Grzegorz Miecugow (22 November 1955 – 26 August 2017) was a Polish media personality of

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descent. He had an extensive career as a journalist,

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, editor, and columnist.

Career

He was born on 22 November 1955 in

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, in the

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. He graduated from John III Sobieski High School No 2 in Kraków and later graduated in philosophy from the

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. Between 1989 and 2001 he worked in Polish Radio Programme III. Miecugow was a news anchor on

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and Fakty TVN. In 2001 he hosted the first edition of the Polish version of Big Brother reality show. He was one of the principal founders of

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– the first 24-hour television

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in Poland launched on 9 August 2001. He regularly published his articles in ''

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'' newspaper and collaborated with ''

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'' weekly magazine. Miecugow also worked as an academic teacher in Collegium Civitas where he taught journalism. In 1997, he starred in Adek Drabiński's comedy film '' Pułapka'' and in 2007 he played a role in

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's film ''Ryś''. In January 2005, he became the host of Szkło kontaktowe – a daily

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programme broadcast on

which quickly became immensely popular among the viewers across all of Poland. He also created his own TV programme called ''Inny punkt widzenia'' (''Another Point of View'') in which he discussed important topics relating to science, religion, culture, society and philosophy with invited guests. He had a wife Joanna and a son Krzysztof.

Death

Miecugow died of lung cancer in

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on 26 August 2017. He was buried at the

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in Warsaw.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miecugow, Grzegorz 1955 births 2017 deaths Polish people of Armenian descent Polish people of Georgian descent Polish journalists University of Warsaw alumni Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery People from Kraków