Danko Družijanić (left) at the opening of the fish delicatessen fisherija in Zagreb (December 15, 2018). It is known that behind the camera and in front of him he has decades of experience at HRT. Danko Družijanić is one of the most famous television personalities in Croatia. He has been working as a journalist and presenter at Croatian Radio and Television (HRT) for more than twenty years. During his career, he traveled from a sports reporter to an editor and manager Dnevnik HTV, and he was also the director of marketing and communications and the spokesman for HRT. His name is associated with numerous current shows, and today he is also known as the editor of a foreign policy magazine Agenda: World.
Key roles and programs
The official list of Družijanić’s affairs is perhaps best illustrated by the Bullet List:
- Sports journalist and “Diary” – He started his career as a sports reporter of HRT, and then became the editor and chief manager of the central news program Diary (between 2001 and 2007).
- hosting shows – After diary, Družijanić edited and hosted various daily and weekly news shows on HTV. Some of the titles under which viewers remember it are Process, theme of the day, Focus and parallels. In these programs, he spoke openly about important social and political issues, which further strengthened his reputation in journalism.
- Marketing Director and spokesperson – Thanks to managerial abilities, he briefly assumed the role of marketing and corporate communications director of HRT. In 2009, he was appointed spokesperson of Croatian Television. However, already in September 2010, he returned to the creative team: he left the position of spokesman and re-dedicated himself to television content – he became the editor and host of the show Process.
- Editor Agenda: World – In the last period, Družijanić worked “behind the scenes” as an editor. Since the beginning of the 2020s, HTV’s foreign policy magazine has been edited Agenda: World, which brings current contributions about events in the world. This continues the long-standing tradition of informing the public about important topics, this time with an emphasis on global relations.
Career details
- the beginning of a career: Although there is no exact date in public sources, it can be concluded from his CV (and with regard to age) that he started working in the early 1990s. In the first years, he worked as a sports journalist, following athletes and events. As he points out in the interviews, he never refused secondary jobs either – every opportunity for the field or studio was an additional step in his journalistic career.
- editor-in-chief of Dnevnik: Thanks to his professional work, by the early 2000s he became one of the editors Dnevnik HTV. During that period, Družijanić combined the management of the show with editorial responsibilities, processing daily events and leading a team of journalists. Although Later are other career options, it is clear that this engagement has long remembered generations of viewers.
- marketing and communications: Before moving to PR waters, he also performed the duties of marketing and corporate communications of HRT. This position required a strategic design of the public image of Croatian Television. His work in that mandate shows versatility – although he is most often associated with the camera, he equally knows the “other side” of television business.
- HRT spokesperson: At the end of 2009, he was appointed official spokesperson of HRT. That job lasted until September 2010, when, as officially announced, he returned to the news program – he got a job as editor and host of the show Process. In the statement, he said at the time that he believes that returning to the program is “the best way to help HRT” (he emphasized that his goal is to contribute more in the newsroom than to external communication).
- shows in recent years: Upon his return to the news team, he continued to edit shows of a political, social and analytical character. In particular, he was behind cameras in shows such as Process, theme of the day, Focus and parallels, often appearing in introductory reportages and study discussions. In 2018, it was little to see him in public, but he still worked diligently – precisely because of his many years of experience, he himself noticed that “behind the scenes” it was much easier to do the work he loves.
- today’s engagements: In recent years, Družijanić has brought his knowledge from the narrower field of international relations to HRT’s editorial office. as editor of the show Agenda: World, addresses the topics of foreign policy and global diplomacy. This foreign policy magazine shows a selection of important stories from the past year and is one of the few such profiles on Croatian television. A bold example of this is the December episode of 2025, in which topics such as Trump’s return, the Ukrainian crisis and geopolitical shifts are “on the horizon”, and Družijanić, as an editor, certainly chose key topics for the show.
Personal life and other information
Družijanić is quite discreet in the media as far as private life is concerned. In the past, the media mentioned that his longtime partner was Kristina Žagar (former Nova TV journalist), and earlier it was also linked to the name of her colleague Nina Kulaš. He emphasized in interviews that privacy is trying to keep away from the camera. In 2011, when he was 38 years old, he humorously declared in an interview that the best time for marriage is Saturday. But the focus of all the stories remained his job and contribution to public shows.
Conclusion
Today, Danko Družijanić is known as the authority of HRT’s news program, with roles from sports reporter to editor of current series. His biography is intertwined with the history of television journalism in Croatia: editorial positions at diary, studio shows and the stage of HRT many times over confirm his expertise. It is important that you follow domestic television and news shows – especially Diary and Agenda: World – to see the current topics he talks about and how this journalist’s career is developing. HRT’s official websites and channels on social networks regularly publish Družijanić’s latest articles. If this article was useful to you, share it with friends or on social networks so that they too can learn more about the work and life of this prominent presenter and journalist
