Helmi Johannes
| Helmi Johannes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 23, 1961 Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| Education | Gadjah Mada University, B.A., 1987 |
| Occupation | Television Journalist |
| Notable credit(s) |
RCTI anchor (1989–2000) Metro TV anchor (2000–2005) VOA Indonesia executive producer (2005–Present) |
| Website | http://www.voanews.com/indonesian/Helmi-Johannes.cfm |
RCTI anchor (1989–2000) Metro TV anchor (2000–2005)
Helmi Johannes (born March 23, 1961) is an Indonesian television newscaster and executive producer. Helmi Johannes now works for the Indonesian service of the Voice of America (VOA), based in Washington, DC. Helmi is responsible for the overall production, program development, talent and day-to-day operations of VOA Indonesian television programming.
Helmi Johannes was born in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the son of Herman Johannes, an Indonesian professor and a former rector of the Gadjah Mada University. In 1950s his father moved from Rote Island to Yogyakarta on Java Island where his father rose to local prominence as an educator and one of the founders of the Gadjah Mada University; and a thoroughfare connecting the business area of Yogyakarta and the university campus is named in his honor.
Helmi Johannes spent all his school years in Yogyakarta and attended the SMA 1 Teladan High School in the Wirobrajan area of the city. He was attracted to radio communications and became an amateur radio when he was a teenager but he then attended the architectural engineering faculty at the Gadjah Mada University before turning to journalism.
Helmi Johannes started his career as a radio broadcaster for Geronimo FM based in Yogyakarta, before moving to Jakarta to join RCTI, the first private television network in Indonesia. In 1989, Helmi Johannes helped found Seputar Indonesia (then Seputar Jakarta), the first newscast ever carried by an Indonesian private station. During his career with RCTI, Helmi Johannes served as reporter, producer, newscaster and news production manager. Helmi had also produced Indonesia's first late-night newscast Buletin Malam (1991) and also Indonesia Today, the first English-language newscast aired by RCTI (1996–1999).
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