Blendi Fevziu

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 31 August 1997.

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 had been an active participant at the students' movement that brought the change of regime in Albania. On 5 January 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 in 1992
• Chief Editor of “Aleanca” newspaper 1993 - 1996
• Co-Chief Editor of "Poli i Qendrës" newspaper 1996
• Editor of political news "Indipendent" newspaper 1997
• Editor of Klan Magazine 1996 - 2001
• Editor of “Korrieri” newspaper 2001 - 2005
• Editor of “Koha Jone” newspaper 2007 – 2008

Career in TV

• Sunday’s Debate - 31 August 1997 Fevziu started the “Sunday’s Debate” on TVSH (Public tv), a weekly political debate broadcast live every Sunday at 20:30.

Opinion TV Show

• In 26 September 1998 the debate was transferred in Klan Television and from 1999 the show was broadcast on Thursdays at 21.00
• From 2001 it was named Opinion and from October 2006 Opinion was broadcast 2 times a week, Monday at 22.00 and Thursday at 21.00.
• From 2008 Opinion has been broadcast 4 times a week, from Monday to Wednesday on 22:30 and Thursdays at 21:00.

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He has published several books:

• "100 soldiers" 1992 (co-author with Ben Blushi) ;
• "Pedestals without statues" 1994 ;
• "The other half of the world" 1996 ;
• "In front and behind the cameras" 1999 ;
• "50 + 1" 2004 ;
• "History of the Albanian press 1848 - 2005" 2005 ;
• "My life - Interview with Blendi Fevziu" 2010 ;
• "Volcanic ashes" 2010 ;
• "Pedestals without statues " (Reprinted improved edition) 2011 ;
• “Enver Hoxha” Biography 2011;
• “100 Years” (a history of the State of Albania from 1912 to 2012) 2012

"Enver Hoxha" was a bestseller!

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