Jadranka Pejanovic, a journalist with N1 television's Belgrade bureau, has died suddenly at the age of 40. Jadranka was with N1 TV from the start and left an indelible mark through her huge energy.

Jadranka Pejanovic graduated from Arts Academy in Belgrade. She played in several theatre productions, a puppet theatre, and several movies and series.

She stepped into the world of television from the theatre in 2008, joining the TV B92 news desk where she anchored the news and a morning show and co-authored the documentary film Untold Stories about the life of the late Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic.

Jadranka authored the show Scena (Scene) on N1 TV, covering the culture scene in Serbia and the region. She also authored the show Net Context. Jadranka made scores of interviews with the most prominent people in cultural and public life and was the author of several documentary reports in the series Not Investigated (Neistrazeno). She covered the 2014 floods in Serbia for CNN.

Jadranka built her huge talent, versatility and serious stand into N1 TV. She is survived by her husband and daughter.

Jadranka Pejanovic’s exceptional professionalism, human kindness, high spirits and smile will always be missed at N1.

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