Milovan Ilić Minimaks
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Milovan Ilić Minimaks was a Serbian radio and TV journalist.
He was born on 5 November 1938 in Lipnici, Kragujevac
, Serbia
. He completed primary and secondary school in Kragujevac, and studied law in Belgrade. He started in the satirical magazine Jež
, and in 1960 he moved to Radio Belgrade
.
He became known as the leader of the radio program Minimaks. This program was broadcast on Radio Belgrade in the seventies. "Minimaks" was one of the first programmes in which there was a lot of popular music and its motto was "minimum talk maximum music". He is one of the first unconventional journalists in SFRY who inserted jokes, witty remarks and jingles between the standard radio host notices.
With the shows "Tomorrow is Friday" and "High noon", better known as "Tup-Tup", which he hosted for 22 years, he achieved great success. After cutting of his radio show, he continued career on the Radio Television of Serbia
, where he led the program "Od glave do pete" ("From head to heel").
However, the show was taken off air in the 1990. He moved to RTV Politika
where he hosted show Minimaksovizija. He later led shows Minimaksovizija, Maksovizija, Sunday with Minimaks and Fonto at TV Pink and TV Palma. Throughout his time on radio and television he promoted numerous up-and-coming folk singers, most notably Lepa Brena
, even giving her the stage name.
Through his programs passed a large number of Serbian singers, musicians, actors, politicians and other public figures. For each guest Minimaks was thoroughly prepared using comprehensive documentation and news. He is the author of several books aphorism
s and songs, as well as many columns in various newspapers. With his wife Biljana he had a daughter Hannah and son Vladimir, and from the first marriage, son Igor.
At the end of 2004 he received liver
transplant at the University clinic in Padova. He died on 9 February 2005 in Padova, Italy
.
He was born on 5 November 1938 in Lipnici, Kragujevac
Kragujevac
Kragujevac is the fourth largest city in Serbia, the main city of the Šumadija region and the administrative centre of Šumadija District. It is situated on the banks of the Lepenica River...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. He completed primary and secondary school in Kragujevac, and studied law in Belgrade. He started in the satirical magazine Jež
Jez
Jez is a nickname, most commonly short hand for the given name Jeremy, particularly in the UK.- Fictional Characters :*Jeremy Osborne, one of the main characters of the British TV series Peep Show...
, and in 1960 he moved to Radio Belgrade
Radio Belgrade
Radio Belgrade is a state-owned and operated radio station in Belgrade, Serbia.The predecessor of Radio Beograd, Radio Beograd-Rakovica, started its program in 1924 and was a part of a state wireless telegraph station. Radio Beograd, AD started in March 1929...
.
He became known as the leader of the radio program Minimaks. This program was broadcast on Radio Belgrade in the seventies. "Minimaks" was one of the first programmes in which there was a lot of popular music and its motto was "minimum talk maximum music". He is one of the first unconventional journalists in SFRY who inserted jokes, witty remarks and jingles between the standard radio host notices.
With the shows "Tomorrow is Friday" and "High noon", better known as "Tup-Tup", which he hosted for 22 years, he achieved great success. After cutting of his radio show, he continued career on the Radio Television of Serbia
Radio Television of Serbia
Radio Television of Serbia or Serbian Broadcasting Corporation is the public broadcaster in Serbia. It broadcasts and produces a variety of news, drama, and sports programming through radio, television and the Internet. RTS is, since July 2001, a member of the European Broadcasting Union. RTS is...
, where he led the program "Od glave do pete" ("From head to heel").
However, the show was taken off air in the 1990. He moved to RTV Politika
RTV Politika
RTV Politika was a major Serbian TV station, owned by Politika AD, that was on the air from 1990 until 2007.It was founded in 1990 and it was a majority-owned subsidiary of the aforementioned Politika AD media company that solely dealt in print media up to that point...
where he hosted show Minimaksovizija. He later led shows Minimaksovizija, Maksovizija, Sunday with Minimaks and Fonto at TV Pink and TV Palma. Throughout his time on radio and television he promoted numerous up-and-coming folk singers, most notably Lepa Brena
Lepa Brena
Fahreta Jahić Živojinović is Yugoslavian pop-folk singer, better known as Lepa Brena , . Born in Tuzla and raised in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina , she moved to Novi Sad in 1980 to pursue her career in singing. In 1982...
, even giving her the stage name.
Through his programs passed a large number of Serbian singers, musicians, actors, politicians and other public figures. For each guest Minimaks was thoroughly prepared using comprehensive documentation and news. He is the author of several books aphorism
Aphorism
An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form.The term was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates...
s and songs, as well as many columns in various newspapers. With his wife Biljana he had a daughter Hannah and son Vladimir, and from the first marriage, son Igor.
At the end of 2004 he received liver
Liver
The liver is a vital organ present in vertebrates and some other animals. It has a wide range of functions, including detoxification, protein synthesis, and production of biochemicals necessary for digestion...
transplant at the University clinic in Padova. He died on 9 February 2005 in Padova, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.