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Kamil Durczok
Kamil Sebastian Durczok (6 March 1968 – 16 November 2021) was a Polish journalist, Editor-in-Chief and presenter of TVN newscast '' Fakty TVN''. Career In 1991 Durczok started working in Radio Katowice. Earlier he had co-created Student's Radio EGIDA on University of Silesia in Katowice for few years. As a 24-year-old he became director and editor-in-chief of Katowice radio TOP FM owned by Solidarity. In 1994 he started co-operation with Telewizja Katowice where he interviewed politicians in a programme called ''Obserwatorium''. In programme ''Studio Parlamentarne'' he debuted in nationwide television. Then he was the presenter of TVP3 Katowice newscast - ''Aktualności'' until 2002. Between 15 March 2001 and 7 February 2006 he was the presenter of the main edition of ''Wiadomości'' - public television's newscast. He also presented election nights on TVP1 for many years. Between 29 July 2003 and 2 September 2005 he presented ''Salon polityczny Trójki'' alternately wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most populous city in Poland, while its urban area is the most populous in the country and one of the most populous in the European Union. Katowice has a population of 286,960 according to a 31 December 2021 estimate. Katowice is a central part of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2.3 million, and a part of a larger Upper Silesian metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of 5-5.3 million people."''Study on Urban Functions (Project 1.4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. Since the 9th century, Upper Silesia has been part of (chronologically) Greater Moravia, the Duchy of Bohemia, the Piast Kingdom of Poland, again of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown and the Holy Roman Empire, as well as of the Habsburg monarchy from 1526. In 1742 the greater part of Upper Silesia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, and in 1871 it became part of the German Empire. After the First World War the region was divided between Poland (East Upper Silesia) and Germany (West Upper Silesia). After the Second World War, West Upper Silesia also became Polish as the result of the Potsdam Conference. Geography Upper Silesia is situated on the upper Oder River, north o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Katowice
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Polish Radio Journalists
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Polish Television Journalists
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2021 Deaths
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1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Lis
Tomasz Rafał Lis (born 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra) is a Polish journalist and former TV anchor of “TVN Fakty” ("TVN Facts") and “Wydarzenia” ("Events"). Life and career Lis was born on 6 March 1966 in Zielona Góra to parents Stefan and Wanda (née Adamkiewicz). He attended the Edward Dembowski High School No. 1 in Zielona Góra. He subsequently graduated from the Faculty of Journalism and Political Sciences at the University of Warsaw. He began his career in 1984 publishing an article in a pro-Soviet newspaper ''Banner of Youth'' (''Sztandar Młodych''), an organ of the Union of Socialistic Youth in Poland (Związek Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej). In 1992, he received a scholarship and studied for a year at Loyola University New Orleans. After the fall of communism in Poland, he worked on Public Television Polish Television (TVP) after winning an open competition for the post of a newsreader. From 1994 to 1997, he was a correspondent in Washington, D.C. for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kostuchna
Kostuchna (german: Kostuchna) is a district of Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul .... It has an area of 8.59 km2 and in 2007 had 8,233 inhabitants. File:Katowice - Church in Kostuchna (2).jpg, Holy Trinity church References Districts of Katowice {{Silesian-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–2021 Women's Strike Protests In Poland
'') , partof = the Polish constitutional crisis , image = , caption = Clockwise starting from top: protest in Kraków, protest in Bielsko-Biała, protest symbol, protest in Miodowa, protest in Wrocław. , date = 22 October 2020 – 27 January 2021 , place = Poland , coordinates = , causes = The Constitutional Tribunal's decision finding abortion in cases of "disability or incurable illness" to be unconstitutional in the country , goals = * Revocation of the judgement of the Constitutional Tribunal or the removal of most abortion restrictions , methods = Demonstrations, marches, graffiti, leaflet drop, street blockades, street dance protests, strike, vandalism , status = , result = * Popularity of the government temporarily decreased. * The law was not repealed , side1 = Abortion ban proponents: ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- , side2 = Abortion ban opponents: ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- , leadfigures1 = ---- ---- ---- , leadfigures2 = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polsat News
Polsat News is a Polish news channel, launched on 7 June 2008 at 7:00am (UTC+1). Being a part of the Polsat Network, Polsat News is owned by Polsat Group. It is available over Cyfrowy Polsat, nc+ and UPC Poland digital platforms in Poland. It is broadcast on Hot Bird 6, 11158V, 27500 3/4. History Polsat News started broadcasting on 7 June 2008 thirty seconds before the 7am hour (UTC+1). Polsat News is the first Polish news channel to broadcast in 16:9 format. From 7 June to 14 July the channel was broadcast in test emission. Up to September, the channel was broadcast as FTA. The live programme is broadcast from 6am to 24:00 (UTC+1). The news programmes are broadcast every half an hour. The channel hires about 400 people. On 1 August 2008 Polsat News started broadcasting adverts. Programmes are split into three parts: morning - ''Nowy Dzień'' (''New Day''), afternoon - ''To jest dzień'' (''It's the day'') and evening - ''To był dzień'' (''That Was a Day''). On 6 June 2008 Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVN24
TVN24 is a Polish 24-hour commercial news channel, launched on 9 August 2001. Being a part of the TVN Network, TVN24 has been owned since July 2017 by US-based media company Warner Bros. Discovery. It gained broader popularity after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US, which was the first major incident to be covered by TVN24. It is available over all digital platforms in Poland (Cyfrowy Polsat and nc+) as well as in most cable networks and some networks in other countries, including USA (Dish Network) and Germany. The audio portion of the channel can be streamed on the internet. Launched on 30 November 2012, TVN24 is the longest-established HD news channel in Poland and East-Central Europe. The TVN24 team is also responsible for the TVN flagship newscast, Fakty TVN. During major events (most recently September 11 attacks, Pope John Paul II's death and the Polish presidential plane crash), TVN24 is transmitted by TVN which has much wider broadcast range. On 6 Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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