Jānis Geste
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| Born | January 3, 1983 Ventspils, Latvia | ||
| Nationality | Latvian | ||
| Citizenship | Latvia | ||
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| Employer | Latvijas Televīzija | ||
Jānis Geste (born January 3, 1983) is a Latvian journalist and presenter for Latvijas Televīzija.[1]
Early life and education
Geste was born on January 3, 1983, in the Užava Parish of Ventspils.[2] He attended Ventspils Valsts 1. ģimnāzija, graduating in 2001, and then studied at the Faculty of Law at the University of Latvia, but suspended his studies in 2003. He received a bachelors degree in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Latvia in 2016.
Career
Geste took a job as a reporter at Latvijas Televīzija in 2003, where he has worked since. In 2006, Geste and a Brazilian friend were allegedly accosted by a pair of Latvian youths in Riga on account of his friend's nationality.[3] The suspects were later charged by the regional prosecutor's office.[3] In 2012, he interviewed then-United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[4]
References
- ↑ "Jānis Geste". www.lsm.lv (in latviešu). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ "Jānis Geste: „Laikam tuvojas trīsdesmitgadnieka krīze"". Jauns.lv (in latviešu). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Latvian skinheads to go to court". www.baltictimes.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
- ↑ "Hillary Clinton's Town Hall With Latvian Youth **Updated with Video**". Still4Hill. 2012-06-28. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
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