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From the ArchivesOlga Szántová: the voice of Radio Prague
It was five years ago this week that our much-loved colleague, Olga
Szántová, died at the age of 71. As a child she had spent most of World
War II in New York, which was where she picked up her perfect East-Side
English. Olga became one of the most familiar voices of Radio Prague’s
English broadcasts during the political thaw of the 1960s, and she was also
among the radio journalists who managed to carry on broadcasting secretly
during the Soviet invasion of 1968, as several recordings from the time
still bear witness. More
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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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Today in Mailbox: Radio Prague's 75th anniversary, Czech officials'
response to the Prague Pride gay and lesbian festival, problems with
receiving Radio Prague e-news. Listeners/readers quoted: Karin Roos, Frank
Miata, Karl G. Smith, Colin Law, Matt and Amy Smith, Bill Bergadano,
Siegfried Rambaum. More
One on OneFabrice Martin-Plichta – a journalist helping deliver “waste” foodstuffs to those in need
Le Monde correspondent Fabrice Martin-Plichta has been living in Prague
since before the Velvet Revolution. Indeed, the French journalist was
working here at Radio Prague when those momentous changes occurred. Since
2004, Martin-Plichta has also been the head of the Czech Federation of Food
Banks, an organisation which every year saves hundreds of tonnes of food
from being destroyed and distributes it among the needy. More
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Today in Mailbox: Some more reactions to the end of shortwave broadcasts,
"propaganda" on Radio Prague, last month's mystery Czech and a
brand new quiz question. Listeners quoted: Mohamed Elsayed Abd Elraheim,
Jim Mickeal, Richard Howard, Mogire Machuki, David Eldridge, Michael A.
Daley, Bob Boundy, Hiroyuki Okada, Hans Verner Lollike, Colin Law, Charles
Konecny. More
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