Miroslav Lilić

Miroslav Lilić (Siverić, 8 Apr 1944 - 25 Jul 2023) was a prominent Croatian television editor, journalist, and media executive, best known as one of the defining figures of Radio-televizija Zagreb and later HRT - Hrvatska Radiotelevizija. He graduated in Yugoslav and comparative literature before joining TV Zagreb in 1967, where he worked as a reporter, news editor, and anchor, eventually becoming editor-in-chief and later program director. Lilić gained historical prominence as the first journalist to announce the death of Josip Broz Tito. Under his leadership in the 1970s and 1980s, TV Zagreb’s news programs became more modern, dynamic, and nationally influential, winning multiple awards by Jugoslovenska Radio Televizija. He also led the JRT pool at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and was among the key figures who pushed TV Zagreb’s exit from the unified JRT news structure in 1989.