Helmi Johannes
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Helmi Johannes is an Indonesia
n television newscaster
and executive producer
. Helmi Johannes now works for the Indonesian service of the Voice of America
(VOA), based in Washington, DC. Helmi is responsible for the overall production, program development, talent and day-to-day operations of VOA Indonesian television
programming.
, Indonesia, the son of Herman Johannes
, an Indonesian professor and a former rector
of the Gadjah Mada University
. In 1950s his father moved from Rote
Island to Yogyakarta on Java
Island where his father rose to local prominence as an educator and one of the founders of the Gadjah Mada University; and a thoroughfare connecting the business area of Yogyakarta and the university campus is named in his honor.
Helmi Johannes spent all his school years in Yogyakarta and attended the SMA 1 Teladan High School in the Wirobrajan area of the city. He was attracted to radio communications and became an amateur radio when he was a teenager but he then attended the architectural engineering faculty at the Gadjah Mada University before turning to journalism.
based in Yogyakarta, before moving to Jakarta to join RCTI
, the first private television network in Indonesia
. In early 1990, Helmi Johannes helped founded Seputar Indonesia
(then Seputar Jakarta), the first newscast ever carried by an Indonesian private station. During his career with RCTI
, Helmi Johannes had served as reporter, producer, newscaster and News Production Manager. Helmi had also produced Indonesia's first late-night newscast Buletin Malam
(1991)and also Indonesia Today
, the first English-language newscast aired by RCTI
(1996–1999).
In 2000, Helmi Johannes helped established Metro TV in Jakarta
and served as Executive Producer
, News Research & Development Manager and News Services Manager as well as newscaster(2000–2005). Metro TV is Indonesia's first 24-hour newschannel founded by media tycoon Surya Paloh
who also owns the Media Indonesia
daily. Here Helmi served as weekend anchor of the network's main evening newscast Metro Hari Ini
and he also hosted Midnight Live
, a mixture of talkshow and live report on real-life issues.
As television reporter Helmi Johannes had covered the OPEC
Meeting in Paris
, France
in 1991, the 1992 UN Earth Summit
in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
, the Non-Aligned Movement
Summit in Jakarta (1992) and the 1994 APEC Summit in Bogor
, Indonesia. As an anchor in Indonesia Helmi Johannes had often been asked to speak in university workshops and also in parliament hearings.
In May 2005, Helmi Johannes moved to Washington to become the Executive TV Producer for the Indonesian Service of VOA. Helmi Johannes also anchors Laporan VOA (VOA Report), an Indonesian show that airs weekdays on Metro TV Jakarta. As an Indonesian Service reporter Helmi Johannes covered the Election Night at McCain Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.
Helmi Johannes has also become speakers in several discussions in Washington including on the State of Media in Indonesia: Ten Years after Soeharto.
) and was also the Secretary-General of KOMTEVE
(Indonesian Television Community), a non-profit organization that promotes public control on television contents. He has been also a charter member of IJTI, the Indonesian Television Journalists Association
. Helmi Johannes was the most favorite male news presenter in the people's choice poll conducted by Indonesia's Citra tabloid in 1994-1995. For 4 years in a row Helmi Johanes had also been nominated for the most favorite male newscaster
of Panasonic Awards
(1997 to 2000). Helmi Johannes was also one of the judges of the Asian Television Awards
in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
when he was Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla
, most of Indonesian Cabinet Ministers, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell
, and Indonesian marketing guru Hermawan Kartajaya
.
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n television newscaster
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
and executive producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
. Helmi Johannes now works for the Indonesian service of the Voice of America
Voice of America
Voice of America is the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government. It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors . VOA provides a wide range of programming for broadcast on radio...
(VOA), based in Washington, DC. Helmi is responsible for the overall production, program development, talent and day-to-day operations of VOA Indonesian television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programming.
Biography
Helmi Johannes was born in YogyakartaYogyakarta (city)
Yogyakarta is a city in the Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia. It is renowned as a centre of classical Javanese fine art and culture such as batik, ballet, drama, music, poetry, and puppet shows. Yogyakarta was the Indonesian capital during the Indonesian National Revolution from 1945 to...
, Indonesia, the son of Herman Johannes
Herman Johannes
Herman Johannes, , was an Indonesian professor, scientist and politician...
