Șerban Huidu

Șerban Huidu
Born	(1976-07-16) July 16, 1976 (age 48) Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Citizenship	Romania
Alma mater	Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Occupation(s)	Television and radio presenter
Television	Cronica Cârcotașilor
Spouse	Cristina Huidu
Children	Rareș and Mircea

Șerban Sebastian Huidu (born July 16, 1976 in Bucharest) is a Romanian radio and TV star. He hosted, together with Mihai Găinușă, the morning show on Romanian radio station Kiss FM, and a weekly satire show (Cronica Cârcotaşilor) on the Romanian channel Prima TV.

Biography

Education and career

Șerban Huidu graduated from the Faculty of General Economics within ASE Bucharest and, until now, he has never worked in this field. Also during college, he realized his passion for the media, working for a radio station in Bucharest where he worked for six months without being paid.

In 1995 Șerban Huidu got a job at a radio station,^[1] and in 1997 he started the show Cronica Cârcotașului on Radio 21, a pamphlet addressed to the politicians of that time. In 2000, the show began airing on Prima TV.^[1] During the same period, Mihai Găinușă joined Șerban Huidu in making the radio show. In just one year, Mihai Găinușă also became his set partner, so that since 2001 the show Cronica Cârcotașului is transformed into Cronica Cârcotașilor.^[1] In 2003 the two filmmakers moved from Radio 21 to Kiss FM.^[1]

Accidents

On December 29, 2010, he was hospitalized in the University Hospital of Innsbruck, Austria, with a cranial haemorrhage, following a serious ski accident.^[2][3] On October 16, 2011, Huidu caused a road accident on DN1 in the area of Timișu de Sus, Brașov County, resulting in 3 deaths. In 2009, 1 km away from the site, Huidu had made an illegal overtaking and his driving license was suspended for a month.^[4][5]

Income

According to data from the Ministry of Finance, Șerban Huidu had a monthly income of 53,000 euros per month from television activities during 2005-2013. Its total net profit was 25,762,995 lei, ie approximately 5.8 million euros. It is equivalent to 644,000 euros per year, which means 53,000 euros per month. Huidu registered his trademarks "Cronica Carcotașilor", "Top Rușinică", "Dezbrăcatu '", "Puștiu", "Bebelușe" and "Mistrețu" on a company where he is the majority associate and administrator.^[6]

References

1. "Media & Marketing: Serban Huidu despre concurenta: "Dupa ce ne intentau procese, veneau cu ofertele de angajare"", Dailybusiness.ro, retrieved 17 May 2020
2. Antena3. Ro, "Şerban Huidu, în comă indusă după un grav accident petrecut la schi", Antena 3, retrieved 17 May 2020
3. "Şerban Huidu, în stare gravă după un accident petrecut la schi", archive.is, 28 July 2012, archived from the original on 28 July 2012, retrieved 17 May 2020
4. Alina Neagu (16 October 2011), "VIDEO Serban Huidu, implicat intr-un accident rutier soldat cu 2 morti pe DN 1. Realizatorul tv, sotia si copiii sai nu sunt raniti grav. Politie: Accidentul s-a produs din vina exclusiva a lui Huidu, poate fi acuzat de ucidere din culpa - Esential", HotNews.ro, retrieved 17 May 2020
5. I. R. (17 October 2011), "VIDEO UPDATE A murit a treia persoana aflata in masina lovita de Serban Huidu; realizatorul tv risca pana la 8 ani de inchisoare pentru ucidere din culpa - Esential", HotNews.ro, retrieved 17 May 2020
6. Matei Vaihan (24 April 2015), "EXCLUSIV! Serban Huidu traieste ca nababii din ce castiga pe sticla!", WOWBiz, retrieved 18 May 2020

External links

• (in Romanian) Șerban Huidu's official Kiss FM webpage
• (in Romanian) Șerban Huidu's webpage on Cronica Cârcotașilor site
• (in Romanian) Șerban Huidu's webpage on Prima TV
• (in Romanian) Șerban Huidu's official blog