Eino S. Repo
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Eino Sakari Repo was the president of Finnish
state broadcaster Yleisradio
from 1965 to 1969 and head of the radio from 1969 to 1974. His time as president was known as Repo era or Repo's Radio.
Eino S. Repo took part in the Winter
and Continuation War
, and left the field in 1944 as captain.
In 1948 he graduated as a Candidate of Philosophy from the University of Helsinki
, his main subject was literature
.
Repo was a free literary critic and wrote criticisms to the Uusi Suomi
and Parnasso newspapers. Repo was known as a radical, and so Uusi Suomi didn't like his writing any more, and also he didn't have a very good relationship with the main critic Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
.
From 1958 to 1964 Repo was a reporter for Apu
magazine, and then became a program manager at MTV3
. When Yleisradio's president Einar Sundström retired in 1965, Repo became his successor as candidate of Agrarian Party
. One of his supporters as Yleisradio's known president was Urho Kekkonen
, then the President of Finland
.
During the Repo presidency, big reforms were made at Yleisradio. During the Repo era left-wing student radicalism was growing also in Yleisradio.
Repo gave support to left-wing students and to their critical social programs, these offers started the so called Repo's Radio era. Many critics wrote that Repo's radio wasn't so much radio as it was a political institute, because the lefts had too close a relationship with the Soviet Union
.
Yleisradio was blamed for supporting the lefts' victory in the parliament
elections in 1966. Repo wasn't elected to a second five year term to Yleisradio, but he was made head of the radio. He retired in 1974.
During the Zavidovo scandal, Kekkonen's advisor Antero Jyränki told in his questioning that he gave the place of documents which were the part of the Zavidovo notepad, to Repo.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
state broadcaster Yleisradio
Yleisradio
The Finnish Broadcasting Company , abbreviated to YLE , is Finland's national broadcasting company, founded in 1926. YLE is a public-broadcasting organization which shares many of its characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled...
from 1965 to 1969 and head of the radio from 1969 to 1974. His time as president was known as Repo era or Repo's Radio.
Eino S. Repo took part in the Winter
Winter War
The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 – three months after the start of World War II and the Soviet invasion of Poland – and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty...
and Continuation War
Continuation War
The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...
, and left the field in 1944 as captain.
In 1948 he graduated as a Candidate of Philosophy from the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
, his main subject was literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
.
Repo was a free literary critic and wrote criticisms to the Uusi Suomi
Uusi Suomi
Uusi Suomi was a Finnish daily newspaper, which was published from 1919 to 1991.On May 25, 2007, it was announced that the Finnish company Nikotiimi had purchased the rights to the name "Uusi Suomi" from Alma Media and would start an online newspaper bearing that name in the fall of...
and Parnasso newspapers. Repo was known as a radical, and so Uusi Suomi didn't like his writing any more, and also he didn't have a very good relationship with the main critic Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi
Veikko Antero Koskenniemi was a Finnish poet born in Oulu. In 1921 he took the title of Professor of Literary History in University of Turku, Finland. In 1948 he became a member of the Finnish Academy. He died in Turku....
.
From 1958 to 1964 Repo was a reporter for Apu
Apu (magazine)
Apu is a Finnish weekly family magazine. It was founded in 1933 by Finnish publisher A-lehdet. , its current editor-in-chief is Matti Saari. In 2007, it had a certified readership of 683000 and a circulation of 215525 copies...
magazine, and then became a program manager at MTV3
MTV3
MTV3 is a Finnish commercial television station owned by Bonnier. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Finnish Broadcasting Company’s YLE1 took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV , due to the channel getting its revenue from running commercials...
. When Yleisradio's president Einar Sundström retired in 1965, Repo became his successor as candidate of Agrarian Party
Centre Party (Finland)
The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament...
. One of his supporters as Yleisradio's known president was Urho Kekkonen
Urho Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen , was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland and later as the eighth President of Finland . Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine which came to be known as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen...
, then the President of Finland
President of Finland
The President of the Republic of Finland is the nation's head of state. Under the Finnish constitution, executive power is vested in the President and the government, with the President possessing extensive powers. The President is elected directly by the people of Finland for a term of six years....
.
During the Repo presidency, big reforms were made at Yleisradio. During the Repo era left-wing student radicalism was growing also in Yleisradio.
Repo gave support to left-wing students and to their critical social programs, these offers started the so called Repo's Radio era. Many critics wrote that Repo's radio wasn't so much radio as it was a political institute, because the lefts had too close a relationship with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
.
Yleisradio was blamed for supporting the lefts' victory in the parliament
Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
elections in 1966. Repo wasn't elected to a second five year term to Yleisradio, but he was made head of the radio. He retired in 1974.
During the Zavidovo scandal, Kekkonen's advisor Antero Jyränki told in his questioning that he gave the place of documents which were the part of the Zavidovo notepad, to Repo.