INTERVIEWS

His greatest sporting achievement to date is a bronze medal at the European U20 Athletics Championships. Four-time Greek javelin champion Dimitris Tsitsos shared his sporting journey with Grigoris Nanis on “Athletic Voice,” joining his voice with those of Greeks around the world through ERT’s inter...

Gerasimos Andreatos joined Prokopis Agelopoulos in the studio for “Take Your Time.” One of the most acclaimed and authentic voices in contemporary Greek laiko and art song, Andreatos has recently teamed up with Dimitris Zervoudakis on “Turn the Page,” written and composed by Nikos Dellaportas. The son...

Anastasios Tamis, emeritus professor of Greek history based in Australia, discussed the history of Charalambos Kanellakis and the Galatis and Mavromaras families of Tianjin and Beijing, China, on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis. He also spoke about the Greek commu...

Dimos Siokis, former president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, spoke on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about inflation, the high cost of living, and housing costs affecting New Yorkers, including the Greek community. He also discussed risin...

On Thursday, 8 October 2026, “Imprint” with Fuli Zavitsanou welcomed Yannis Ktenas, who holds a PhD in political philosophy and social theory from Panteion University, to the Voice of Greece studio. The occasion was the recent publication by Plithos Publications of “The Uncontrollability of the World...

Kostas Angelis, author of “Lefteris Kiosses: Hail, Greece, Mother of Heroes — Kaisariani, 5 June 1942,” published by Historical Quest, is this week’s “Remarkable Personality” on Voice of Greece on Wednesday, 7 October, at 22:00 Athens time. The author reveals the little-known story of Lefteris Ki...

Stathis (Steve) Georganas, an Australian federal MP, spoke about the challenges facing Australians of Greek descent and the wider population, including the rising cost of living and housing, and the government’s measures to support households and businesses. Speaking on Voice of Greece’s “Our Globa...

Alexandros Delernias, an architect who has lived in Marseille for the past 38 years, spoke with Dimitris Kontogiannis on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” about the situation in the city and across France, as school students held demonstrations in various parts of the country that day. He discu...

Giorgos Pratikakis, president of the Hellenic Institute of Marine Technology (HIMT), joined “Fair Winds and Following Seas” to discuss the event preceding the 20th Annual Conference on Marine Technology, along with the institute’s other activities. He spoke about ELINT’s development, its contrib...

Evi Gerasimou, HELMEPA’s communications officer, joined “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece to discuss HELMEPA Junior’s educational book “By a Thousand Waves…” Gerasimou explained that the book’s title was chosen through an open competition involving more than 3,500 children from a...

Greek Australian Frank (Fanourios) Spartalis, originally from Adelaide and now living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, spoke on Voice of Greece’s “Our Global Voice” with Dimitris Kontogiannis about his decision to settle in the Southeast Asian country, his love of motorcycles, the other Greeks he has met t...

Kelly Ioannou, a clinical criminologist with a PhD in digital criminology, joins Nikolas Angelidis on “Time in Greece.” We explore serious issues affecting children and adults, focusing on the pitfalls of artificial intelligence and the unchecked use of mobile phones. We also discuss crimes in whi...

Leonidas Dimitriadis-Evgenidis, president of the Eugenides Foundation, takes the helm of “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece. Mr. Dimitriadis-Evgenidis co-signed the nine Technology Roadmaps of the Waterborne Technology Platform, which were presented to Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Eur...

Evangelos Kyriazakos has won two gold medals and one silver at the European Windsurfing Championships, along with one gold and one bronze at the World Championships. The most recent of his five medals is the gold he won in Poland. The European champion shared the story of his major achievements with...

Maria Prevolaraki won the silver medal in the women’s 53 kg freestyle event at the European Wrestling Championships. The highly decorated wrestler has won a total of ten medals at the championships: one gold, five silver, and four bronze. She shared the story of her journey to the second step o...

Composer and saxophonist Melina Paxinos, from Germany, joined Prokopis Agelopoulos in the studio for “Take Your Time.” Born in Hamburg and working between Athens, Hamburg, and Berlin, the acclaimed musician brings a distinctive blend of Greek jazz and film music to her work. She is currently pre...

Dr. Anastasia Bakogianni, Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies at Massey University in New Zealand, joined Prokopis Agelopoulos in the studio for “Take Your Time.” Dr. Bakogianni completed her doctorate at the University of London and worked at leading UK universities before joining the Classical Stu...

Afroditi Palia, Head of the Regulatory Compliance Unit at the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), takes the helm of “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece. She discusses regulatory compliance and the four major distinctions PPA S.A. received at the Compliance Awards 2026 for its practices and...