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Krzysztof Stanowski (journalist)
Polish businessman, journalist, publicist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Krzysztof Jakub Stanowski[1] (born 21 July 1982[2][3]) is a Polish journalist, columnist, entrepreneur and politician, who was a candidate for the 2025 Polish presidential election.
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Stanowski began his journalism career at the age of 14 as an intern at Przegląd Sportowy. Over the years, he contributed to Nasza Legia, worked as a football department head at Przegląd Sportowy, and collaborated with Super Express, Dziennik, Futbol, and Futbolnews.
In 2008, he co-founded weszlo.com and later expanded his media ventures with weszlo.fm. He has also co-authored biographies of Polish footballers and hosted Stan Futbolu on Eleven Sports, WeszłoTV, and TVP Sport.
In 2018, he established the KTS Weszło football club, supporting the careers of players from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In 2020, he co-founded Kanał Sportowy on YouTube, leaving the project in 2023.
In 2024, he launched Kanał Zero, where he interviewed President Andrzej Duda. Shortly after, he announced his candidacy for the 2025 Polish presidential election, initially stating that he was running to understand the campaign process rather than to win.
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Early journalism career
Krzysztof Stanowski completed his education at the Klementyna Hoffmanowa High School in Warsaw.[4] He pursued studies in journalism but did not graduate.[5]
At the age of 14, Stanowski began his career as a journalist by securing an internship at Przegląd Sportowy.[6] Between 1997 and 2001, he contributed to the Nasza Legia magazine.[7] In 2002, he reported for Przegląd Sportowy from the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and by 2005, he was appointed head of the newspaper's football department. He later worked with Super Express, Dziennik, and the editorial teams of Futbol and Futbolnews.
Weszło and media ventures
Stanowski co-founded and co-owns the sports portal weszlo.com, launched in 2008, along with the online sports radio weszlo.fm. He also served as a Polish ambassador for bookmakers like bet24 and Party Gaming.[8] Since 2021 he has been the ambassador of bookmaker Fuksiarz.[9][10] Fuksiarz became the sponsor of weszlo.com that same year and of Kanał Zero in 2024.[11]
Authorship and broadcasting
He has co-authored biographies of football players such as Andrzej Iwan, Wojciech Kowalczyk, and Grzegorz Szamotulski.[12] In 2013, he was nominated for the Grand Press award for Poland's top journalist.[13] Between 2016 and 2017, he hosted Stan Futbolu on Eleven Sports,[14] and the program later aired on WeszłoTV and TVP Sport, though it is no longer broadcast.[15][16]
KTS Weszło
In 2018, he established the KTS Weszło football club, which was promoted to the Warsaw A class in its first year.[17][18] Stanowski facilitated the transfer of players from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the club, supporting their living costs and ensuring they played at an amateur level. Notably, players like Merveille Fundambu advanced to first-league teams such as Radomiak Radom and Widzew Łódź,[19] while Ituku Owe Bonyanga joined the second-league Znicz Pruszków[20] and Jonathan Simba Bwanga played for first-league Stomil Olsztyn.[21]
Kanał Sportowy and departure
In March 2020, together with Michał Pol, Tomasz Smokowski and Mateusz Borek, he officially launched Kanał Sportowy on YouTube.[22] While working on Kanał Sportowy, in 2021, he co-authored a book of poems titled Kmioty Polskie with Robert Mazurek. The income from the book was donated to charity.[23] In November 2023, he left the channel and sold his stock in Kanał Sportowy.[24]
Kanał Zero and 2025 presidential candidacy
In February 2024, he started Kanał Zero, his first independent project since Kanał Sportowy. One of the first videos on the channel was an interview with the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.[25] The interviewers were Stanowski himself and a Polish journalist Robert Mazurek.[26][27] In the video he announced his plans to candidate for president in the 2025 Polish presidential election. He stated that he did not want to win, but rather see how the presidential campaign's organization works.[28] On 21 January 2025, he officially announced his candidacy in the elections and began collecting supporting signatures to reach the required 100,000.[29]
On April 11, 2025, Stanowski took part in the presidential debate alongside the other candidates. When asked: "Where would you go on your first official visit?" he responded, "Malé, Maldives", with his reason being "Because you have to hurry to visit those countries that may disappear from the world map so Malé will be absolutely first."[30]
On April 30, 2025, Krzysztof Stanowski conducted a brief interview with presidential candidate Maciej Maciak on his YouTube channel, Kanał Zero. The interview lasted approximately one minute, ending abruptly after Maciak reiterated his admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin, citing his resilience against criticism. Stanowski immediately terminated the interview, stating he did not wish to provide a platform for such views, and exited the studio. Maciak remained briefly, attempting to address the audience, but his microphone was turned off shortly thereafter. The incident garnered significant media attention and sparked discussions regarding the boundaries of acceptable discourse in political interviews.[31]
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Personal life
Son of Urszula Stanowska,[32] his father died in 1996.[33] He is married to Marta, and together they have two sons, Leon and Aleksander. Stanowski is a passionate football enthusiast and a devoted supporter of FC Barcelona.[34]
Publications
- Kowal. Prawdziwa historia (ISBN 978-83-7670-161-5) – a book about Wojciech Kowalczyk. It had its re-edition in 2021.[35]
- Andrzej Iwan. Spalony (ISBN 978-83-7670-542-2) – a book about Andrzej Iwan
- Szamo (ISBN 978-83-7881-943-1) – a book about Grzegorz Szamotulski
- Stan futbolu. Tajemnice boiska, szatni i piłkarskich gabinetów (ISBN 978-83-7700-232-2)
- Kmioty polskie[36]
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