[InTime News]
Labis Tsirigotakis, a long-serving Greek journalist and state broadcaster ERT’s London correspondent for approximately four decades, has passed away at the age of 82.
An award-winning journalist, Tsirigotakis reported for ERT, the Athens News Agency, and the Greek daily To Ethnos from 1979, covering major historical events throughout his distinguished career.
In addition to his reporting, he produced around 30 documentaries on Greek and international topics for ERT, several of which received awards in Greece and abroad. He was also honored with the Botsis Foundation Award for objective journalism.
Most recently, in 2023, he published his autobiography, “Life Memories – From John Lennon to Nelson Mandela”, through Livani Press.
Tsirigotakis began his journalism career writing for Omada, a sports weekly published by the Lambrakis media group, before transitioning to international news reporting for the group’s To Vima newspaper.
He briefly paused his work to study journalism in the UK on a scholarship and later resumed his career, working for British newspapers Western Mail in Cardiff and Liverpool Echo in Liverpool, before joining the BBC’s Greek service.