Milan Tesar

The secretary of the WMCE from November 2020

After short episodes in a students’ radio programme and in a local commercial radio, Milan started in 1995 in Radio Proglas. Since that year, he´s been working there as the music director. Alongside other shows, he prepares his weekly programme “Slyste, lide!” (Hear, People), concentrated on interesting topics from world music, jazz, blues, folk or alternative music. He manages and (with some help of his colleagues) presents the daily show “Jak se vam libi” (As You Like It) – interviews with bands, musicians, organizers of festivals, musicologists etc. (world music, jazz, blues, folk…).

He has also a regulary monthly programme in a Czech public radio (the station Czech Radio Jazz). He regulary prepares music reviews and interviews for printed and internet magazines in Czech republic (UNI cultural magazine, Harmonie monthly, Catholic Weekly, Brno Friendly City web site) and Poland (Twój Blues magazine). Member of musical juries in world music, jazz, blues etc. domains.

Since 2023, he has been the program director of the Brno Music Marathon festival in Czechia.

In June 2024, he became the program director and one of three co-owners of Radio Proglas.

He can offer not only airplay of the songs in the Czech independent Radio Proglas and/or review of the CDs, but also 45minutes radio interviews with the artists about their new albums.