Themos Anastasiadis

Themos Anastasiadis (Greek: Θεμιστοκλής (Θέμος) Αναστασιάδης) (6 January 1958 – 22 January 2019) was a Greek newspaper publisher, and the founder and owner of Greece's largest selling newspaper Proto Thema.[1]

Early life

He was born on January 6, 1958 in Athens, originally from Koukouli, Ioannina, in Zagori. [4] His father, Byron Anastasiadis, was a board member of the oil multinational Royal Dutch Shell, and the family was often forced to move to various cities in Greece and abroad. Anastasiadis started journalism as a student, from the motorcycle magazine "MotoGP". [4] Then, starting from the humorous column "Black Hole" in Eleftherotypia, he worked as a political - economic editor in the newspapers To Vima, Express, Eleftherotypia and Kathimerini, in which he also served as director. For a short time he worked at ERT, while he was one of the first to staff the radio station Athens 9.84 of the Municipality of Athens.

In 2005, he created a new Sunday newspaper called Proto Thema. Proto Thema, or Thema, as the majority of Greek readers call it, is undoubtedly one of the biggest success stories in the history of Greek media. Thema is one of the best-known, most influential and the biggest selling Greek Sunday Newspaper. He was also the publisher of the sports newspaper Protathlitis (Champion); a newspaper which supports Olympiacos, a team which he supported. Anastasiadis was one of the most influential Greek publishers in the history of Greek journalism. Anastasiadis was one of the most powerful men in Greece, and despite his wealth and social recognition, his newspaper always supported progressive and left-wing causes.

Apart from his work in print journalism, Anastasiadis had worked also on television. From 2001 to February 2006 he was the host of "Ola", a weekly humour show on Alpha TV. On this show he used to invite various personalities from Greek showbiz and highlight the many funny moments from the Greek television.

In March 2006, Anastasiadis became host of the show "OlaXXL" on ANT1 television. As of 2008, the show continues with a different name each year but containing the word "Ola". His TV show became a massive success for many years.

He died on 22 January 2019 in Zurich after fighting with cancer for 1.5 years.[2]

References
  1. "Zahopoulos Scandal Unveils Entangled Relationship". Greek News. 21 January 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. ""Έφυγε" ο Θέμος Αναστασιάδης". Newpost.gr. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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