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Polish journalist (1968–2021)

Kamil Durczok
Born Kamil Sebastian Durczok(1968-08-03)3 August 1968Katowice, Poland
Died 16 November 2021(2021-11-16) (aged 53)Katowice, Poland
Resting place Cemetery at the parish of the Holy Trinity, Katowice
Education University of Silesia
Occupation Journalist
Notable credit(s) Fakty TVN Fakty po Faktach

Kamil Sebastian Durczok (6 March 1968 – 16 November 2021)[1] was a Polish journalist, Editor-in-Chief, and presenter of TVN newscast Fakty TVN.

In 1991, Durczok started working in Radio Katowice. Earlier, he had co-created Student's Radio EGIDA at University of Silesia in Katowice for a few years. As a 24-year-old, he became director and editor-in-chief of Katowice radio TOP FM owned by Solidarity.[2]

In 1994, he started cooperation with Telewizja Katowice, where he interviewed politicians in a program called Obserwatorium. In the program Studio Parlamentarne, he debuted in nationwide television. Then, he was the presenter of TVP3 Katowice newscast - Aktualności until 2002.[2]

Between 15 March 2001 and 7 February 2006, he was the presenter of the main edition of Wiadomości - public television's newscast. He also presented election nights on TVP1 for many years.

Between 29 July 2003 and 2 September 2005, he presented Salon polityczny Trójki alternately with Jolanta Pieńkowska on Polish Radio Channel 3.

Between 5 September 2005 and 15 June 2007, he presented Kontrwywiad RMF FM alternately with Konrad Piasecki on radio RMF FM.

From 1 May 2006, he was Editor-in-Chief of TVN newscast Fakty TVN. He also presented Fakty po Faktach on TVN24 from 5 May 2008.

At the beginning of April 2016, he registered the Coal Minders company, which in August of the same year began looking for journalists.[3] On 3 October 2016, the company launched the Upper Silesian information portal Silesion.pl.[4] The website disappeared from the network at the end of April 2019 after information about problems with settling liabilities.[5] After the website was closed, he was involved in conducting trainings in the field of actions in the event of an image crisis.[6]

On 20 October 2016, he started cooperation with Polsat News, where he ran the program Brutalna prawda, Durczok ujawnia,[7] which in the fall of 2017 changed its name to Durczokracja.[8] The last program was broadcast on 14 December 2017, and it did not return to air in spring 2018.[9]

In the following years, Kamil Durczok was active in social media, commenting on political life in Poland on an ongoing basis, and was involved in social activities.[10] He was, inter alia, a volunteer of the "Wolne Miejsce" foundation, helping every year in the organization of Christmas Eve for those in need.[11] In 2020, he participated in protests against the tightening of abortion laws.[12]

In 2021, he launched the Durczokracja mobile application, in which he published his content.[13]

He died on 16 November 2021, at the age of 53, the cause of death was exacerbation of a chronic disease.[1] The funeral ceremony of Kamil Durczok took place at the cemetery at the parish of the Holy Trinity in Katowice-Kostuchna on 19 November 2021.[14]

  1. ^ a b "Kamil Durczok died, the cause of death was exacerbation of a chronic disease". www.wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish).
  2. ^ a b "Kamil Durczok". Onet.pl. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Kamil Durczok szykuje w Katowicach serwis internetowy, szuka do niego dziennikarzy". www.wirtualnemedia.pl.
  4. ^ "Portal Kamila Durczoka Silesion.pl wystartował. W redakcji Marek Czyż, osoby z „Dziennika Zachodniego" i blogerzy". www.wirtualnemedia.pl.
  5. ^ "W czwartek z sieci zniknął serwis Kamila Durczoka Silesion.pl". www.wirtualnemedia.pl.
  6. ^ "Kamil Durczok ma nowe zajęcie. Będziecie bardzo zaskoczeni, czym się zajmuje". naTemat.pl.
  7. ^ "„Brutalna prawda, Durczok ujawnia" - Kamil Durczok z własnym programem w Polsat News (wideo)". www.wirtualnemedia.pl.
  8. ^ "76 tys. widzów nowego programu Kamila Durczoka w Polsat News. Oglądalność spada z odcinka na odcinek". www.wirtualnemedia.pl.
  9. ^ "Kamil Durczok nie wróci do Polsat News. Wiosną o 21.00 serwisy informacyjne zamiast publicystyki". www.wirtualnemedia.pl.
  10. ^ "Znani wspominają i żegnają Kamila Durczoka. "Walczył do końca"". plejadapl. November 16, 2021.
  11. ^ Jurkiewicz, Kacper (November 17, 2021). "Kamil Durczok na zawsze w naszej pamięci. Bliscy wspominają Kamila Durczoka. Dziennikarz zmarł w Katowicach. Miał 53 lata". Dziennik Zachodni.
  12. ^ "Dziwaczne zdjęcie Durczoka na strajku kobiet. Co on robi tej dziewczynie?!". www.se.pl.
  13. ^ "Kamil Durczok niedługo przed śmiercią opowiedział o Kaczyńskim, żalu do TVN i sprawie molestowania. Mocne słowa". Fakt24.pl. November 17, 2021.
  14. ^ "The funeral of Kamil Durczok. Crowds of people said goodbye to the journalist in Katowice". naTemat.pl (in Polish).