| Sašo Hribar | |
|---|---|
 Hribar in 2022 | |
| Born | (1960-03-19)19 March 1960 Celje, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | 8 September 2023(2023-09-08) (aged 63) |
| Occupation(s) | Radio and television presenter, comedian, impressionist |
| Known for | Radio Ga Ga |
Aleksander "Sašo" Hribar (19 March 1960 – 8 September 2023) was a Slovenian radio and television presenter and comedian. His best-known contribution was as a satirist and impressionist on the radio show Radio Ga Ga. He was among the most popular radio personalities in Slovenia.
Life and career
Sašo Hribar was born in Celje on 19 March 1960. He spent his childhood in Grosuplje, and after finishing primary school he attended Poljane Grammar School. He then studied metallurgy in Ljubljana, but did not complete his studies.
In 1985, after an audition and voice training, he started his career as a radio presenter at Radio Slovenia. During a night program, he introduced and conversed with a fictional character referred to as a bioenergetitian. After positive feedback from the listeners, the radio show Radio Ga Ga [sl] was launched on Friday, 6 April 1990, on the third program; the show has been thereafter broadcast each Friday and has moved to the first program. He also produced other radio programs, including Moja soseska (My Neighbourhood) on Val 202.
Hribar also worked as a television presenter. In the early 1990s, he hosted the Titanik program on TV Slovenia, and later the programs Hri-bar and Na svoji žemlji. As the representative of the employees in the Program Council of RTV Slovenia, he was deeply involved in the internal politics of the institution. He also participated in broader political debates. In 2023, he sparked controversy by claiming that there had been no war for Slovenia.
Hribar died from a heart attack on 8 September 2023, at the age of 63. Just a few hours prior to his death, he had recorded the first episode of the new season of Radio Ga Ga. Prominent figures, including President Nataša Pirc Musar and Prime Minister Robert Golob expressed their condolences and reflected on Hribar's contributions to Slovenian satire and radio.
Awards
In 2006, Hribar received the Ježek Award for creative achievement for the shows Radio Ga-ga and Hri-bar. He also received nine media Viktor Awards and a Gong of Popularity.
References
- "Umrl je legendarni radijski voditelj Sašo Hribar" [Legendary Radio Presenter Sašo Hribar Has Died] (in Slovenian). MMC RTV Slovenia. 8 September 2023.
- ^ "Umrl je radijski voditelj Sašo Hribar" [Radio Presenter Sašo Hribar Has Died] (in Slovenian). Val 202, RTV Slovenia. 8 September 2023.
- Slovenija, Služba za komuniciranje RTV. "Radio Ga Ga že trideset let z nami". rtvslo.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- "Umrl je Sašo Hribar" [Sašo Hribar Has Died]. Delo (in Slovenian). 8 September 2023.
- "Šok, umrl je Sašo Hribar" [Shock, Sašo Hribar Has Died]. Svet24 (in Slovenian). 8 September 2023.
- "Umrl je Sašo Hribar" [Sašo Hribar Has Died]. 24ur.com (in Slovenian). 8 September 2023.
- "Ekrani v ogledalu: Na svoji žemlji" [Screens in the Mirror: Na svoji žemlji]. Delo.si (in Slovenian). 23 January 2013.
- Petkovič, Blaž (18 June 2013). "Lombergarju se maje direktorski stolček" [Lombergar's Director's Chair is on the Line]. Dnevnik (in Slovenian).
- Jančič, Peter (9 September 2023). "Smrt Saše Hribarja, ko letijo glave" [The Death of Sašo Hribar when Heads Fly]. Spletni časopis (in Slovenian).
- ^ "Sašo Hribar, Comedian Extraordinaire, Has Died". The Slovenia Times. 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Umrl je Sašo hribar" [Sašo Hribar Has Died]. Demokracija (in Slovenian). 8 September 2023.
- "Sašo Hribar grozi, da bo tožil Peterleta zaradi obtožb o dezerterstvu" [Sašo Hribar Threatens to Sue Peterle over Allegiations of Desertion]. Siol.net (in Slovenian). 9 September 2023.
- Teršek, Andraž; Kek, Franci (24 February 2014). "Za maškare ni bil nihče heroj Daki" [For the Carnival, No One Was the Hero Daki]. Dnevnik.si (in Slovenian).
External links
- Interviews
- Andraž Gombač. (INTERVIEW) Sašo Hribar on the Cult Radio Ga Ga, the TV Show Hri-bar, Janša, Pahor, Grims, Jelinčič, the Sun, Nature... (in Slovene). Primorske novice (2008).
- Tea Roglič. Sašo Hribar: In Capitalism You Don't Find This Out Until You're Old (in Slovene). Onaplus (2021).
- Grega Kališnik. The Right-wing God Manifests Itself in the Program Council (in Slovene). Delo (2023).
- Graduation theses
- Černela, Katja. Sašo Hribar as a Phenomenon in the Slovenian Radio Landscape (in Slovene). Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana (2006).
- Leskovšek, Ana. Parody and Satire in Radio Ga Ga (in Slovene). Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana (2016).
- Documentary film
- Radio Ga Ga (in Slovene). 7 April 2020. RTV Slovenia.
- Reference
- Sašo Hribar at IMDb
- Sašo Hribar discography at Discogs
