Themos Anastasiadis
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Biography
Themos Anastasiadis (Greek: Θεμιστοκλής (Θέμος) Αναστασιάδης) (1 January 1958 – 22 January 2019) was a Greek journalist.
Early life
Anastasiadis had worked for various newspapers, chiefly Kathimerini and To Vima and Eleftherotypia.
In 2005, alongside television journalist Makis Triantafyllopoulos, he created a new Sunday newspaper called Proto Thema. He was also the editor of the sports newspaper Protathlitis (Champion); a newspaper which supports Olympiacos, a team which he supported.
Apart from his work in print journalism, Anastasiadis had worked also on television. From 2001 to February 2006 he was the host of "Ola", a weekly humour show on Alpha TV. On this show he used to invite various personalities from Greek showbiz and highlight the many funny moments from the Greek television.
In March 2006, Anastasiadis became host of the show "OlaXXL" on ANT1 television. As of 2008, the show continues with a different name each year but containing the word "Ola".
He died on 22 January 2019 in Zurich after fighting with cancer for 1.5 years.