, an Indonesian professor and a former rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University
The Gadjah Mada University is the largest and the oldest national university in Indonesia . founded on December 19, 1949; although the first lecture was given on 13 March 1946. The name was taken from the name of Majapahit's Prime Minister, Gajah Mada.UGM is located in Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa...
. In 1950s his father moved from Rote
Rote
Rote can refer to:*Crwth, a Welsh instrument*Rote learning*Rote Island, an island in Indonesia*Return on tangible equity, an economic concept...
Island to Yogyakarta on Java
Java
Java is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
Island where his father rose to local prominence as an educator and one of the founders of the Gadjah Mada University; and a thoroughfare connecting the business area of Yogyakarta and the university campus is named in his honor.
Helmi Johannes spent all his school years in Yogyakarta and attended the SMA 1 Teladan High School in the Wirobrajan area of the city. He was attracted to radio communications and became an amateur radio when he was a teenager but he then attended the architectural engineering faculty at the Gadjah Mada University before turning to journalism.
Career
Helmi Johannes started his career as a radio broadcaster for Geronimo FMGeronimo FM
Geronimo FM is a youngsters hits radio based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. First went on-air as a pirate station called Gembel Rapi in 1968, Geronimo got its license in 1971 and May 31 1971 was announced as its official anniversary date. The station was first an AM station on 1602 kHz and has since...
based in Yogyakarta, before moving to Jakarta to join RCTI
RCTI
RCTI is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol as well as sinetron , films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs...
, the first private television network in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. In early 1990, Helmi Johannes helped founded Seputar Indonesia
Seputar Indonesia
Seputar Indonesia, English: Around Indonesia, is Indonesia's longest running newscast carried by a private television station. It appeared on RCTI at October 1, 1989 as Seputar Jakarta before it evolved to go nationwide in July 1, 1990...
(then Seputar Jakarta), the first newscast ever carried by an Indonesian private station. During his career with RCTI
RCTI
RCTI is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol as well as sinetron , films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs...
, Helmi Johannes had served as reporter, producer, newscaster and News Production Manager. Helmi had also produced Indonesia's first late-night newscast Buletin Malam
Buletin Malam
Buletin Malam, is the first newscast containing international stories ever produced by a private television station in Indonesia...
(1991)and also Indonesia Today
Indonesia Today
Indonesia Today is the first English-language newscast ever carried by a private television station in Indonesia. It appeared on RCTI from 1997 to 2001. In 2001, unable to get advertisors, Indonesia Today was discontinued and replaced by Indonesian-language criminal news, Sergap....
, the first English-language newscast aired by RCTI
RCTI
RCTI is Indonesia's first privately owned television network and is based in West Jakarta. RCTI broadcasts Indonesian Idol as well as sinetron , films, news and current affairs, reality shows and religious programs...
(1996–1999).
In 2000, Helmi Johannes helped established Metro TV in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...
and served as Executive Producer
Executive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
, News Research & Development Manager and News Services Manager as well as newscaster(2000–2005). Metro TV is Indonesia's first 24-hour newschannel founded by media tycoon Surya Paloh
Surya Paloh
Surya Dharma Paloh is an Indonesian media tycoon who owns the Media Indonesia daily newspaper and Metro TV, a 24-hour news television network. Surya Paloh is active in politics and he is the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the Golkar Party, the biggest political party in Indonesia...
who also owns the Media Indonesia
Media Indonesia
Media Indonesia is an Indonesian daily newspaper published in Jakarta. Reports say Media Indonesia is the second largest newspaper in Indonesia after the Kompas daily, and the third is Jawa Pos....
daily. Here Helmi served as weekend anchor of the network's main evening newscast Metro Hari Ini
Metro Hari Ini
Metro Hari Ini is the two-hour main evening newscast of Metro TV, an Indonesian television channel, at 17:00 . The news program brings top stories of the day with live reports from the networks bureau throughout Indonesia....
and he also hosted Midnight Live
Midnight Live
Midnight Live is an original unique television program combining interviews with on-scene live report on real-life issues and behavior trends, broadcast weekdays from midnight to 1:30 a.m. on Indonesia's Metro TV. The program explores on a specific topic with first-hand resources interviewed live...
, a mixture of talkshow and live report on real-life issues.
