Hubertas Grušnys (19 June 1961 – 21 October 2006) was a Lithuanian businessman and
media proprietor
A media proprietor, media mogul or media tycoon refers to a entrepreneur who controls, through personal ownership or via a dominant position in any media-related company or enterprise, media consumed by many individuals. Those with significant co ...
.
Grušnys was born in
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
. From 1984, he studied at the Law Faculty of
Vilnius University
Vilnius University ( lt, Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, oldest in the Baltic states and in Northern Europe outside the United Kingdom (or 6th overall following foundations of Oxford, Cambridge, St. Andrews, Glasgow and ...
. In 1989, with a partner, Hubertas Grušnys launched the radio station "
M-1", the first-ever private radio station in
Lithuania and the
post-communist
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Eastern Europ
His business was focused on running radio stations and a national TV network LNK which he sold in 1998. Hubertas Grušnys owned three national and two regional radio stations in Lithuania. He was also vice-president of the Lithuanian Association of Broadcasters. He died in a private plane (
Diamond DA42 Twin StarDėl H.Grušnio žūties kaltinamas aerodromo darbuotojas
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Pociūnai is a village in the east of Radviliškis district municipality in Šiauliai County, Lithuania. It is located on the A9 Panevėžys–Šiauliai
Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lith ...
, Prienai
Prienai () is a city in Lithuania situated on the Nemunas River, south of Kaunas. In 2011 the city had 9,867 inhabitants. The name of the city is a derivative from a surname ''Prienas''. Pociūnai Airport is associated with the city.
History
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References
Sources, external links
Speakers and members of the jury at MITIL 02Interview with H. Grušnys
About aviation accident of H. Grušnys
1961 births
2006 deaths
Lithuanian mass media owners
Vilnius University alumni
Businesspeople from Vilnius
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