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One on OneInternational Radio Day with prize-winning journalist Jan Bednář
The fortunes of journalist Jan Bednář only beginning to unfold when he
was kicked out of the School of Economics after signing the anti-communist
Charter 77 and compelled to work as a night watchman for several years. The
son of a dissident imprisoned for publishing samizdat literature, the
regime was glad to be rid of him when he applied to leave the country in
the early 80s. He went to England and was able to complete his studies in
politics, philosophy and economics at Oxford University, from where he
proceeded to join the Czechoslovak service of the BBC in 1985. More
MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox: the 22nd anniversary of the Velvet Revolution; the
Ministry of Industry and Trade is considering cancelling a long-running
health subsidy for miners; Radio Prague's correspondence with DX-ers during
the Cold War; Radio Prague's English broadcasts on DRM in Europe; mystery
Czech quiz. Listeners quoted: Mary Lou Krenek, David Eldridge, Bo Sundin,
Daniel Kähler, Patrick Robič, Hans Verner Lollike, Li Ming, Colin Law,
Charles Konecny, Jayanta Chakrabarty. More
MailboxMailbox
Today in Mailbox we read from our listeners’ comments on Radio Prague’s
75th anniversary and reveal the identity of our August mystery lady.
Listeners quoted: Tracy Andreotti, Harold Yeglin, Stan Schmitt, Colin Law,
Hans Verner Lollike, Mary Lou Krenek, Ian Morrison, Richard Chen, Charles
Konecny, Henrik Klemetz, Jayanta Chakrabarty, David Eldridge.
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SpecialRadio Prague marks 75 years on air
Set up in 1936 primarily as a tool to counter propaganda from Nazi Germany
and the Soviet Union, Radio Prague itself long served as a mouthpiece for
communist propaganda. Since the 1990s however, the station is the only
Czech public news service, providing information about the Czech Republic
in six languages to audiences around the world. Marking Radio Prague’s
75th anniversary, the Czech-born, UK-based writer, and former Radio Prague
reporter Benjamin Kuras and Radio Prague’s own David Vaughan discuss the
most interesting moments in the station’s history. More
Current AffairsRadio Prague to suffer no budget cuts in 2012
Seventy five years ago today, at 10 AM on August 31, 1936, the foreign
service of Czechoslovak Radio went on air for the first time ever. Today,
Radio Prague is an independent broadcaster although it is still funded
entirely by the Czech Foreign Ministry. Following severe budget cuts in
recent years, some good news came on Wednesday from the Foreign Ministry
which promises no further cuts for 2012. Radio Prague spoke to the head of
the ministry’s public diplomacy department, Jan Bondy. More
Current AffairsAdapting to change: 75 years of Radio Prague broadcasts
In the 75 years of its existence, Radio Prague has seen many changes –
among them, unfortunately, the end of our shortwave broadcasts. On
Wednesday, the station presented some of its programs live from a tent in
the heart of the city, in an effort to propagate the international service
locally. Sarah Borufka was at the site and spoke to Miroslav Krupička, who
has served as Radio Prague’s director since 1998. She asked him about the
important changes he had witnessed over the years.
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Current AffairsRadio Prague listeners send well-wishes on Radio Prague’s 75th birthday
Of course, Radio Prague would not have turned 75 if it wasn’t for our
loyal listeners. We would like to thank you for your support and interest
over the years, and for the many anniversary emails you have sent in. On
the occasion of our 75th anniversary, we did something we usually don’t
do – we called some of our listeners from around the world. Here’s one
of them, Stan Schmidt. He listens to Radio Prague from Evansville, Indiana,
in the United States.
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PanoramaRadio Free Europe celebrates 60 years of broadcasting
This month marks the 60th anniversary of the official launch of Radio Free
Europe, the American-funded broadcaster which was established as an
anti-communist source of information during the Cold War and is widely
considered to have played a critical role in the ultimate collapse of
communism. Now based in Prague, Radio Free Europe continues to provide news
and information to countries where independent media reporting is either
banned by government authorities or not fully developed. In this edition of
Panorama, we look back at the history of Radio Free Europe, which is widely
respected in many quarters, although it also has its detractors. More
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