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Mgr. Jan Jůn

Interests: politics, international relations, economics, history, transport, astronomy, Astronautics (FBIS – member of the British Interplanetary Society)

Studied: Charles University Prague, 1973

Professional career: 1960-65 chemist, Spolana Neratovice; 1968 reporter, Svobodné slovo; 1973-74 editor of the medical journal Avicenum Prague; 1975-76 assistant, Atlanta Stamp Co., London; 1976-79 editor, Time and Tide, London; 1979-88 editor in chief; 1979-88 Property Monthly Review, London & Redhill; 1988-89 editor in chief; 1989-90 Property Gazette, London; 1990-93 free-lance reporter and international consultant for business enterprises in the Czech Republic and Poland; 1993- editor, commentator RFE/RL, Munich and Prague.

Life experience: from 1974 in exile.

Social/political activities: member of East European Solidarity Youth, London

Works: a large number of articles and interviews with leading British politicians and businessmen (pseudonym Brian Young), more than 2000 commentaries for RFE, co-founder and co-editor of Londýnské Listy 1974-86, articles, interview plus graphics and collage; activity in European Liaison Group (association of European exiles, London), column in the British fortnightly The Free Nation (pseudonym Janusz Mlody), contributions and articles for the BBC and The European.

Other activities: introduction and distribution of Staropramen beer in British supermarkets for Kayjon Int., organising international investment exhibitions in London and Dieppe, editorial and design of programmes for performances of Czech London amateur theatre London seasons. Contributions to Týden, Reflex and other Czech journals.


Websites

Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty