!!!Portisch, Hugo

b. Bratislava (Slovakia), Feb. 19, 1927, journalist; brother of Emil  
Portisch jr. Initially worked as a journalist in Austria, then trained 
in the USA, from 1953 in the diplomatic service, 1955 deputy 
editor-in-chief and 1958-1967 editor-in-chief of the newspaper  
"Kurier". 1964 P., together with politically independent newspapers 
initiated the broadcasting referendum  Rundfunkvolksbegehren . 1968 
chief commentator at Austrian radio broadcasting, 1971-1972 special 
representative of the "Kurier", 1973-1978 London correspondent of the 
"Kurier" and of the Austrian broadcasting corporation (ORF), then 
returned to Austria. As ORF commentator on world politics produced a 
series of TV documentaries that were also successful as books, 
including the series "Oesterreich I", "Oesterreich II" and 
"Hoert die Signale"; author of numerous books on various countries.


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