Jerzy Owsiak
Jerzy Owsiak, ( * October 6, 1953 in Gdańsk ) also known as Jurek Owsiak, is a Polish radio and television journalist. He is the initiator and leader of the charitable foundation " The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity " ( WOSP ).
Life
Jerzy Owsiak is the son of a policeman. His high school put Owsiak expires on a commercial high school and then learned the trade of Vitragisten. Together with his brother he created in churches throughout the country ornate stained glass. Owsiak meets a permissive lifestyle, experimenting with alcohol and drugs. It is oriented around and would like to contribute to the welfare of young people. He took courses as a psychotherapist and worked as a court guardian expert for maladjusted adolescents. Even before the upheaval in the Eastern Bloc, 1988, he started in the experimental public radio station "Radio Boy Scouts " moderate rock shows and worries answered letters from young people. The successes with a radio broadcast in the third public program led to national television in 1990 Owsiak a rock show in order existed. The result was the "Rock Sause without stop" with about 130 produced episodes. 1992 has Owsiak in a broadcast out that in a pediatric cardiac center lacked much-needed equipment and asked what they could do about it. Then the charity WOSP, which was officially registered in 1993 was born. The WOSP is the largest non-governmental organization in Poland. The Foundation organizes every January nationwide fundraising. With the money, public hospitals are equipped with modern technology such as Pediatrics. In addition, the Foundation for first aid training involved. Meanwhile, the organization not only keeps in January from actions. The January sale remains with about 120,000 volunteers, the focus of the work.
As a thank you for the volunteers organized Owsiak annually since 2004 in a rock festival in the German - Polish border near Kuestrin, just 50 kilometers north of Frankfurt on the Oder. Oswiaks Woodstock Stop Festival is the largest air and free festival in Europe. Also German music groups such as Die Toten Hosen have already been signed for the event. The musicians perform for a fee of 25 euros.
Owsiak is one of the most popular people in Poland. Conservatives and church Owsiak see whether its issued motto " Do what you want and have fun ", however critical. On October 6, 2007 Owsiak launched its own TV channel, Owsiak TV.