Kamil Durczok

Kamil Sebastian Durczok (6 March 1968 – 16 November 2021)

In 1994, he started cooperation with Telewizja Katowice, where he interviewed politicians in a program called Obserwatorium. In the program Studio Parlamentarne, he debuted in nationwide television. Then, he was the presenter of TVP3 Katowice newscast - Aktualności until 2002. On 3 October 2016, the company launched the Upper Silesian information portal Silesion.pl. The website disappeared from the network at the end of April 2019 after information about problems with settling liabilities. After the website was closed, he was involved in conducting trainings in the field of actions in the event of an image crisis.

On 20 October 2016, he started cooperation with Polsat News, where he ran the program Brutalna prawda, Durczok ujawnia, which in the fall of 2017 changed its name to Durczokracja. The last program was broadcast on 14 December 2017, and it did not return to air in spring 2018.

In the following years, Kamil Durczok was active in social media, commenting on political life in Poland on an ongoing basis, and was involved in social activities. He was, inter alia, a volunteer of the "Wolne Miejsce" foundation, helping every year in the organization of Christmas Eve for those in need. In 2020, he participated in protests against the tightening of abortion laws.

In 2021, he launched the Durczokracja mobile application, in which he published his content.

Death He died on 16 November 2021, at the age of 53, the cause of death was exacerbation of a chronic disease. The funeral ceremony of Kamil Durczok took place at the cemetery at the parish of the Holy Trinity in Katowice-Kostuchna on 19 November 2021.

Awards 2000 – Grand Press (Journalist of the Year) of Press magazine 2001 – Wiktor Publiczności for year 2000 2002 – Telekamera in category "Information" with Tomasz Lis 2003 – Telekamera in category "Journalism" 2003 – Award of TVP Director "Star of Polish Television" 2004 – Wiktor Publiczności for year 2003 2004 – Award of Foundation of Ksawery and Mieczysław Pruszyński 2005 – Wiktor Publiczności and Wiktor for the most rated journalist of the year 2004 2006 – Telekamera in category "Information" 2006 – Wiktor Publiczności for the year 2005 2007 – Telekamera in category "Information" 2007 – MediaTor in category "AuTORytet" 2008 – Złota Telekamera in category "Information" 2011 – Platynowy Laur Umiejętności i Kompetencji for year 2010 in category "Pro Publico Bono"