Whereabout
The professional foundation that shapes my present
At the cornerstone of Daniel Pavel professional media worker is the passion for a good story to tell. If better yet one can electrify an audience by telling it all the better. There are mainly 2 ways of getting the needed experience to meet the stories and Daniel walked both paths. Extensive reading since early years, education BSc and MSc level, and continuous learning throughout specialisations.
Then pursuing sports and outdoor activities at professional level.
After years in maritime engineering, merchant navy sailing and sea freight international transportation and safety in combating sea piracy Daniel turned to one his student NGO years hobby: media. Upon turning 30 he decided to switch the course of his professional voyage and challenged himself via a MSc program to the media world.
18+ years later and counting Daniel Pavel became a house name for the reality TV shows host, numerous accolades and the a reputable career established long before the social networks content creation era.
In terms of radio, TV, online, on air, print, Daniel Pavel done it pretty much 360 degree in the industry. From a self sufficient media power house (shooting, editing, music, promoting), to chief-in editor of editorial teams in print and radio, in Romania, and afterwards in Vienna – Austria, and the great results of being the frontman – host of most powerful reality TV shows.
My geo-learnings at this stage of the journey: Atlantic voyages on portcontainers, Constanța and Bucharest – România, Vienna, – Austria, Dominican Republic & Thailand.
I leaned the code of hard working: team play, rigor, discipline, leadership and responsibility amidst the waves. All sorts of waves, from the ocean ones, to the a valuable and high stakes media production. Also the waves of Public appreciation or social media heat.
My media expertise brought me to deeper understand the humankind, our World as we know it, and my core: that of bringing energy, clarity, structure and authenticity in all I am broadcasting and preaching.
Roles, projects and the balance between stage-set-REALity of life as a reality show
Landmarks:
At 11, gold medal, the communist bloc Eastern Europe summer swimming championship
At 13, youngest judoka to win a brown belt in RO
At 20, the leader of the Students’ League in the Maritime University Constanta
At 21, the leader of the National Students’ Associations
At 22, the youngest officer & engineer in the Romanian commercial maritime fleet – first Atlantic voyage
At 24, political nation wide campaigner for democracy – year 2000
At 26, graduated the European Maritime Universities ‘Maritime Safety’ with a thesis on combating the sea piracy
At 28, first-time father
At 30, graduated the MSc in political and diplomacy
At 31, one of drafters & signatories of the World of Association of NGOs Code of Ethics, Toronto – CA
At 32, starting the new career – in media, that started as a hobby in the University years. Insofar:
- Business ON AIR – RFI, radio live (7 yrs)
- Chambers of Commerce club, TV magazine Antena 3 (2 yrs)
- ‘Together for your business’ magazine, chief- editor (4 yrs)
- Radio Penny FM (5 yrs) chief editor, live radio with broadcasting in Romania from Vienna – AT
At 44, whilst living and working in Vienna, selected as the host of Survivor Romania reality TV show at Kanal D – RO.
At 45 I have joined PRO TV, the top dog in the local media market
- 5 seasons from 2021 to 2025
- in the Dominican Republic jungles set -> countless love and appreciation from the audiences and much gratitude. A super production team.
At 48, moved to a brand new (in RO) reality TV game show DESAFIO: Adventure
