Anton JieSamFoek is of Surinamese origin with Chinese, African, Portuguese-Jewish and German/Dutch ancestors. In 1954 he migrated to the Netherlands attending High Schools in Utrecht and Hilversum. He studied International law at the University of Amsterdam after attending the Sorbonne in Paris where he studied European culture and International relations. He started working as a foreign correspondent for the Dutch media [ AVRO, NOSR/TV ] in 1969 and was almost immediately transferred to South America and based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was trained by the then Washington Bureau chief of the Dutch TV station AVRO.
In 1971 he was transferred to Santiago de Chile to report on the Allende years only to be kidnapped, tortured and imprisoned in Sept 1973. Upon his release he was kicked out of Chile by the Pinochet regime. During his time as a reporter and foreign correspondent he was imprisoned several times. Twice in Chile, but also in Mexico, Southern Sudan and Bolivia.
In the late 80's early 90's he started his successful TV and video company Columbus Cine in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil and Miami, Fl. producing a weekly TV show Brasil/2000 aired on SPN a cable network run by Ed Taylor and later sold to CNN. At the same time he also started eyesonbrasil.com. In 2007 he bought 40% of Hollywood Stars II, a weekly TV show owned by his long time friend and one of the great American reporters, Sam Summerlin, but was not able to resurrect the ailing company. In 2013 Anton designed and build eyesonsuriname.com for the then Governor of the Central Bank later Minister of Finance in Suriname.
He currently lives in Nice, Southern France and Amsterdam, Holland.
In 1982, he started his own television production company Columbus Cine Ltda in Brazil. He produced a one-hour-a-week program aired on the Satellite Program Network in Tulsa Oklahoma. owned by Ed Taylor and Ted Turner.
He travelled the world having visited over 126 countries producing radio and TV programs often with human rights and other humanitarian themes. Several Dutch and international newspapers have printed his stories, including prx,[15] and de Ware Tijd,[16] a leading newspaper from Suriname. In 1997 he won the prestigious Project Censored award from the Sonoma University in California. He has invested in a television production company Hollywood Stars II owned by Sam Summerlin of New York.
Family
He married in 1980 in Houston, Texas. Two children were born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May 1986 and Feb 1989. In 1990, he returned to Europe only to be divorced by his wife. He then continued his reporting life based in New York. He now spends his time between Amsterdam, and lives in Nice, France, his other home.
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foreign correspondent for the Dutch media AVRO NOSR TV in 1969 and was almost immediately transferred to South America and based in Rio de Janeiro Brazil He was trained by the then Washington Bureau chief of the Dutch TV station AVRO In 1971 he was transferred to Santiago de Chile to report on the Allende years only to be kidnapped tortured and imprisoned in Sept 1973 Upon his release he was kicked out of Chile by the Pinochet regime During his time as a reporter and foreign correspondent he was imprisoned several times Twice in Chile but also in Mexico Southern Sudan and Bolivia In the late 80 s early 90 s he started his successful TV and video company Columbus Cine in Rio de Janeiro Brasil and Miami Fl producing a weekly TV show Brasil 2000 aired on SPN a cable network run by Ed Taylor and later sold to CNN At the same time he also started eyesonbrasil com In 2007 he bought 40 of Hollywood Stars II a weekly TV show owned by his long time friend and one of the great American reporters Sam Summerlin but was not able to resurrect the ailing company In 2013 Anton designed and build eyesonsuriname com for the then Governor of the Central Bank later Minister of Finance in Suriname He currently lives in Nice Southern France and Amsterdam Holland He reports among others for CorpWatch 3 and The Washington Times 4 BBC 5 RNW 6 BBC Human 7 8 VPRO 9 the new combination of Dutch Radio Stations NPS Teleac and RVU NTR 10 NPS 11 Trouw 12 TheHumanist 13 TheHumanist 14 In 1982 he started his own television production company Columbus Cine Ltda in Brazil He produced a one hour a week program aired on the Satellite Program Network in Tulsa Oklahoma owned by Ed Taylor and Ted Turner He travelled the world having visited over 126 countries producing radio and TV programs often with human rights and other humanitarian themes Several Dutch and international newspapers have printed his stories including prx 15 and de Ware Tijd 16 a leading newspaper from Suriname In 1997 he won the prestigious Project Censored award from the Sonoma University in California He has invested in a television production company Hollywood Stars II owned by Sam Summerlin of New York Family EditHe married in 1980 in Houston Texas Two children were born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in May 1986 and Feb 1989 In 1990 he returned to Europe only to be divorced by his wife He then continued his reporting life based in New York He now spends his time between Amsterdam and lives in Nice France his other home See also EditList of kidnappingsReferences Edit Castilleja Global Week 2008 Archived from the original on 2010 06 21 Retrieved 2011 01 05 http www linkedin com pub anton foek 4 247 a23 self published source CorpWatch Trademarking Coffee Starbucks cuts Ethiopia deal Archived from the original on 2010 12 16 Retrieved 2011 01 05 Foreign economists urge global plan The Washington Times BBC World Service Programmes Outlook on Outlook this week http www rnw nl suriname article econoom wil suriname ontsluiten De Radiodocumentaire Programma Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2011 01 06 De Radiodocumentaire Programma Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2011 01 06 De Radiodocumentaire Programma Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2011 01 06 De Radiodocumentaire Programma Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2011 01 06 De Radiodocumentaire Programma Archived from the original on 2011 07 20 Retrieved 2011 01 06 BBC World Service Programmes Outlook Anton Foek visits Paradise for Outlook Home NTR Dichtbij Nederland 01 JULI JACQUELINA SLAVIN VAN PLANTAGE DRIESVELD Archived from the original on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2011 01 06 NPS ZORG EN HOOP Majoie Hajary Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2011 01 06 Van plaggenhut naar plantage in Suriname Trouw Archived from the original on 2010 11 26 Retrieved 2011 01 06 http www thehumanist org humanist jan feb 97 permanent dead link Contents of THE HUMANIST for July August 1996 Archived from the original on 2010 11 16 Retrieved 2011 01 06 PRX Zoek External links EditJournalist s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anton Foek amp oldid 1113189407, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
