Seasoned presenter Zlatica Švajdová Puškárová (47) belongs to the regulars of TV Markíza. She entered television in 1998 as a news editor and later became the host of the political discussion show Na telo. Since 2012, she has led Televízne noviny and also she moderated seven parliamentary and five presidential elections, as well as hundreds of special and discussion shows.
In November 2023, she withdrew from the screen due to respiratory complications. She suffered from sinusitis and a long-term irritating cough that made it impossible for her to stand in front of the camera. During her incapacity for work, moderators Viktor Vincze and Michal Kovačič created news departments. The reason was supposed to be growing tension in the editorial office and management interventions.
Many colleagues supported them because unions were created to protect journalistic freedom, working conditions and transparency. However, the tension in the editorial office escalated to such an extent that In the show Na telo, which he took over from Puškárová, Kovačič publicly accused the management of TV Markíz of pressure and attempts at censorship. He was subsequently fired, and a few months later, the television also fired Vincze.
Both expected the presenter to stand up for them, but it didn’t happen, which they described as a big disappointment. “Every day in the news brings a ‘million’ decisions, good and bad and often controversial, but professionals should face them with prudence.” she wrote on her Instagram at the time. Subsequently, a sharp exchange of views took place between them. You can read more about it.
Zlatica subsequently returned to television screens in July 2024 with her own project Zlaté talents with Zlatica, where she presents the audience with the stories of exceptional Slovaks. The editor and dramaturg of the journalistic magazine Reflex, Boris Pršo, who has been a part of blue-yellow television for many years, also found himself outside the mentioned conflict.
It is more than obvious that Puškárová has a very good relationship with him, as both have remained loyal to the popular television. “Our great Boris Pršo, together at home in Markíz,” she said about their joint picture, which she published on the social network. You can find it in the gallery. Judging by the description, both of them consider Markíza their home.
Pršo went through an extremely difficult period in the past – in September 2017, he collapsed during the rehearsal of Let’s Dance. He suffered a serious brain bleed and underwent three operations. After the stroke, he learned to walk, move and talk again. He is still undergoing physical therapy because he has problems with his right hand. Nevertheless, he sees this experience as a second chance at life. He returned to work as soon as possible.
