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Stavroula Karali

Stavroula Karali was born in Boston and raised in Nea Smyrni. Her family roots trace back to Asia Minor, specifically Cappadocia and Smyrna. She is a PhD candidate in Social Theology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She holds a Master’s degree in Education and a Bachelor’s degree in Turkish and Modern Asian Studies from the University of Athens. She has also pursued studies in Journalism, European History and Culture, Film Directing, and Film History. She has been working as a journalist since 1992, spending most of her career as editor-in-chief at MEGA TV, contributing to both news and entertainment programming. She has been a member of the Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (JUADN) since 2000. Over the past year, she served as editor-in-chief at ERTnews and has now embarked on a new chapter with Voice of Greece.
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Cyprus 1974: The Road to the Turkish Invasion | 22 July 2026
Retired Lieutenant General Dimitris Alevromageiros, Honorary Inspector General of the Hellenic Army, was the guest on “Remarkable Personalities” on Voice of Greece, hosted by Stavroula Karali. Fifty-two years after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, the program presented Part One of a historical int...
Sound Portraits: A musical journey through Greek poetry (Part III) | 21 July 2026
The third part of the program's tribute series “Poetry Set to Music” continues exploring the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrated not only for their literary merit but also for their transformation into ...
Petros Pizanias on the Urban Poor of interwar Greece | 15 July 2026
Professor Emeritus of History at the Ionian University Petros Pizanias, author of The Urban Poor: Survival Strategies in Interwar Greece, published by Estia Bookstore, is the guest on this episode of “Remarkable Personalities,” hosted by Stavroula Karali. The conversation explores social inequality, chi...
Sound Portraits: A musical journey through Greek poetry (Part II) | 14 July 2026
The second part of the program's tribute series “Poetry Set to Music” continues exploring the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrated not only for their literary merit but also for their transformation into ...
The pioneers of Greek Rock with Giannis Alexiou (Part II) | 08 July 2026
“Remarkable Personalities” continues its journey through the history of Greek rock music, exploring the stories of the people who shaped the genre and the songs that defined entire generations. In the second part of this special tribute, Stavroula Karali once again welcomes journalist and author Gia...
Sound Portraits: A musical journey through Greek poetry | 07 July 2026
Voice of Greece's “Sound Portraits,” hosted by Stavroula Karali, launches a new series of radio tributes titled “Poetry Set to Music.” The series explores the unique meeting point of poetry and music, highlighting works that have left an enduring mark on Greece's cultural heritage—poems celebrate...
The pioneers of Greek Rock with Giannis Alexiou | 01 July 2026
“Remarkable Personalities“, hosted by Stavroula Karali, welcomes journalist and author Giannis Alexiou for the first part of a special tribute to the history of Greek rock music. Alexiou, author of the book Pioneers of Greek Rock (Ogdoo Music Group), traces the evolution of Greek rock from its emerg...
Sound Portraits: Remembering Vasso Alagianni | 30 June 2026
“Sound Portraits”, hosted by Stavroula Karali, presents a special tribute to lyricist, songwriter and singer Vasso Alagianni, who passed away in June 2022. Vasso Alagianni grew up in Porto Rafti, where her mother’s family taverna introduced her from an early age to many of Greece’s leading musicia...
Asia Minor comes alive through its memories, music and traditions | 24 June 2026
Loukas Christodoulou, Chairman of the Administrative Committee of the Asia Minor Cultural Center of the Municipality of Nea Ionia and President of the Union of Sparta of Asia Minor, is the guest on this episode of “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali. On the occasion of the 7th Panhe...
Chocolate… as a work of art | 17 June 2026
Η εικαστικός, jewellery artist κ. Σοφία Ζαράρη και η Σοκολατοποιός που ζει και εργάζεται στις Βρυξέλλες κ. Μίνα Αποστολίδη είναι τα «Πρόσωπα της Εβδομάδας».  Η κ. Σοφία Ζαράρη και η κ. Μίνα Αποστολίδη, οι δύο Ελληνίδες που έχουν καταφέρει να ξεχωρίσουν διεθνώς μέσα από την τέχνη και το πάθος τους, συνα...
“Sound Portraits”: Songs of Summer (Part III) | 16 June 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
Michalis Akylas and the First Eight: The First Execution in Reprisal at the Kaisariani Shooting Range | 10 June 2026
Author Annita Panaretou, whose book “Michalis Akylas and the First Eight: Seizing the Light” was recently published by Hestia Editions, is the guest on “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali on Voice of Greece on Wednesday, 10 June 2026. Panaretou discusses the life and legacy of Mi...
“Sound Portraits”: Songs of Summer (Part II) | 09 June 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
Beatrice Saias-Magrizou on “Remarkable Personalities” | 03 June 2026
The program "Remarkable Personalities" with Stavroula Karali welcomes Beatrice Saias-Magrizou, author of the book The Fire Bracelet, for a deeply human conversation about memory, loss, and the duty to preserve historical truth. At the heart of the discussion is the true story of the Jewish Saias...
“Sound Portraits”: Songs of Summer | 02 June 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
The Fall of Constantinople and the Marble King | 27 May 2026
Archaeologist and Honorary Director of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Achaia, Anita Koumousi, is featured in “Remarkable Personalities” with Stavroula Karali  Marking 29 May 1453, the day Constantinople fell, the program presents a special tribute to Constantine XI Palaiologos, the last Byzantine emper...
Nikos Gatsos: Poetry turned Into song | 26 May 2026
 “Sound Portraits” with Stavroula Karali presents a special tribute to Pontic Hellenism, marking the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide with an evening dedicated to history, memory, and music. The program journeys to Pontus, where for centuries a vibrant Greek civilization flourished, deeply rooted in history, faith, and tradition. Through narration, historical accounts, and emblematic songs, listeners follow the course of a people from prosperity and creativity to persecution, uprooting, and genocide. The tribute highlights defining aspects of Pontic history and identity: the Byzantine tradition, Orthodoxy, the Monastery of Soumela, the central role of the mother figure in the Pontic family, ... Read more
Pontic Hellenism and the Remembrance Day of the Pontic Greek Genocide | 20 May 2026
Konstantinos Tsahouridis — artist, researcher, and academic — is the featured guest on Voice of Greece’s weekly program “Remarkable Personalities”. Speaking with Stavroula Karali, he reflects on the Pontus of memory and the heart in a program dedicated to the history and culture of Pontic Hellenism, w...
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