Ivan Medek

Ivan Medek (July 13, 1925 – January 6, 2010) was a Czech classical music critic, radio broadcaster and journalist.

Medek was an important voice of the Czech anti-communist opposition movement, particularly after being forced into exile from Czechoslovakia in 1978.

[1][2] Medek collaborated closely with such Czechoslovak politicians as Václav Havel and Pavel Tigrid in opposition to communist rule.

[1] Persecution by the communist government for his participation in Charter 77 forced Medek into exile in neighboring Austria beginning in 1978.

[1] Medek began working at the Voice of America in Austria, where he broadcast news and information into Czechoslovakia.

Ivan Medek, Czech journalist, classical music critic, radio broadcaster, signatory of Charter 77