Nikos Hatzinikolaou (born 1962 in Alexandroupoli

Alexandroupoli

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, northern Greece), also spelled as Hatzinicolaou and Chatzinikolaou is a Greek

Greeks

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 journalist. He studied at Panteion University

Panteion University

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 without receiving his university degree. Hadjinikolaou started early his career in journalism as a columnist for Mesimvrini daily and later Acropolis but made a name for himself on private electronic media. He was news anchor for Mega Channel

Mega Channel

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 from 1989 and until 2003 when he moved to Alpha TV

Alpha TV

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. He was president, head of the news department and central news anchor in Alpha TV

Alpha TV

Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...

 for three years. Since April 2007 he has been the news anchor for Alter Channel

Alter Channel

Alter Channel better known as Alter, is a private TV network in Greece. It launched in 1994 and is owned by Eleftheri Tileorasi S.A, which is headed by Andreas Kouris. Programming mainly consists of news & current affairs shows and entertainment programmes...

. Since 1989, he is hosting a weekly talk-show Enopios-Enopio (face-to-face) featuring various personalities from Greece

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.

He is one of the most popular news anchor in Greece. He has received various prizes for his work in the field of Television News. His father was a member of the Greek Parliament and ex-minister of Greece with New Democracy

New Democracy (Greece)

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 party.
He is married twice.

Television career

• 1989-2004, Mega Channel
  Mega Channel
  Mega Channel, also known as Mega TV or just Mega, is a major television network in Greece. Teletypos S.A. was founded in 1989 under the name Teletypos Television Programmes S.A...
  
  
• 2004-2006, Alpha TV
  Alpha TV
  Alpha TV is a Greek terrestrial channel . The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on entertainment programs. The studios are located near Athens...
  
  
• 2007- , Alter Channel
  Alter Channel
  Alter Channel better known as Alter, is a private TV network in Greece. It launched in 1994 and is owned by Eleftheri Tileorasi S.A, which is headed by Andreas Kouris. Programming mainly consists of news & current affairs shows and entertainment programmes...