Franciszek Malinowski (journalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Polish journalist, philologist and scholar
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Place of Birth: Wronki, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
About Franciszek Malinowski (journalist)
- Franciszek Malinowski (23 May 1931 – 2 January 2014) was a Polish journalist, philologist and scholar. Malinowski was born in 1931 in Wronki.
- He studied Polish literature at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and Warsaw University in 1955, obtaining a master's degree there.From 1954 until 1956, he worked at Polskie Radio Warsaw, and until 1964 at Polski Radio Lublin.
- From 1964 until 1980, he ran the Polish Press Agency (PAP) branch in Lublin.
- From 1980 until 1988, he was a correspondent for PAP in Vienna.Since 1988, he was editor of Polski Radio, and then, after the Radiowo-Telewizyjny Osrodek Nadawczy (Centre for Radio and Television) was established in Lublin, he served as its editor-in-chief and director.
- After retiring in 1991, he edited the "Forum Polonia" newsletter distributed to Polish communities around the world.
- He was also a member of the Society of Friends of Radio Lublin.He was awarded both the Knight's Cross and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
- He won several journalism awards, including the Badge of Merit for his contribution to the Lublin region and for the city.Malinowski died on 2 January 2014, aged 82, in Poland.
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