Silvio Rivier

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Silvio Rivier is a presenter on Australian television channel SBS who hosted the Global Village (TV series) for its entire run from 1998 to 2015. [1] [2]

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Career

Rivier began working at SBS in 1980 [1] [3] and has worked as a subtitler, news reader, voice actor, writer, producer, announcer, narrator, and presenter. [1]

Personal life

Rivier was born in Croatia [4] and immigrated to Australia in 1961. [1]

He has a Diploma in Opera from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music [1] [3] and a degree in Multicultural Journalism from the University of Wollongong. [1] [3] Rivier is a confirmed bachelor.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Biography on official Global Village website
  2. Steve Meacham, "First, the good news", Sydney Morning Herald, 8 December 2008
  3. 1 2 3 "SBS Identity Visit a Highlight at CQU Sydney International Campus Graduation " Archived 12 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Central Queensland University News, 7 March 2002
  4. Šutalo, Ilija (2005). Croatians in Australia: pioneers, settlers and their descendants. Wakefield Press. p. 340. ISBN   978-1-86254-651-6.