Krzysztof Stanowski (journalist)

Krzysztof Stanowski
Stanowski in 2025
Born
Krzysztof Jakub Stanowski[1]

(1982-07-21) 21 July 1982 (age 42)[2]
Warsaw,[3] Poland
NationalityPolish
Occupation(s)Journalist, columnist, businessman

Krzysztof Jakub Stanowski (born 21 July 1982) is a Polish journalist, columnist and businessman, co-owner of the Weszło group and Kanał Zero.[4]

Career

Krzysztof Stanowski completed his education at the Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School in Warsaw.[5] He pursued studies in journalism but did not graduate.[6]

At the age of 14, Stanowski began his career as a journalist by securing an internship at "Przegląd Sportowy".[1] Between 1997 and 2001, he contributed to the "Nasza Legia" magazine.[2] In 2002, he reported for "Przegląd Sportowy" from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and by 2005, he was appointed head of the newspaper's football department. He later worked with "Super Express", "Dziennik", and the editorial teams of "Futbol" and "Futbolnews". Stanowski co-founded and co-owns the sports portal weszlo.com, launched in 2008, along with the online sports radio weszlo.fm. He also served as a Polish ambassador for bookmakers like "bet24" and "Party Gaming".[3]

He has co-authored biographies of football players such as Andrzej Iwan, Wojciech Kowalczyk, and Grzegorz Szamotulski.[7] In 2013, he was nominated for the Grand Press award for Poland's top journalist.[8] Between 2016 and 2017, he hosted Stan Futbolu on Eleven Sports,[9] and the program later aired on WeszłoTV and TVP Sport, though it is no longer broadcast.[10][11]

In 2018, he established the KTS Weszło Warsaw football club, which was promoted to the Warsaw A class in its first year.[12][13] Stanowski facilitated the transfer of players from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the club, supporting their living costs and ensuring they played at an amateur level. Notably, players like Merveille Fundambu advanced to first-league teams such as Radomiak Radom and Widzew Łódź,[14] while Ituku Owe Bonyanga joined the second-league Znicz Pruszków[15] and Jonathan Simba Bwanga played for first-league Stomil Olsztyn.[16]

In March 2020, together with Michał Pol, Tomasz Smokowski and Mateusz Borek, he officially launched "Kanał Sportowy" on YouTube.[17][18] In November 2023, he left the channel and sold his stock in Kanał Sportowy[19]

In 2021, as part of a happening, together with Robert Mazurek, he published a book of poems entitled "Kmioty Polskie", the income from which was donated to charity.[20]

In February 2024, he started "Kanał Zero", his first independent project since "Kanał Sportowy". One of the first videos on the channel was an interview with the President of Poland Andrzej Duda. The interviewers were Stanowski himself and a Polish journalist Robert Mazurek.[21][22] In the video he announced his plans to candidate for president in the 2025 Polish presidential election. He stated that he did not want to win, but rather see how the presidential campaign's organization works.[23]

Personal life

Son of Urszula Stanowska.[24] His father died in 1995.[25] Married to Marta, they have sons Leon and Aleksander. Stanowski is a football enthusiast and FC Barcelona fan.[26]

Publications

  • Kowal. Prawdziwa historia (ISBN 9788376701615) – a book about Wojciech Kowalczyk. It had its re-edition in 2021.[27]
  • Andrzej Iwan. Spalony (ISBN 9788376705422) – a book about Andrzej Iwan
  • Szamo (ISBN 9788378819431) – a book about Grzegorz Szamotulski
  • Stan Futbolu (ISBN 9788377002322)
  • Kmioty Polskie[28]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stanowski, Krzysztof Jakub". infoveriti.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2021. Cite error: The named reference ":0" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Afryka i futbol". Strategy&Future. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021. Cite error: The named reference ":1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Stanowski: Gdyby nie Wójcik, może nigdy nie interesowałbym się piłką". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 25 November 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2021. Cite error: The named reference ":2" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Węglarczyk kontra "Kanał Sportowy". Wpadka naczelnego Onetu". wpolityce.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ "KRZYSZTOF STANOWSKI – MÓJ PIERWSZY RAZ #39". YouTube. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Stanowski: Matura to bzdura?". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). 13 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Krzysztof Stanowski – dziennikarz, który wywołał burzę. "Jeśli zaufam zawodowym dziennikarzom, zatrują mi mózg"". naTemat.pl (in Polish). 7 January 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  8. ^ "– Zrobimy radio, które będzie lepsze, niż oglądanie telewizji – o nowym Weszło mówi nam Krzysztof Stanowski". spidersweb.pl (in Polish). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  9. ^ ""Stan futbolu" znika z Eleven. Wkrótce studio i więcej programów (wideo)". Media2.pl (in Polish). 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Stan Futbolu". weszlo.fm (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  11. ^ ""Stan futbolu" w TVP. Krzysztof Stanowski zdradza szczegóły współpracy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 15 October 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Jak Weszło wyszło". Press.pl (in Polish). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Skarb – KTS Weszło Warszawa". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Merveille Fundambu: Od dziecka czułem, że Pan Bóg dał mi talent". widzew.com (in Polish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Owé Bonyanga w Zniczu". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Fortuna I liga: Stomil 0–1 Arka". www.90minut.pl (in Polish).
  17. ^ "Na Kanale Sportowym Borek, Pol i Smokowski z kilkoma programami, dwa cykle interaktywne". WirtualneMedia.pl (in Polish). 2 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Kanał Sportowy. Rewolucja sportowych mediów w czasie zarazy". brief.pl (in Polish). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Stanowski ostatecznie żegna się z Kanałem Sportowym. Wyprzedaje udziały" [Stanowski finally says goodbye to the Sports Channel. He is selling off stock]. Business Insider (in Polish). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Charytatywny tomik wierszy Stanowskiego i Mazurka: 11 tys. egz. sprzedanych, ponad 200 tys. zł na cele charytatywne". www.wirtualnemedia.pl (in Polish). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  21. ^ Kanał Zero (2 February 2024). "GODZINA ZERO #2 - ANDRZEJ DUDA WYWIAD - STANOWSKI I MAZUREK" [ZERO HOUR #2 - ANDRZEJ DUDA INTERVIEW - STANOWSKI AND MAZUREK]. YouTube (in Polish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Rozmowa z redaktorami Robertem Mazurkiem i Krzysztofem Stanowskim" [Interview with editors Robert Mazurek and Krzysztof Stanowski]. prezydent.pl (in Polish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.[permanent dead link‍]
  23. ^ "Krzysztof Stanowski wystartuje w wyborach prezydenckich? Zdradził, co planuje zrobić" [Krzysztof Stanowski will run for president? He revealed what he plans to do]. Forsal (in Polish). 6 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  24. ^ @UStanowska (21 July 2021). "Dzisiaj urodziny obchodzi najwspanialszy Facet jakiego znam… mój SYN @K_Stanowski ♥️ Jestem dumna 🥰" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Dziennikarskie zero, geniusz, skandalista. Wszystkie twarze Krzysztofa Stanowskiego". Magazyn Spider's Web+ (in Polish). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Krzysztof Stanowski". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  27. ^ "Rekordowa sprzedaż książek Krzysztofa Stanowskiego. Ponad 2 mln złotych w 3 tygodnie". WirtualneMedia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Charytatywny tomik wierszy Stanowskiego i Mazurka: 11 tys. egz. sprzedanych, ponad 200 tys. zł na cele charytatywne". WirtualneMedia.pl (in Polish). 2 July 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.