Awards
- His live coverage of the “Grapes of Wrath” won him the prestigious Honors Certificate of the Lebanese Press Order, establishing him as one of Lebanon’s leading TV journalists.
- In 1997, he received the Appreciation Certificate of the United Nations Development Program for Sustainable Development for his work in "5/7".
- The municipality of Bourj Hammoud granted him the honorary key of the city in 1997.
- In 2002, he received Arab Media Award 2002 of the UK International College – London for “his efforts in creating a Pan Arab dialogue on social issues”.
- In 2002, he received best social talk show award of the Media Festival - Beirut which was organized by the Lebanese University.
- In 2005, Newsweek listed Zaven as one of 43 most influential people in the Arab World. http://www.zavenonline.com/newsweek_en.shtml
- In 2006, he won the best social talk show award of the fourth Media Festival - Beirut 2006 organized by the Lebanese University.
- In 2008, he won Student Choice Award for best social talk show.
- In 2009, he was honored by the municipality of Ghazir town in keserwan (Mount Lebanon)in a ceremony honoring the ten of its notables for their live achievements and good will.
- During his live show on the 21st of December 2010, Zaven received the best social talk show prize of the Arab Youth Media Forum 2010. The forum was held under the patronage of Jordanian prime minister in Amman, Jordan on the 6th of December
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