After spending much of my youth abroad I came back to Prague in my late teens to study at Charles University and I knew right away that this was the city I wanted to call home. Joining Radio Prague in 1986 was a lucky break. I was there to see the crowds welcoming Gorbi at Ruzyne Airport, I found myself reporting on the fall of the Iron Curtain and getting my first taste of adrenalin. Ever since, it has been an exciting road to tread. And when the generally fascinating world of politics becomes too much I balance it out with whacky human interest stories from the Czech Republic hoping to raise a smile somewhere on the other side of the globe.
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Time to mend damage to Czech-Austrian relations?
After a week of border blockades in protest against the Temelin nuclear power plant in South Bohemia, life in the Czech-Austrian border regions is slowly returning to…
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From the Weeklies
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Temelin sours Czech-Austrian relations
The rather cool relationship between the Czech Republic and its southern neighbour Austria has now reached freezing point following the launch on Monday of the Czech…
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From the Weeklies
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Temelin trial launch just hours away
After months of heated controversy over the Temelin nuclear power plant in southern Bohemia, it now appears that the launch of trial operation may be just hours away. That…
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Police intercept lorry of asylum seekers bound for Germany
On Wednesday, police near the western Bohemian town of Cheb intercepted a tanker lorry carrying several dozen illegal immigrants from Southeast Asia towards the German…
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Court to set precedent on whether journalists should have to disclose sources
Should journalists have to disclose their source of information to the police or courts? In the Czech Republic two journalists working for the most popular daily, Mlada…
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From the Weeklies
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From the Weeklies
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Czech government reacts to European Parliament resolution
In the ongoing controversy over the launch of the Temelin nuclear power plant in southern Bohemia, the European Parliament on Thursday approved a resolution urging the…