Max Kolonko

Max Kolonko (born Mariusz Max Kolonko in 1965, Lubliniec, Poland) is a conservative Polish-American journalist, and political commentator. He won the Kisiel Prize for journalism in 2015.^[1]

Max Kolonko
Max Kolonko in 2008
Born	Mariusz Max Kolonko (1965-05-06) May 6, 1965 (age 60) Lubliniec, Poland
Nationality	Polish, American
Alma mater	University of Warsaw, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Occupation	Journalist
Website	MaxTVGO.com

Kolonko studied journalism at the University of Warsaw and political science at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań.^[2] He was a television correspondent in the United States and authored two books in the field of journalistic and political commentary. He was a contributor for the American portal The Huffington Post, where his articles were published between May 2011 and December 2017.^[3] He is also the founder of MaxTV, an internet-based television platform initially launched on YouTube.^[2].

From April 2007, he was the host and producer of the program "Discovering America," about the lesser-known aspects of the USA, for TV4. In 2007–2008, he was the face of a television advertising campaign for an American insurance company. Liberty Direct (oddziału Liberty Mutual) na polskim rynku^[4]. In May 2008, he became the face of Newsweek's "English at Max" advertising campaign, covering television, radio, internet, outdoor media, and the publisher's titles. Axel Springer Polska: „Newsweek”, „Forbes”, „Dziennik”, „Fakt”, „Auto Świat”, „TV Kultura” i „Przegląd Sportowy”^[5].

Books

• Odkrywanie Ameryki. Zapiski w Jeepie, Zysk i S-ka, Poznań 2006, ISBN 83-7298-959-1.
• Odkrywanie Ameryki. Zapiski w Jeepie, Media 2000 Communications, New York 2015, ISBN 978-1-63452-623-4.

Awards

• 2001 – Wiktor Award in the category "Most Highly Regarded Journalist, Commentator, and Publicist".^[6].
• 2008 – Silver Award at the 29th Telly Awards for the documentary "The Shield" about the U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense.^[7].
• 2008 – Silver and Bronze Awards at the 9th Effie Awards in the Launch and Media House categories for the Liberty Direct advertising campaign.^[8].
• 2009 – Bronze Award at the 10th Effie Awards in the Financial Services category for the advertising campaign "Mariusz Max Kolonko in Poland" – Ogilvy Group^[9].
• 2012 – The interview conducted with him, titled "Some Kid Tells Me How to Live," won the Best of Onet award for Best Article of the Year, generating over one million views, more than 3,500 comments, and sparking a discussion about the level of journalism in Poland.^[10]
• 2016 – Kisiel Award in the Publicist category^[11].

Dubbing

Films

• 2005 Robots – as Max Kolanko^[12].
• 2008 Journey to the Moon – as Narrator^[13].