Posts Tagged ‘Polish Radio’

It’s worthwhile to recall the aims and mission of the renown broadcasting station, Polish Radio Free Europe which beamed its programs from Munich Germany for over 42 years.

RFE’s programming was divided into 4 blocks, each 4 and ½ hours in length , and broadcast from 5:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. daily. Besides current news, there was coverage of politics, education, culture and even entertainment. All of the texts of RFE were created for and directed at the objective of joining listeners in a sense of unity and purpose: to keep hope alive in a captive and terrorized nation. Major goals were to expose the omnipotent authority of the U.B. (The Polish Ministry of Security- Public Security Service), its propaganda, deceitful accusations, repression and falsification of history and allowing Poles to learn the truth by revealing the true crimes and criminals. (more…)

Being a woman today, in our times, and actually always, is not easy. Being a woman who is courageous, strong, and faithful to her convictions is already an achievement, a reason to be satisfied. Mrs. Eugenia Stolarczyk is just this kind of a woman. Her voice accompanies Poles in Cleveland for 45 years – it informs us, reminds us about our history, traditions, and culture. In other words –her voice on the Polish Radio Program in Cleveland is the bastion of Polish national identity.

In the “Cosmopolitan Agency”, started by her “by accident”, “at full run” in 1988, we can take care of our necessities – get Polish press, buy something sweet or sour, just fresh from Poland. We can also satisfy our need for contact with Polish movies, take care of our dears in the old country by sending them parcels as proof of our remembrance and love. Parcels which pile up in the office every week taking up most of the office space.
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