Václav Moravec In his own voice

The voice that has accompanied Czechs through Sunday lunchtimes for over twenty years is now the one answering the questions. In this book-length interview, Václav Moravec tells his own story: growing up in a small town, studying journalism when freedom was still in its infancy, lively years on the radio, two decades in front of the camera, leaving public television, and launching his own media outlet. Most of all, however, he talks about what he could not say on screen. He discusses political pressure and newsroom disputes, decisions he would make differently today, the craft and its rules, proximity to power, and the price he pays for independence. He also shares his thoughts on colleagues – those who left too early, and those who should have already moved on. This is a piece of modern Czech journalism history told from the best seat in the house, where its most prominent figure finally speaks for himself, in his own voice.