As television reporter Helmi Johannes had covered the OPEC
OPEC
OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings...
Meeting in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1991, the 1992 UN Earth Summit
Earth Summit
The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development , also known as the Rio Summit, Rio Conference, Earth Summit was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 June to 14 June 1992.-Overview:...
in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, the Non-Aligned Movement
Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement is a group of states considering themselves not aligned formally with or against any major power bloc. As of 2011, the movement had 120 members and 17 observer countries...
Summit in Jakarta (1992) and the 1994 APEC Summit in Bogor
Bogor
Bogor is a city on the island of Java in the West Java province of Indonesia. The city is located in the center of the Bogor Regency , 60 kilometers south of the Indonesian capital Jakarta...
, Indonesia. As an anchor in Indonesia Helmi Johannes had often been asked to speak in university workshops and also in parliament hearings.
In May 2005, Helmi Johannes moved to Washington to become the Executive TV Producer for the Indonesian Service of VOA. Helmi Johannes also anchors Laporan VOA (VOA Report), an Indonesian show that airs weekdays on Metro TV Jakarta. As an Indonesian Service reporter Helmi Johannes covered the Election Night at McCain Headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona.
Helmi Johannes has also become speakers in several discussions in Washington including on the State of Media in Indonesia: Ten Years after Soeharto.
Awards, memberships
Helmi Johannes had been on the executing board of the Association of Indonesian Private Televisions (ATVSIATVSI
ATVSI , the Association of Indonesian Private Televisions is an organization that unites the private TV channels in Indonesia. Its members include RCTI, TPI, SCTV, Indosiar, ANTV, Metro TV, Trans TV, TV7, Lativi dan Global TV ....
) and was also the Secretary-General of KOMTEVE
KOMTEVE
KOMTEVE is an Indonesian non-profit organization composed of TV broadcasting professionals from various television stations in Indonesia. KOMTEVE's main mission is to promote public control over TV channels in Indonesia, as well as accountability over television broadcasting content....
(Indonesian Television Community), a non-profit organization that promotes public control on television contents. He has been also a charter member of IJTI, the Indonesian Television Journalists Association
Indonesian Television Journalists Association
The Indonesian Television Journalists Association is an organization of journalists in Indonesia's privately owned channels RCTI, TPI, SCTV, Indosiar, and ANTV. It was established in August 1998, near the beginning of Indonesia's Reformation period....
. Helmi Johannes was the most favorite male news presenter in the people's choice poll conducted by Indonesia's Citra tabloid in 1994-1995. For 4 years in a row Helmi Johanes had also been nominated for the most favorite male newscaster
News presenter
A news presenter is a person who presents news during a news program in the format of a television show, on the radio or the Internet.News presenters can work in a radio studio, television studio and from remote broadcasts in the field especially weather...
of Panasonic Awards
Panasonic Awards
Panasonic Gobel Awards , is the annual appreciation for the most favorite television programs and performances in Indonesia based on people's choice poll conducted by Indonesia's Citra tabloid since 1997...
(1997 to 2000). Helmi Johannes was also one of the judges of the Asian Television Awards
Asian Television Awards
The Asian Television Awards is an appreciation to recognize and reward programming and production excellence in the Asian television industry. Held every December, the Awards draws about 1,400 entries each year from a wide range of broadcasters, including free-to-air TV stations and pay-TV...
in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Famous interviews
Hemi Johannes has interviewed many important figures, such as Indonesian president Susilo Bambang YudhoyonoSusilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono AC , is an Indonesian politician and retired Army general officer who has been President of Indonesia since 2004....
when he was Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla
Jusuf Kalla
is an Indonesian politician who was the 10th Vice President of Indonesia from 2004 to 2009 and Chairman of the Golkar Party during the same period. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the 2009 presidential election.-Early life:...
, most of Indonesian Cabinet Ministers, former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...
, and Indonesian marketing guru Hermawan Kartajaya
Hermawan Kartajaya
Hermawan Kartajaya is an Indonesian author and public speaker in the area of marketing studies. In 2000, Kartajaya co-authored "Repositioning Asia: From Bubble to Sustainable Economy" with Philip Kotler. In it they analysed why the Asian crisis of 1997 occurred, and outlined what the governments...
.