Ivo Widlak
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Ivo Widlak, born July 5, 1978 in Knurów
, Poland
- international press, radio and tv journalist
. He started as a very young reporter at weekly newspaper
“Przeglad Lokalny”. Then he started hosting TV show for children and teenagers called “Kleks” on TVP Katowice
. The same year, in 1995, wrote scripts and hosted “5-10-15”, another show for children and teenagers on TVP1 on Telewizja Polska
. Later he co-developed and co-hosted “Twoj Problem Nasza Głowa” on Telewizja Wisła later TVN (Poland)
. In 1998 he moved to Warsaw
to co-host “Rower Błażeja” on TVP1 on Telewizja Polska
. During his career he worked for Radio Puls in Gliwice
and Radio ZET
in Warsaw.
In 2001 he moved permanently to Chicago
, and in 2004 he created and hosted own talk show titled “Ivo na zywo” and produced and hosted daily news program on TVPChicago broadcasted on Channel 34 WJYS
. He also has been an editor-in-chief of a couple of popular internet news websites in Polish language. President of the Polish Cultural Institute in Chicago.
Knurów
Knurów is a town near Katowice in Silesia, southern Poland. Knurów borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
- international press, radio and tv journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He started as a very young reporter at weekly newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
“Przeglad Lokalny”. Then he started hosting TV show for children and teenagers called “Kleks” on TVP Katowice
TVP Katowice
TVP Katowice aka TV Katowice also Television Katowice is one of the regional branches of the TVP, Poland's public television broadcaster...
. The same year, in 1995, wrote scripts and hosted “5-10-15”, another show for children and teenagers on TVP1 on Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
. Later he co-developed and co-hosted “Twoj Problem Nasza Głowa” on Telewizja Wisła later TVN (Poland)
TVN (Poland)
TVN is a major Polish commercial television network. The broadcaster was co-founded by Polish businessmen Mariusz Walter and Jan Wejchert. The network launched on October 3, 1997. TVN belongs to the TVN S.A...
. In 1998 he moved to Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
to co-host “Rower Błażeja” on TVP1 on Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska
Telewizja Polska Spółka Akcyjna is Poland's public broadcasting corporation...
. During his career he worked for Radio Puls in Gliwice
Gliwice
Gliwice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Gliwice is the west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – a metropolis with a population of 2 million...
and Radio ZET
Radio Zet
Radio ZET – Polish commercial radio station. The current owner of the station is Eurozet. The editor-in-chief of Radio ZET is Mateusz Kirstein. The Radio started broadcasting on 28 September 1990, being the first private radio station in Warsaw.-History:...
in Warsaw.
In 2001 he moved permanently to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, and in 2004 he created and hosted own talk show titled “Ivo na zywo” and produced and hosted daily news program on TVPChicago broadcasted on Channel 34 WJYS
WJYS
WJYS is an independent television station owned by Oxford Media Group Inc., licensed to Hammond, Indiana, but headquartered in Tinley Park, Illinois with antennae on top of the Willis Tower in downtown Chicago, serving the Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan markets on digital...
. He also has been an editor-in-chief of a couple of popular internet news websites in Polish language. President of the Polish Cultural Institute in Chicago.