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Boleslaw Wierzbianski
(photograph courtesy of Nowy Dziennik)
(1913 - 2003)
Founder and editor-in-chief of Nowy Dziennik
Founder and editor-in-chief of an important Polish-American daily newspaper, Nowy Dziennik in New York City. His colleagues referred to him as "A man of principle."
"He wanted to influence his readers and was persistently objective. He understood the spirit of the modern press, believed in the power of the media and never feared taking a stand and searching for hidden meanings. His entire life was a struggle for a free homeland and a free press." (Warsaw Voice News, April 3, 2003).
Wierzbianski's ties to journalism date back to his years at Warsaw University, where he studied law and economics until 1938. After the war he became the president of the Union of Journalists of Poland in Exile, and the president of the International Federation of Free Journalists.
In 1956, he settled in the United States and 15 years later established the Manhattan-based Nowy Dziennik.
In 1989 Wierzbianski took part in the historic Round Table talks in Warsaw as a reporter of Nowy Dziennik and a representative of the Polish-American Congress.
In 1999, President Aleksander Kwasniewski decorated him with the highest Polish distinction - the Order of the White Eagle.
From: Good News 2005 - 2006. A publication of the American Institute of Polish Culture of Miami, Florida.
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Boleslaw Wierzbianski
Journalist, publisher, Polish community leader
Born Nov. 16, 1915, Bachorz, Poland; came to U.S., 1956; married Barbara (Nagorska); children: Elzbieta, Adam.
Education: Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland); Academy of Political Science, Warsaw (Poland); Master of Law and Economy, Columbia University, New York City, 1960.
Career: Journalist, Swiatpol, Iskra, Polish Radio, Warsaw, 1930's; editor-in-chief, Polish Press Agency, Paris (France), 1939-1940, and London (United Kingdom), 1940-47; war correspondent, Polish and Allied Headquarters, London, and Allied Control Commission (Germany), 1943-48; commentator, Radio Free Europe, and Voice of America, London, 1946-56, and New York City, 1956-58; correspondent, B.B.C., London; editor-in-chief, Foreign News Service, New York City, 1956-1965; co-founder, publisher, editor-in-chief, Nowy Dziennik - Polish Daily News, and New Horizon - Polish American Review, 1971 -, New York City.
Author: numerous editorials, articles, and interviews with many Polish and other political leaders; numerous lectures in Panama, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Lima (Peru), Bogota (Colombia), Buenos Aires (Argentina), San Juan (PR) on freedom of press and professional matters.
Member of, i.a.: president, Union of Polish Democratic Youth, deputy commissioner for foreign affairs, Polish Scouting Union - Zwiazek Harcerstwa Polskiego (Z.H.P.), 1930-39; co-founder, vice president, since 1944, Polish Independent Movement - "Niepodleglosc i Demokracja"; member, Polish National Council and National Unity Council, London and New York City; secretary, 1944-45, president, 1951-56, Polish Union of Journalists - Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich (SDP); Polish delegation member, Assembly of Captive Nations, 1956-1964; board member, Interamerican Federation of Journalists; founder, president, International Federation of Free Journalists of Central and Eastern Europe; commissioner, Human Rights Commission, City Council of New York, 1981-89; past board member, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); past national director, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); International Press Institute; Overseas Press Club; United Nations (UN) Correspondents Association; Newspaper Guild.
Honors, i.a.: fellowship, Council of Europe, Strasbourg (France), 1954-55; honorary president, Polish Union of Journalists - Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich (SDP); Honorary Citizen of New York City, 1989; Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) representative at Polish Round Table (Okragly Stol), Warsaw, 1989; Boleslaw Prus Award for a special achievement in the field of journalism, Polish Union of Journalists - Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich (SDP); Special Award for promoting Polish culture abroad, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1991; Commander Cross with Star - Polonia Restituta, Polish Government, 1994.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Hobbies: skiing, gardening, swimming.
Office: Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, Nowy Dziennik-Polish Daily News, 333 West 38th Street, New York, NY 10018.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.