On October 25, 1952, she appeared on TV screens. Maria Krzyżanowska was the first announcer to announce the broadcast on Polish Television. However, one slip-up caused her career as an announcer to end quickly, and today few people remember her.
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He met her on the street and offered her a job. This is how Maria Krzyżanowska began her television career
She was born on February 2, 1930 in Łomża. Twenty years later, Maria began to develop her career at Polish Radio, where she completed a voice-over course and, following the flow, also enrolled in journalism studies. Diction was taught primarily by Juliusz Stefan Petry, who worked on the launch, which later influenced Maria’s career. The man met her by chance on the street and offered her a job at Telewizja Polska. – He kind of looked me up and down and said ‘you know what, you’re going to be a good TV announcer’. […] The studio was very small, if I was one meter sixty, I would not become an announcer – she told the film “TVP Story”.
The first television broadcast took place on October 25, 1952. It was a music and ballet program and lasted 30 minutes. It was attended not only by Maria, who announced the artists’ performances as an announcer, but also by vocalist Marta Nowosad, guitarist Jerzy Michotek and dancer Witold Gruca. Although Maria Krzyżanowska’s television career began then, it did not last too long. All because of a mistake that determined her further work as an announcer.
One sentence decided about Maria’s career. She quickly returned to work in the radio
Maria Krzyżanowska worked as an announcer for only a year, and her career ended due to an unfortunate mistake on the vision. In autumn, the Months of Deepening Polish-Soviet Friendship took place, during which the Polish Television broadcast various entertainment programs. One of them was led by Maria, who also brought her husband to work that day. When she made the final announcement, she slipped the tongue, and then everyone in the studio froze.
– You didn’t say ‘A month of deepening Polish-Soviet friendship’, but ‘at the end of Polish-Soviet friendship’ – explained her husband. In the documentary “History of Television” Maria admitted that she was no longer invited to cooperate. After this situation, she returned to work in , where she continued her career, realizing various . Together with Krystyna Melion, she tracked down matrimonial cheaters, about which in 1963 they prepared a report “Two hours, 40 minutes and 15 seconds I was with my fiancée”. Maria lived in Brok for years and died on November 21, 1996, at the age of 66.
Source: Gazeta
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