Maria Houkli
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Maria Houkli is a Greek
journalist and presenter. Houkli is the anchorwoman and the editor in chief of the central news program on the New Hellenic Television
of the Greek public television.
(Σέρρες), in northern Greece in 1964. She graduated from the University of Thessaloniki
, and worked as a lawyer for two years. In 1987 she began her career on ERT3
, worked on private TV channels and in 2000 returned to national television. She hosted a book show titled For a Place in the Library (Για μια θέση στο ράφι), and a show about the correct use of the Greek language, Speak Greek? (Ομιλείτε Ελληνικά;). In 2007, she hosted the political debate before the September elections. She also hosted three political debates in both spring and autumn 2009. Houkli had worked as a radio announcer. Houkli is the anchorwoman in the central news on the New Hellenic Television
. She has received awards in Greece for her work, such as the "TV News Journalist of the Year" by Life & Style magazine, the Botsis Award and several times the award of the public for the "Best Female News Presenter" in the "Prosopa" Greek television awards. In 2009, she participated in the TV show Great Greeks
as a celebrity supporter of Georgios Papanikolaou
. It was announced in July 2010 that Houkli had signed on to present ANT1
Channel's nightly news program starting 1 September 2010.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
journalist and presenter. Houkli is the anchorwoman and the editor in chief of the central news program on the New Hellenic Television
New Hellenic Television
New Hellenic Television , branded as NET, is the second television network of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , the public broadcaster of Greece. It is mainly a news and information channel that broadcasts daily newscasts with national and international news, documentaries, talkshows, current...
of the Greek public television.
Biography
Houkli was born in SerresSerres
Serres is a city in Greece, seat of the Serres prefecture.Serres may also refer to:Places:* Serres, Germany, a part of Wiernsheim in Baden-WürttembergIn France:* Serres, Aude in the Aude département...
(Σέρρες), in northern Greece in 1964. She graduated from the University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
, and worked as a lawyer for two years. In 1987 she began her career on ERT3
ERT3
ET3 is the third television network of the ERT, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts nationwide from Thessaloniki. It has regional studios operating in various cities across the country, including Florina, Komotini and Alexandroupolis and on the islands of Paros, Mytilini and...
, worked on private TV channels and in 2000 returned to national television. She hosted a book show titled For a Place in the Library (Για μια θέση στο ράφι), and a show about the correct use of the Greek language, Speak Greek? (Ομιλείτε Ελληνικά;). In 2007, she hosted the political debate before the September elections. She also hosted three political debates in both spring and autumn 2009. Houkli had worked as a radio announcer. Houkli is the anchorwoman in the central news on the New Hellenic Television
New Hellenic Television
New Hellenic Television , branded as NET, is the second television network of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , the public broadcaster of Greece. It is mainly a news and information channel that broadcasts daily newscasts with national and international news, documentaries, talkshows, current...
. She has received awards in Greece for her work, such as the "TV News Journalist of the Year" by Life & Style magazine, the Botsis Award and several times the award of the public for the "Best Female News Presenter" in the "Prosopa" Greek television awards. In 2009, she participated in the TV show Great Greeks
Great Greeks
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as a celebrity supporter of Georgios Papanikolaou
Georgios Papanikolaou
Georgios Nicholas Papanikolaou was a Greek pioneer in cytology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the "Pap smear".-Life:...
. It was announced in July 2010 that Houkli had signed on to present ANT1
ANT1
Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
Channel's nightly news program starting 1 September 2010.
Television career
- 1987-1991, ERT3ERT3ET3 is the third television network of the ERT, the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts nationwide from Thessaloniki. It has regional studios operating in various cities across the country, including Florina, Komotini and Alexandroupolis and on the islands of Paros, Mytilini and...
- 1991-2000, Mega ChannelMega ChannelMega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...
- 2000–2010, NETNew Hellenic TelevisionNew Hellenic Television , branded as NET, is the second television network of the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation , the public broadcaster of Greece. It is mainly a news and information channel that broadcasts daily newscasts with national and international news, documentaries, talkshows, current...
- Sept. 2010, ANT1ANT1Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a television network airing in Greece and Cyprus. The alternate spelling is play on words in Greek; ena is the Greek number 1, thus ANT1 is pronounced the same as Antenna . It launched on 31 December 1989, the same year as rival Mega Channel, and is owned by...
Further reading
- Haralampidou, Tz. (2007). Ραδιοτηλεόραση, 15–20 September 2007, p. 12-14. ISBN 9-771108-631007-37
- Mananedaki, K. TV ΖΑΠΙΝΚΓ, no. 421, p. 18-19. ISBN 9-771108-624016-15
- Τηλέραμα (1999), no. 1162, 12–18 June 1999, p. 13
External links
- ERT Online
- Maria Houkli's Weblog (Greek)
- Maria Houkli at Protagon.gr (Greek)