Blendi Fevziu
BornMay 18, 1969
Tirana, Albania
OccupationJournalist, writer
Website
https://www.instagram.com/blendifevziu/

Blendi Fevziu (born May 18, 1969, Tirana, Albania) is an Albanian journalist, writer and host of the TV talk show Opinion, which first went on air on August 31, 1997.[1]

Fevziu graduated in literature and Albanian language at the University of Tirana in 1991. In 1989 he was part of the staff of the Student newspaper of the University. In December 1990 and February 1991 he was an active participant in the students' movement that brought the change of regime in Albania. On January 5, 1991 he was the co-founder of the "RD" (Democratic Renaissance) newspaper, the first free newspaper after almost 70 years of independent media blackout in Albania.

Career in written press

  • Chief editor of "Koha Jone" newspaper 1992
  • Chief editor of "Aleanca" newspaper 1993–6
  • Co-chief editor of "Poli i Qendrës" newspaper 1996
  • Editor of political news "Independent" newspaper 1997
  • Editor of Klan Magazine 1996–2001
  • Editor of "Korrieri" newspaper 2001–5
  • Editor of "Koha Jone" newspaper 2007–8

Career in TV

On August 31, 1997, Fevziu started "Sunday's Debate" on TVSH (Public TV), a weekly political debate. On September 26, 1998, he moved to Klan Television and, from 1999, the show aired on Thursdays instead of Sundays.

In 2001, it was renamed "Opinion", and from October 2006 it was broadcast twice a week. Since 2008, "Opinion" has aired four times a week.[2][3]

Bibliography

Year Title Translated Notes References
1992 100 Soldiers Co-author: Ben Blushi
1994 Pedestals without statues
1996 The other half of the world
1999 In front and behind the cameras
2004 50 + 1
2005 History of the Albanian press, 1848–2005
2010 My life – Interview with Blendi Fevziu
Volcanic ashes
2011 Pedestals without statues
Enver Hoxha
2012 100 Years (a history of the state of Albania from 1912 to 2012)
2014 Ahmet Zogu, King of Albania
2023 Takimet e mia me... My meetings with... [4]


Fevziu's biography of Hoxha was published in English, with an introduction by Robert Elsie, as Enver Hoxha: The Iron Fist of Albania by I.B.Tauris in 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Books by Blendi Fevziu (Author of Enver Hoxha)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ "TV Klan". Tvklan.al. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Books in Albania: All the fun of the Tirana book fair". The Economist. November 15, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  4. ↑ ""Takimet e mia me..." libri më i ri nga Blendi Fevziu | Top Albania Radio". www.topalbaniaradio.com. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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