"Voice of Greece" celebrates World Radio Day with special tributes and interviews

On Thursday, February 13, Voice of Greece marks World Radio Day with a series of special tributes and interviews.

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At 08:00 AM (Athens time), Antonis Karagiannakis hosts “Fair Winds and Following Seas,” engaging in discussions about the unique magic of radio with esteemed guests: former Voice of Greece director and radio producer Gianna Triantafylli, journalist and Kosmos music producer Maria Markouli, journalist Makis Provatas, long-time Voice of Greece radio producer Angelos Stathopoulos, DJ and music producer Takis Niaros, and journalist Notis Papadopoulos. Also joining the tribute are maritime radio operators Giorgos Dimakakos and Giorgos Platanakis, who will share their experiences of listening to Voice of Greece while at sea.

At 09:00 AM, journalist Nikos Angelidis welcomes Spyros Alatsas, head of Melbourne’s Greek community radio station 3XY, which has been broadcasting for 30 years, on the show “Time in Greece.”

Shortly before 11:00 AM, Prokopis Agelopoulos and the program “Take Your Time” celebrate World Radio Day with distinguished theater director and actor Thanasis Papageorgiou. They will discuss the long-standing tradition of Greek radio broadcasting theater masterpieces, which has shaped generations of listeners. The show will air an excerpt from “I Kyria tou Kyriou” by Tsiforos-Vasiliadis, adapted for radio by artists from the historic Stoa Theater, featuring Lida Protopsalti and Giorgos Geogleris, directed by Thanasis Papageorgiou. Additional excerpts from three more plays will be broadcast, showcasing legendary voices of Greek theater.

At 04:00 PM – Dimitris Kontogiannis hosts Angeliki Gazi, Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication, Media, and Culture at Panteion University, on the program “Our Global Voice“. She will discuss emerging trends in radio broadcasting.

Finally, at 05:00 PM, Giannis Papoutsakis unravels the history of Greek radio on the show “Journeys Basking in Greek Light“, revisiting its early days in Greece since its inception on May 21, 1938. What was Greece listening to in 1938? The declaration of the Greco-Italian War, the German invasion of Athens, and legendary radio theater productions from the 1950s featuring great voices such as Kyveli, Horn, Labeti, and Mercouri.

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