I am a hardened child of Székelyföld forged by the anvil of time and the hammer of fate. While in high school, after handing in some sloppy work, my teacher taught me a poem by Attila József “Be not flighty”.  Ever since, the lines of his verse have left an indelible mark on my memory.

” … It’s worth to do the work accurately, neatly, as do the stars of heaven”

After graduating from István Báthory high school I have earned a degree at the Technical University of Cluj economics-mechanical engineering. After college I started my own business enterprises in Transylvania and in Hungary.  In addition, I did some part time community work as well.  I served as chief editor of a weekly newspaper published by a Baptist congregation at Cluj. After the revolution in Transylvania, I was the first to organize a large-scale, multi-day youth assembly, with more than a thousand young people attending.

I came to the U.S. in 2005 with my wife to get to know the country of opportunities. Here, too, I started my own business in a short period of time. An accident at work led me back to the school benches, where I learned to become a web programmer. Through all this I became more and more integrated into the life of the local Hungarian community.

I have been a technical producer since 2012 at Bocskai Radio, where in March of 2013 I also undertook senior administrative functions. I set up and operate the Bocskai Radio’s website, which is currently the most visited Hungarian website in Cleveland. I also send out the weekly internet newsletter to the listeners covering the latest news and information.

Reklám

I arrived in the United States in January of 1957, after the suppression of the 1956 Hungarian revolution when I was 12 years old. Having settled in Cleveland with my parents, I continued my school years here all the way through my graduation at Cleveland State University where, I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.

I also continued my education in Hungarian subjects such as history and literature in a school ran by Mr. and Mrs. Szabadkai .  Also in 1957, I enrolled in the Hungarian Scouts which was an official member of the Boy Scouts of America.  Later, during my high school years I became active in the work of the Hungarian Liberation Committee’s Youth Faction, which produced  several plays by well-known playwrights  for the entertainment of the Cleveland Hungarian community. I have also performed at other Hungarian events in those years, mostly reciting poems or acting as master of ceremonies.

After graduating from CSU, I soon got married and later, when our two sons reached the proper age, we enrolled them in the Hungarian School and the Scouts.  My wife and I took an active role in those organizations ourselves.  Monika taught at the Hungarian School, while I became an active supporter of the scouting program by serving as chairman of the support organization for the troop.

I also served as treasurer of the American Hungarian Communion of Friends for many years and was actively involved in organizing its annual Lake Hope Conference.  Simultaneously, I also served on the Cleveland Hungarian Development Panel, first as a trustee and then as its presidents for a number of years. It is only recently that I resigned from the Panel, just prior to going on vacation in May of 2013.

It has been two years into my retirement to the date, when I was presented with the opportunity to get on board at Bocskai Radio, since the previous editors have moved to Hungary. I perceived this as a great opportunity realizing the huge potential of this medium, and the wonderful role it could play in bringing the Cleveland Hungarians together through the air waves  as well as via the Internet to foster Hungarian identity and values as well as cultivate our culture ​​and ethnic traditions.

Reklám