Deep sorrow not lone successful the journalistic and media community, but passim the state caused decease Yorgos Papadakis. The renowned writer died connected Sunday day (January 4) aft suffering acute bosom attackwhile astatine location successful the country Kolonaki.
The longest-serving presenter successful Greek television past – for 34 years successful a row helium told the assemblage regular “Καλημέρα Ελλάδα» from the TV transmission surface ANT1 — managed to go not lone the astir recognizable, but besides one of the astir beloved journalists countries.
He deserved this emotion honestly: thanks reliable information, decent mode of presentation and the warmth with which helium entered the homes of television viewers astir from dawn.
Chronology of death
A fashionable writer was taken distant by the work ΕΚΑΒ adjacent 17:30 — some an ambulance and an exigency motorcycle arrived connected the country successful conscionable two minutes. Yorgos Papadakis has been recovered unconscious and delivered to Laikon hospital.
Despite the efforts of doctors who carried retired cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 45 minutesit was not imaginable to prevention him. The decease was officially confirmed by the infirmary successful 18:15.
The journalist, who past summertime ended his work connected the programme “Καλημέρα Ελλάδα” aft 34 years connected air, died astatine the property of 74.
Prime Minister’s condolences
The Prime Minister of Greece expressed his condolences connected the decease of Giorgos Papadakis Kyriakos Mitsotakis successful his statement.
“The sudden nonaccomplishment of Yorgos Papadakis causes lone sadness,” — the Prime Minister noted, emphasizing that we are talking astir “a writer who has defined Greek television world successful his ain way for 30 years”.
“Condolences to his household and galore friends.”he concluded.
“Καλημέρα Ελλάδα” arsenic fate
Yorgos Papadakis is calved February 4, 1951 V Halandrihad Cretan roots and, successful summation to a successful television career, near a noticeable people connected print journalism.
He archetypal appeared connected television successful the 1980s successful the programme “Τρεις στον αέρα» connected the transmission ERTwhere helium was a co-host with Semina Digeni And Athanasiou pump.
WITH 1992 to 2011 helium hosted the archetypal greeting quality programme successful the past of Greek television, “Καλημέρα Ελλάδα”. WITH 2011 to 2015 the programme was released under the sanction “Πρωινό ANT1”. WITH September 7, 2015at his idiosyncratic request, the programme again received the sanction “Καλημέρα Ελλάδα”.
He yet completed this television rhythm July 4, 2025in an ambiance of sincere excitement and farewell to each colleagues live.
Farewell to ANT1 TV channel
TV transmission ANT1with whom Yorgos Papadakis collaborated 34 years successful a rowsaid goodbye to him with a peculiarly warm statement, calling him a idiosyncratic who, similar nary 1 else, was associated with the greeting accusation and near deep trace successful the past of Greek television.
The statement emphasizes that helium was not conscionable a presenter, but teacher and guide for journalism – with a liable word, nonrecreational morals and tireless beingness for decades.
Life extracurricular the cameras
Outside of television screens, Yorgos Papadakis was a antheral with a affluent and analyzable beingness biography. He was calved connected July 4, 1951 successful Chalandri, of Cretan descent and was joined twice. He still has three children.
Your past beingness partner, Tinu Papadelihe has known since the founding of ANT1. In this matrimony helium had two sons – Jason And Fivos. The eldest became a vigor shaper and musician, the younger graduated from the Faculty of Journalism of the University of Athens and followed successful his father’s footsteps, connecting his beingness with television. From his archetypal marriage, the writer had different son – Konstantis.
In 1 of his candid broadcasts, Yorgos Papadakis admitted that gathering Tina and their matrimony became the champion determination of his lifeand for the involvement of this relationship, astatine 1 clip helium adjacent thought astir leaving the TV channel.
From operation to journalism
As helium himself said successful an interview, Yorgos Papadakis never been ashamed of work. He did not imagination of becoming a writer since puerility – his involvement successful the assemblage arose thanks to gathering his brother’s friend.
Before coming to work arsenic a reporter, helium managed to work at a operation site, at the kioskand besides performed hard carnal work astatine the cemetery, helping the household financially. He ever considered this beingness acquisition portion of his quality and nonrecreational resilience.
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