Lucia Palugyayová
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Lucia Palugyayová (died 20 February 2024) was a Slovak television presenter and speech therapist.
Biography
Palugyayová was a speech therapist who specialised in early childhood education.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=Pohreb moderátorky Palugyayovej (†47): Užialený manžel všetkých rozplakal |url=https://plus7dni.pluska.sk/ludia/pohreb-moderatorky-palugyayovej-47-uzialeny-manzel-vsetkych-rozplakal |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Plus 7 dní |language=sk}}
She was the presenter of the popular children's television programme Rapotáčik on the Jojko channel.{{Cite web |last=Cas.sk |date=2024-02-27 |title=Náhly skon sympatickej moderátorky Palugyayovej († 46): Príčina smrti ODHALENÁ! |url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/2901683/nahly-skon-sympatickej-moderatorky-palugyayovej-46-pricina-smrti-odhalena/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Nový Čas |language=sk}} The show focused on speech development for preschool children.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=Zomrela moderátorka detskej televízie Jojko Lucia Palugyayová |url=https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/701025-zomrela-moderatorka-detskej-televizie-jojko-lucia-palugyayova/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Pravda.sk |language=sk-SK}} As well as being the presenter she was also a scriptwriter.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-26 |title=SMUTNÁ SPRÁVA: Zomrela moderátorka televízie Jojko! |url=https://www.topky.sk/cl/100313/2696667/SMUTNA-SPRAVA--Zomrela-moderatorka-televizie-Jojko- |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Topky.sk |language=sk}} In 2019, she published a children's book which was in the top 10 of children's books in Slovakia.{{Cite web |last=Cas.sk |date=2024-02-27 |title=Náhly skon sympatickej moderátorky Palugyayovej († 46): Príčina smrti ODHALENÁ! |url=https://www.cas.sk/clanok/2901683/nahly-skon-sympatickej-moderatorky-palugyayovej-46-pricina-smrti-odhalena/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Nový Čas |language=sk}}
On 20 February 2024, Palugyayová died suddenly from a stroke she suffered in the shower.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-27 |title=Náhla SMRŤ moderátorky Palugyayovej († 47): Už je známe, čo sa stalo! Zomrela počas sprchovania |url=https://www1.pluska.sk/soubiznis/domaci-soubiznis/foto-nahla-smrt-moderatorky-lucie-palugyayovej-47-je-zname-co-jej-stalo |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Plus JEDEN DEŇ |language=sk}} She was 46 years old. She is survived by her husband and two teenage children.
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Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:Slovak women television presenters
Category:21st-century Slovak women
Category:Speech and language pathologists