Prie GS (3 February 1965 – 12 February 2021) was an Indonesian journalist, cartoonist, writer, and radio and television show host.

Biography

Prie was born and raised in the

Kendal Regency Kendal ( jv, ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦣꦭ꧀, Kendhal) is a regency in the northern part of Central Java province in Indonesia, west of Semarang. Its capital is Kendal. The regency is bordered by the Java Sea in the north, Semarang City and Semarang Reg ...

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. His family was full of industrial workers, but he immersed himself in creative drawing. He studied top cartoonist with ''

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'' . After he finished secondary school, he attended the

State University of Semarang The Universitas Negeri Semarang (abbreviated UNNES jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦮ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦤꦒꦫꦶꦱꦼꦩꦫꦁ, Universitas Nagari Semarang) is a public university in the city of Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The university is ...

, where he improved his creative and journalistic skills and landed himself a job at ''

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''. Several years later, he became the Director of women's magazine ''Cempaka''. After many years of working as a journalist and director, Prie decided to dedicate some focus to cartooning. He was invited to

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by the

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to a cartoon exhibition, and he eventually became an illustrator for ''Jembatan Mberok''. Soon, his many travels and experiences prompted him to become a public speaker. He was invited by corporations such as

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, and many others, to give motivational speeches for their employees. He was then able to host radio and television programs due to his speaking skills. Prie GS died of a heart attack in

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

on 12 February 2021 at the age of 56, nine days after his birthday.

References

1965 births 2021 deaths Indonesian journalists Place of birth missing People from Kendal Regency {{Indonesia-journalist-stub