Jarosław Rafał Gugała (born 13 April 1959, in Młynary) is a Polish radio and television journalist, actor, musician, university teacher, from 1999 to 2003 serving as an ambassador to
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
.
Life
Gugała holds an M.A. in
Hispanic Studies
Hispanism (sometimes referred to as Hispanic studies or Spanish studies) is the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world, principally that of Spain and Hispanic America. It may also entail studying Spanish language an ...
from the
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...
Georges Brassens
Georges Charles Brassens (; ; 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet.
As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and ...
.
In 1990, he joined news program ''
Wiadomości
''Wiadomości'' (, ) is a Polish daily television news program that was produced by public-service broadcaster Telewizja Polska (TVP) and was broadcast on TVP1 from 18 November 1989 until 19 December 2023. The main edition was broadcast dail ...
'' (''News'') at
TVP1
TVP1 (TVP Jeden, ''Telewizja Polska 1'', ''Program Pierwszy Telewizji Polskiej'', ''"Jedynka"'') is the main public television channel of Telewizja Polska, TVP (Telewizja Polska S.A.), Poland's national television broadcaster. It was the first Po ...
and started his career as a journalist and presenter. Between 1992 and 1995, he was director of the TVP1 and Television Information Agency.
In 1999, Gugała was appointed ambassador to Uruguay. Thanks to his reports to the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In many countries, the ministry of foreign affairs (abbreviated as MFA or MOFA) is the highest government department exclusively or primarily responsible for the state's foreign policy and relations, diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral r ...
antisemitism
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it was possible to remove Kobylański from the office of
honorary consul
A consul is an official representative of a government who resides in a foreign country to assist and protect citizens of the consul's country, and to promote and facilitate commercial and diplomatic relations between the two countries.
A consu ...
.
In 2003, Gugała ended his term in
Montevideo
Montevideo (, ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2023 census, the city proper has a population of 1,302,954 (about 37.2% of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...
and returned to his journalist profession. He started working for
Polsat
Polsat is a Polish free-to-air television channel that was launched on 5 December 1992 by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak. , it is the most watched television channel in Poland with a market share of 11.30%
Polsat belongs to Grupa Polsat Plus ( WSE: CP ...
television channel, becoming host of the chief news program. In 2005, he was presented as a candidate for ambassadorial post in
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
but did not receive an
agrément
Agrément, in international affairs, is the agreement by a state to receive members of a diplomatic mission from a foreign country.
In this procedure, the posting state formally requests consent, via a ''demande d'agréation'', from the receivin ...
. In 2008, he joined
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 Polsat Box, Canal+ (Polish TV provider), Platforma Canal+ and UPC Pola ...
. In 2010, he was carrying out a final debate of the
presidential campaign
A political campaign is an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group. In democracies, political campaigns often refer to electoral campaigns, by which representatives are chosen or referen ...
between
Bronisław Komorowski
Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who was the fifth president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Minister of National Defence ...
and
Jarosław Kaczyński
Jarosław Aleksander Kaczyński (born 18 June 1949) is a Polish politician. He co-founded the Law and Justice (PiS) party in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński, and has served as its leader since 2003. He served as Prime Minister of Pola ...
. From February 2011 to August 2012 he was holding the post of the head of the News and the Publications and Information Division.
He was working also for
TOK FM
Agora Spółka Akcyjna (Agora SA) is a Polish media company. Agora and ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (''The'' ''Electoral Gazette'') were created on the eve of the parliamentary elections in 1989. ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' became the first independent newspape ...
radio station (2005–2007), TV4 television channel,
Newsweek Polska
''Newsweek Polska'' is a Polish language weekly news magazine published in Poland as the Polish edition of ''Newsweek''.
History
''Newsweek Polska'' was established in 2001. The founder of the weekly is Tomasz Wróblewski.
The magazine is owned ...
as a columnist, University of Warsaw as a lecturer. Occasionally, he plays as a film actor.
In 2014, Gugała was awarded with the Officer's Cross of the
Order of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in ...
.
Works
Books
*
Music albums as Zespół Reprezentacyjny
* ''Za nami noc... (pieśni Lluisa Llacha)'' (1985)
* ''Śmierć za idee – ballady Georgesa Brassensa'' (1986)
* ''Sefarad'' (1991)
* ''Pornograf'' (1993)
* ''Kumple to grunt'' (2007)
Filmography
* ''Tylko strach'', as TV presenter (1993)
* ''Gracze'', as himself (1995)
* ''
Persona non grata
In diplomacy, a ' (PNG) is a foreign diplomat that is asked by the host country to be recalled to their home country. If the person is not recalled as requested, the host state may refuse to recognize the person concerned as a member of the diplo ...
'', as a passenger (2005)
* ''Agentki'' (2008)
* ''
Pierwsza miłość
''Pierwsza miłość'' (English: "first love") is a Polish soap opera set in Wrocław. It has been broadcast continually on the Polsat television channel since 4 November 2004. Scenes from the show were redubbed for a sketch in the 2006 British ...
'', as himself (2012)
* '' Pakt'', as a journalist (2016)