Willy Alberga (born 1947) is a Surinamese journalist and writer. She is known as the longtime host of the Radio Apintie program "Niet zomaar een gesprek."
Biography
editWilly Alberga was born in Paramaribo, Suriname, in 1947.[1][2] She is the daughter of the writer Tonko Tonckens, whose book De vicieuze cirkel is set on the Paramaribo coast.[1] When Alberga was young, her parents emigrated to the Netherlands.[1] There, in Groningen, she studied to be a social worker.[1] In 1973, she returned to Suriname with her family.[1]
In the 1980s, Alberga established herself as a playwright, directing some of her own works.[1] She later shifted to writing short stories. In 2004, she won second prize in the Kwakoe literary competition. She wrote her first story for children, "Maria gaat op stap," in 2005; it was published in the anthology Groeten uit Paramaribo.[3] Alberga has written on themes of immigration between Suriname and the Netherlands.
In 1992, she was hired to work for Radio Apintie, where she hosted a program called "Niet zomaar een gesprek" ("Not Just Any Conversation").[1][4] On her show, she discussed culture and literature, and interviewed various personalities, over the course of more than 500 broadcasts.[1] As a reporter, she also regularly contributed to the station's news coverage.[4] In 2015, she was chosen alongside Marten Schalkwijk to host the current affairs program "Opiniemakers" on Apintie Television.[5]
A founding member of Democratic Alternative '91, Alberga is politically active on various issues.[1][2] Since the late 1980s, she has been heavily involved in AIDS education and commemoration efforts in Suriname.[6][7][8] She has faced opposition and threats for her journalism and activism.[2][9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Willie Alberga". Writers Unlimited. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ a b c Kagie, Rudie (2013-05-24). "Op zoek naar de punt achter het verhaal". Villamedia (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Willy Alberga - auteur". DBNL (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ a b "De Geschiedenis van Radio Apintie". Apintie (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Apintie komt met opiniepeilingen". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Surinamese AIDS Memorial Quilt". AIDSmemorial.info. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ "Información sobre VIH/SIDA en Suriname" (PDF). Lutheran World (in Spanish). March 2015. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
- ^ Pijl, Yvon van der (2007). Levende-doden: Afrikaans-Surinaamse percepties, praktijken en rituelen rondom dood en rouw (in Dutch). Rozenberg Publishers. ISBN 978-90-5170-923-0.
- ^ Brave, Ivan (1997-10-15). "Bouta's mediaoorlog minister van financiën atta mungra: 'suriname verwordt tot een dictatuur op parlementaire beginselen'". De Groene Amsterdammer (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-21.