Otakar Černý Explained
Otakar Černý (10 September 1943 – 16 February 2021) was a Czech sports journalist and television presenter.[1]
Biography
Černý graduated from Charles University with degrees in mathematics and physics and subsequently taught the two subjects at a vocational school in Kladno.[2] In 1969, he began working for Czechoslovak Television, which would become Česká televize. From 1969 to 1989, he worked for the sports editorial office. although he refused to join the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.[3] After the fall of Czechoslovakia, he moderated the television programs Debata and Co týden dal, where he would rise to fame.[4]
After was removed as head of Česká televize, he left the company as well and became a spokesperson for the Czech Ministry of Health from 2000 to 2002. He was then editor-in-chief of Redakce sportu. He also participated in the launching of the independent news channel, ČT Sport, and moderated the sports discussion show Na slovíčko from 2008 to 2013.[5] He retired in March 2013.[6] He also served on the Commission of Referees of the Football Association of the Czech Republic from 2003 to 2011.[7]
Otakar Černý died in February 2021, at the age of 77.[8]
Publications
- Co týden (ne)dal (1993)
- Díky, na viděnou!: vysoká politika očima televizního moderátora (1998)
- Brankám bylo padesát, aneb, Díky táto : Kladno, Praha a okolí 1969-2006 (2007)
- Třikrát a dost (2013)
- Divadlo na Kladně (2018)
- Sport na Kladně (2020)
Notes and References
- Web site: Zemřela legenda sportovní žurnalistiky Otakar Černý. 16 February 2021. Seznam Zprávy. Czech. 16 February 2021. 20 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210320004909/https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/zemrela-legenda-sportovni-zurnalistiky-otakar-cerny-142536. live.
- Web site: Zemřel Otakar Černý, legenda televizní žurnalistiky. Připomeňte si ho v posledním rozhovoru na Radiožurnálu. 16 February 2021. Český rozhlas. Czech. 16 February 2021. 16 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216101620/https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/zemrel-otakar-cerny-legenda-televizni-zurnalistiky-pripomente-si-ho-v-poslednim-6220857. live.
- Web site: 13. komnata Otakara Černého. 2014. Česká televize. Czech. 2021-02-16. 2021-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210513140404/https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/1186000189-13-komnata/214562210800029-13-komnata-otakara-cerneho/. live.
- Web site: Sportovní klasik ČT končí, Ota Černý jde do důchodu. 25 March 2013. Aktuálně.cz. Czech. 16 February 2021. 25 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125041340/https://sport.aktualne.cz/ostatni-sporty/sportovni-klasik-ct-konci-ota-cerny-jde-do-duchodu/r~3b71f36c955111e298030025900fea04/. live.
- Web site: Otakar Černý končí v ČT, odchází do důchodu. 25 March 2013. Česká televize. Czech. 16 February 2021. 30 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930103456/https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/media/1109349-otakar-cerny-konci-v-ct-odchazi-do-duchodu. live.
- Web site: Otakar Černý. Česká televize. Czech. 2021-02-16. 2021-05-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509063137/https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/lide/otakar-cerny/. live.
- Web site: Otakar Černý o válce s Berbrem: Sudím radil, ať si nás nevšímají. 26 August 2015. iSport.cz. Czech. 16 February 2021. 4 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804020250/http://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2015-16/244890/otakar-cerny-o-valce-s-berbrem-sudim-radil-at-si-nas-nevsimaji.html. live.
- Web site: Zemřel novinář Otakar Černý, jedna z nejvýraznějších osobností české televizní žurnalistiky. 16 February 2021. Česká televize. Czech. 16 February 2021. 16 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210216233707/https://ct24.ceskatelevize.cz/domaci/3270516-zemrel-novinar-otakar-cerny-bylo-mu-77-let. live.
