporation of
The Bahamas (ZNS Radio) as a sports reporter. During his tenure at ZNS, Mr.
Bethel served as Sports Editor, News Director, General Manager of the Northern
Service on two occasions, Manager of Special Projects, Assistant General Manager
of Radio and Television News and retired from ZNS as Deputy General Manager of
Radio and Television. During
his distinguished career Mr. Bethel covered many International events, including
the Heavyweight Boxing title between Floyd Patterson and Ingermar Johansson in
Miami, the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the 1975 championship boxing match in
Paris, France, when Bahamian boxer Elisha Obed won the Bahamas first world
Boxing title, the World Junior Middleweight championship. Mr.
Bethel was coordinator of the ZNS Radio live coverage of the July 10, 1973
Bahamas Independence celebrations and co-anchor of the historic flag raising
ceremony at Clifford Park. With
Calsey Johnson and Charles Carter, Mr. Bethel appeared on the inaugural
broadcast of Bahamas Television when it was launched on air on July 4, 1977. He
was the first New Anchor for ZNS Television. In 1974 Mr. Bethel was the first
broadcaster to host a live regular radio talk show, "Action Line"
Fridays at 8pm. Mr.
Bethel has produced scores of local documentaries and hosted a weekly public
affairs program 'Perspective" on Radio and Television for 10 years. He has
covered all the Royal visits to the Bahamas by Queen Elizabeth 11 and other
members of the British Royal Family. He has covered six Commonwealth Heads of
Government meetings from the Bahamas to India and more than a dozen Caricom
heads of Government meetings in the Caribbean. Mr.
Bethel broadcast live from the United Nations Headquarters in New York in
September 1973 the Bahamas admission to the UN .He was the first Bahamian
broadcaster to report live via satellite from London, England, the 1986 Summit
on South Africa. Mr.
Bethel anchored all Bahamian General Election results since 1972. Mr.
Bethel was born in West End, Grand Bahama, and the eldest o f seven children.
His mother was a housewife and his father was a Government telegraphist. Mr.
Bethel attended public schools in Grand Bahama, Eleuthera and New Providence. He
attended secondary school at St. John's College, Nassau, Bahamas, and received a
Diploma in Mass Communications from Ryerson Polytechnical College, Toronto,
Canada. Mr.
Bethel served as President of the Bahamas Press Club and during his tenure led a
delegation of journalists to China at the invitation of the Chinese
Government. Mr.
Bethel served on the Vestry of St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church and Assistant
Editor of the Anglican Diocese's newspaper, "The Voice". He was
chairman of the Anglican Broadcasting Production Committee. Mr.
Bethel served as Assistant General Manager of News for Love 97FM Radio and The
Bahama Journal daily newspaper in Nassau before being appointed Consul
General. Mr.
Bethel is married to the former Dawne Adderley-Hanna, a former broadcaster
herself. He is the father of four children.
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