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]
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]
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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