Wiktor Legowicz: key obituary facts
Is Wiktor Legowicz dead? Yes. Wiktor Legowicz died on October 15, 2026, at age 77.
Cause of death: Wiktor Legowicz's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Wiktor Legowicz known for?
He was a polski dziennikarz (1949–2026).
More about Wiktor Legowicz
Born: 2 April 1949.
Place of birth: Tomaszów Mazowiecki.
Gender: male.
Occupation: journalist, radio editor.
Education: Faculty of Education, University of Warsaw.
Awards: Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Father: Jan Legowicz.
Wiktor Józef Legowicz, a Polish radio journalist, died October 15, 2026, aged 77.
Born in Tomaszów Mazowiecki on April 2, 1949, he studied education at the University of Warsaw, completing his degree in 1971. The son of philosopher Jan Legowicz, he became associated with Polish Radio’s Program III in the early 1970s, beginning a professional relationship that spanned decades.
He served as the station’s program director from 1983 to 1991 and later as acting deputy director from 1994 to 1997. After that appointment, he remained at the station as a commentator. From 1992, he presented the daily economic broadcast Informator ekonomiczny, covering economic affairs for listeners. Legowicz also worked as deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper Nowa Europa and contributed to the monthly Radio-Lider. Alongside his newsroom work, he taught journalism at the University of Warsaw. He was a member of the Association of Polish Journalists and later the Association of Journalists of the Polish People’s Republic and Republic of Poland. His honors included the Knight and Officer ranks of the Order of Polonia Restituta.