SIMEON I. GASPAROV
Home Telephone: (224)-333-0119 7 Avalon Court
Cellular Phone: (847) 913-3919 Cary, Illinois 60013
slgasparov@comcast.net
EXPERIENCE
2007 – Present TRUD DAILY Sofia, Bulgaria
Foreign Correspondent. Write articles on all topics related to the United States of America and the Bulgarian community in America, conduct interviews, cover major political events in the United States such as the Presidential Inauguration, United Nations sessions, political conventions and cultural events for the largest daily newspaper in Bulgaria.
2006 – 2008 BULGARIA WEEKLY Chicago, IL
Journalist. Wrote articles and commentaries, conducted interviews, translated English wire stories to Bulgarian, developed content for weekly publication serving the Bulgarian speaking community in Chicago and beyond.
2003 – 2006 NORTHWEST HERALD Crystal Lake, IL
Columnist. Wrote monthly commentaries for international soccer events.
2000 – 2001 AmeriCorps * VISTA Chicago, IL
VISTA Member. Worked with Executive Director to develop and implement programs for the Neighborhood Technology Resource Center. Tutored adults and children. Cultivated relationships with media. Assisted with grant writing and fundraising. President Bill Clinton expressed his personal appreciation for VISTA’s work with the underdeveloped communities in Chicago during his visit to town, April 2000.
• Established cutting-edge network between three technology centers in Chicago to eliminate digital divide
• Developed writing program
• Created tracking system of grants and web-based resources
1993 – 1997 NOVINAR NEWSPAPER Sofia, Bulgaria
Political Journalist. Wrote columns for the third largest newspaper in the country on the activities of the democratization process of Bulgaria. Worked closely with the President and members of the Parliament. Covered areas of political unrest throughout the Balkans, such as Sarajevo and Yugoslavia, in addition to human rights issues in Bulgaria.
• Received award for outstanding report focusing on the life of Bulgarian minority populations in Greece and Turkey
• Served as a consultant for Bulgarian National Radio regarding the situation in Yugoslavia during the War in Bosnia
1997 – 2006 SEGA / NOVINAR / DAILY HERALD / MONITOR
Foreign Correspondent. Wrote commentaries and articles on topics of interest in the United States for these various Bulgarian and American daily newspaper publications.
EDUCATION
1998-2003 UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO Chicago, IL
Master of Liberal Arts
1986-1991 SOFIA UNIVERSITY Sofia, Bulgaria
Master in Slavic Literature and Philology
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Bulgarian and English – read, speak, and write.
Working knowledge of Serbo-Croatian.
PUBLICATIONS
IN THE USA – DAILY HERALD (www.dailyherald.com), NORTHWEST HERALD (www.northwestherald.com), University of Chicago – MLA Program, BULGARIA WEEKLY (www.bulgaria-weekly.com), EUROCHICAGO (www.eurochicago.com), ZLATOROG, and NEDELNIK.
IN EUROPE
BULGARIA – Newspapers TRUD (www.trud.bg), NOVINAR (Newsmaker), SEGA (www.segabg.com), MONITOR (www.monitor.bg ), FROG NEWS AGENCY (www.frognews.bg), and Internet Agency DNES BG (www.dnes.bg).
CROATIA – Newspaper HRVATSKO SLOVO (Croatian Words)
BOOK OF POETRY – Theater of Inabsurdity, Sofia, Bulgaria 1992.
REWARDS
2007 Nominated by the Bulgarian Community in the USA for Bulgarian of the year in America: Category – Journalism.
REFERENCES
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