Willy Alberga

Willy Alberga (born 1947) is a Surinamese journalist and writer. She is known as the longtime host of the Radio Apintie program "Niet zomaar een gesprek."

Biography Willy Alberga was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, in 1947. She is the daughter of the writer Tonko Tonckens, whose book De vicieuze cirkel is set on the Paramaribo coast. Alberga has written on themes of immigration between Suriname and the Netherlands.

In 1992, she was hired to work for Radio Apintie, where she hosted a program called "Niet zomaar een gesprek" ("Not Just Any Conversation"). On her show, she discussed culture and literature, and interviewed various personalities, over the course of more than 500 broadcasts.

A founding member of Democratic Alternative '91, Alberga is politically active on various issues. She has faced opposition and threats for her journalism and activism.