Srđan Kusovac
Encyclopedia
Srđan Kusovac is a Serbian
-Montenegrin
journalist.
Currently, he's the editor-in-chef of Montenegrin government-owned daily newspaper Pobjeda
, the post to which he was named after being the media adviser to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović.
, satirical comedy programme on Radio Beograd 202 that aired weekly. Already popular in Belgrade and the rest of Serbia, the radio programme also gained some prominence throughout SFR Yugoslavia so that it soon started airing live while being performed in front of a theater audience. Some of those live airings were basis for the productions that were later performed around the country as Indexovo radio pozorište partly evolved into a theater troupe. Kusovac wrote one such show, 1986's "Znanje imanje", which aired live on radio while simultaneously being performed in Duško Radović Theater. He left Index 202 and Indexovo radio pozorište in mid 1987.
Kusovac then worked on Radio B92
until 1993. In 1993 he was part of Radio Brod (shot lived European Union
-sponsored broadcasting outlet that aired in the former Yugoslav republics while the Yugoslav Wars were in full swing), before getting a job on Radio Free Europe
, first as a correspondent from the Balkans and later in the station's headquarters in Prague
. Simultaneously, he contributed to various print media outlets throughout the Balkans. From July 2006 until March 2008, he maintained a blog on B92.net website.
Kusovac was employed at RFE/RL until 2007, which is when he moved his family to Montenegro. Simultaneously, in Belgrade, he was one of the founders of e-novine.com
, far left wing web portal. In July 2008, Kusovac became the media adviser to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, presiding over the media fallout from the Montenegrin recognition of unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
-Montenegrin
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
journalist.
Currently, he's the editor-in-chef of Montenegrin government-owned daily newspaper Pobjeda
Pobjeda
Pobjeda is a Montenegrin newspaper. Having been published for 66 years, it is the oldest Montenegrin newspaper still in circulation. It is the oldest Montenegrin active media, too....
, the post to which he was named after being the media adviser to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović.
Career
Born and raised in Belgrade, Kusovac started getting involved with media in 1984 through Radio Beograd 202 where he worked on the staff of Index 202, the station's daily youth programme. Simultaneously, Kusovac wrote for Indexovo radio pozorišteIndexovo radio pozorište
Indexovo radio pozorište was a Serbian radio comedy programme led by Slobodan Bićanin, Dragoljub Ljubičić, Branislav Petrušević, etc. that eventually evolved into a satirical theater troupe. They were formed around state-owned Beograd 202 radio where they had a weekly show on Sundays...
, satirical comedy programme on Radio Beograd 202 that aired weekly. Already popular in Belgrade and the rest of Serbia, the radio programme also gained some prominence throughout SFR Yugoslavia so that it soon started airing live while being performed in front of a theater audience. Some of those live airings were basis for the productions that were later performed around the country as Indexovo radio pozorište partly evolved into a theater troupe. Kusovac wrote one such show, 1986's "Znanje imanje", which aired live on radio while simultaneously being performed in Duško Radović Theater. He left Index 202 and Indexovo radio pozorište in mid 1987.
Kusovac then worked on Radio B92
B92
B92 is a radio and television broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience. Its programs, including the news cover topics with fairly liberal political painted attitudes...
until 1993. In 1993 he was part of Radio Brod (shot lived European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
-sponsored broadcasting outlet that aired in the former Yugoslav republics while the Yugoslav Wars were in full swing), before getting a job on Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is a broadcaster funded by the U.S. Congress that provides news, information, and analysis to countries in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East "where the free flow of information is either banned by government authorities or not fully developed"...
, first as a correspondent from the Balkans and later in the station's headquarters in Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. Simultaneously, he contributed to various print media outlets throughout the Balkans. From July 2006 until March 2008, he maintained a blog on B92.net website.
Kusovac was employed at RFE/RL until 2007, which is when he moved his family to Montenegro. Simultaneously, in Belgrade, he was one of the founders of e-novine.com
E-novine
E-novine is a web portal that covers events in the Balkan countries that formerly used to be parts of SFR Yugoslavia.Stationed in Belgrade with Petar Luković as editor-in-chief, E-novine publishes commentary and news in Serbo-Croatian-Bosnian language with the emphasis on critical, anti-war and...
, far left wing web portal. In July 2008, Kusovac became the media adviser to Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Đukanović, presiding over the media fallout from the Montenegrin recognition of unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo.