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Information about the death of Vladas Janiūnas People.lt confirmed Vidas Mačiulis, journalist and creator of the cult television show “Basketball in the World”.
“His former colleague from the Kaunas Gym called me; he announced that Vladas had died today (December 6 – ed.). People.lt said V. Mačiulis, who had just learned of V. Janiūnas’ death by phone.
Vidas Mačiulis / Photo by Alfredas Pliadis
The legendary basketball commentator was 79 years old. He commented on basketball games until 1993.
Vladas Janiūnas 1964 Graduated from the Lithuanian Institute of Physical Education. 1964-1965 was a teacher at Garliava High School.
1965-1978 was the director of the Kaunas basketball school. coach. 1978-1993 Sportscaster for LRT, and in 1994-1999. Deputy Director of Kaunas FBK Kaunas.
1999-2000 sports editor of the newspapers Lietuvos žinios and Sportas.
Since 2001 he was the principal of the Kaunas Salomėja Nėris Secondary School. Due to their great efforts, the school became Gediminas Sports and Wellness Gymnasium, where many Lithuanian sports stars grew up. V. Janiūnas worked there until 2019.
The most important events in Lithuanian basketball are related to V. Janiūnas
Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis expressed his condolences on the death of commentator Vladas Janiūnas. According to the Head of Government, the most important events in Lithuanian basketball are related to V. Janiūnas.
“We lost a long-time basketball commentator, a loyal basketball fan and a true professional. The most important events in Lithuanian basketball are closely related to the name Vladas Janiūnas,” BNS cites the condolences of S. Skvernelis.
“Thanks to him we were able to feel more clearly the joy of victories and survive defeats. Due to the death of legendary basketball commentator V. Janiūnas, I sincerely sympathize with Lithuanian family, friends, basketball fans and the entire sports community in the country, ”he says.
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