Sofia Papaioannou

Sofia Papaioannou (Greek: Σοφία Παπαϊωάννου; born 1969) is a Greek journalist and television host. Since September 2022, Papaioannou has been a producer and host of ERT 1 and ERTNEWS's 365 Moments, a Greek news magazine that covers an array of topics connected to politics, social issues, international affairs and history. She is currently co-founder and CEO of ISTORIMA, the biggest oral history and story-telling project in Greece designed to benefit unemployed Greek youth.[1]

Biography

Papaiaoannou was born in Athens, Greece, in 1969 and was raised in Palaio Faliro, a coastal suburb of Athens.[2]

Papaioannou holds a BA in History from Deree College, American College of Greece, and a BA in English Literature from the University of Athens. She received a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from New York University before returning to Greece to work in both print and broadcast journalism.[3]

Papaioannou has been active and visible in Greek journalism for 25 years. She has worked at four major Greek television stations: Antenna, Mega, Skai, and Alpha, working in a variety of roles and capacities (journalist, editorial director, co-anchor, co-presenter, presenter, and producer), and has covered stories across the world as well as across Greece.[4]  Alpha TV host of 365 Degrees investigative news show. She has also hosted a radio show, served as Editorial Director of the Greek edition of the Huffington Post,[5] and served as a print reporter for Greece's largest daily, Kathimerini. She served as head of the Foreign Press Office for the Athens 2004 Bid Committee for the Olympic Games.[6]

Published works

Papaioannou is the author of the book (in Greek), Hidden in the Aegean: A True Story, published in May 2011 by Patakis Editions.[2]

Awards

Papaioannou was recipient of the 2017 Association of European Journalists' Award.

In 2005, 2006, and 2007 she was recipient of the Greek TV/Ethnos award for the investigative news show "The Files."

Personal life

Papaioannou is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.[2]

References

1. "Istorima - Γίνε μια ιστορία". www.istorima.org. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
2. "Hidden in the Aegean | Patakis Foreign Rights". rights.patakis.gr. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
3. "Sophia Papaioannou". The American College of Greece. 2016-05-30. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
4. "Sofia Papaioannou ~ The New Files · SKAI". folders.skai.gr. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
5. Papaioannou, Sophia; Director, ContributorEditorial; Greece, HuffPost (2014-11-20). "Welcome To Huffington Post Greece". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-09-30. {{cite web}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
6. "LATEST ALUMNI SUCCESS STORY Sophia Papaioannou | Touchbase Issue 27". Retrieved 2019-09-30.