“Now there are no announcers with a capital letter. A country lost to history: remembering Soviet television The first TV presenters of the central television of the USSR

The founder of the Soviet school of sports radio reporting was, of course, Sinyavsky Vadim Svyatoslavovich. It was he who once taught the first gymnastics lesson on the All-Union radio. In 1935, he voiced the first foreign report in the history of the Union from the USSR-Turkey match. However, Sinyavsky covered not only sporting events. His voice sounded at the moment when, in November 1941, Soviet troops were leaving Red Square for the front line. In 1942, Vadim Svyatoslavovich almost died. "Sevastopol speaking!" – the legendary announcer only managed to say on air. A moment later, he was hit by a shell from a mine that exploded nearby.

Vladimir Borisovich Gertsik The war also took its toll. From 1941 to 1943, the artist and presenter served as commander of the chemical company of the Latvian Rifle Division. In the last war years he worked as an announcer, making dangerous flights behind enemy lines with propaganda about surrender and with messages for German troops.

Olga Sergeevna Vysotskaya was rightfully considered one of the brightest presenters of the mid-20th century. Her track record includes radio news from the fronts, live broadcasts from the Kremlin Palace of Congresses, and tragic reports from the Sovinformburo. Olga Sergeevna was distinguished by the precision and clarity of her speech, as well as her unique talent for winning over her listeners.

The most famous announcer of the USSR hardly needs a separate introduction. It's hard to believe, but once a 17-year-old Yuri Levitan made the admissions committee of the capital's university laugh with his “cursing” Vladimir dialect. It was then that he came across an advertisement for a group of radio announcers. The stubborn young man decided to try his luck again. Fortunately, Vasily Kachalov himself was present at the audition, and he was not embarrassed by the peculiarities of Levitan’s speech.

Igor Leonidovich Kirillov He was the announcer of the Vremya program for more than 30 years. From 1965 to the early 80s, it was he who broadcast live parades from Red Square. The legendary presenter covered the broadcast of the May 9 celebrations even longer – until 2006. Today Kirillov appears on television, periodically participating in the programs “Guess the Melody”, “Our Time”, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and many others.

Shatilova Anna Once upon a time, quite by chance, I read an advertisement for recruitment into a group of announcers at the All-Union Radio "Gosteleradio USSR" and decided to try my hand. A few years later she was invited to work for Central Television. It was Anna Nikolaevna who, in 1963, read live an urgent TASS message about the assassination of John Kennedy.

Khoroshevtsev Evgeniy Alexandrovich Today he is one of the most popular announcers in modern Russia. He is called the "Official Voice of the Kremlin" and he informs us about the most important political events.

For Soviet citizens, television was a friend, a window to the world, a source of information and one of the main entertainments. Therefore, many perceived the announcers and presenters as almost family members. Today we will talk about the most famous women of this profession in the USSR.

Nina Kondratova


The first announcer and one of the founders of the Soviet announcer school. She worked on TV from the very first years of broadcasting. For a long time, there were only three female presenters on CT: Kondratova, Leontyeva, and Chepurnova, who passed away early. In the 50s, the main rivalry for popularity among viewers was between the first two and Kondratova was considered the “official” leader.

She was often assigned to host premieres, from the evening news to “Good Night, Kids.” The degree of popularity is evidenced at least by the reaction of the audience to the tragedy that happened to Kondratova. While recording a program at VDNH, a bull gouged out her eye. Information about the emergency was carefully hidden. Despite this, Shabolovka was simply inundated with letters in support of her. Later, Kondratova began to teach young TV presenters the skill.

Valentina Leontyeva


The most popular and versatile TV presenter of Soviet times. Leontyeva is also from the first team of announcers; she has been on television since 1954 and, with short breaks, worked there until the early 90s. Already in the late 50s she became incredibly famous and popular. The most striking thing is that for a long time she almost did not appear on official broadcasts

Leontyeva hosted “Blue Lights,” holiday broadcasts, and many children’s programs, most notably “Good Night, Kids” and “Visiting a Fairy Tale.” “Skillful Hands” and “With All My Heart” became real all-Union hits in their time. The last project was unique for the Soviet Union: it was filmed in different cities and was something between a concert, a talk show and “Wait for me.” Leontyeva became one of its creators, and the program was based on her.

Anna Shilova


The first TV star of the USSR. It became phenomenally popular in 1959, when the program “Our Club” was broadcast. After several transformations, the program turned into the famous “Blue Light” and its success was largely due not only to the format, but also to the personalities of the main presenters - Shilova and Kirillov. The duet was so harmonious that most Soviet citizens were sincerely convinced that they were spouses.

Shilova was distinguished by her amazing charm, the ability to improvise, which was very important in the beginning, since many programs were broadcast live, and a very expressive voice, by which she was often recognized. She was the first presenter of “Song of the Year”, hosted “Time” and took part in other programs.

Nonna Bodrova


An announcer whose style of conducting official programs has become a standard. In Soviet times, the requirements for announcers were very high, and the selection of CTs was no less strict than that of future cosmonauts. The severity was explained not only by ideology. The first presenters, including Bodrova, raised the bar very high in the profession and the rest had to meet these standards.

TV viewers remembered her from the “Time” program. Bodrova was the first presenter and for a long time, together with another legend, Igor Kirillov, she talked about the main news of the country and the world. Bodrova was a professional, but she stood out not only because she read the text from a piece of paper clearly and in excellent Russian. She had her own special intonation, which was perfect for official information.

Svetlana Zhiltsova


The most stylish and beautiful presenter on central television in the 60s. Unlike many of the first set, she came to TV without acting education. She was initially invited due to her knowledge of English and was sent mainly to international projects. However, she became one of the top announcers when she joined the then mega-popular KVN.

One of the few in the country, the sharply satirical project was broadcast live; the hosts of the program were required to have a special skill in conducting the program with ease, maintaining contact with the audience and at the same time not allowing anything seditious so that it would not be closed. Neither Maslyakov nor Zhiltsova were the first to be tried as presenters, but as a result, they were the ones who took root. After the closure of KVN, Zhiltsova remained in the first circle of TV presenters and worked in the programs “Time”, “Morning Mail”, “Song of the Year”, “Ogonyok” and many others.

Anna Shatilova


She has forever remained the official face of the festive events and news of the Central Television. Shatilov was invited to broadcast parades on Red Square even after the collapse of the USSR, when the announcer unit had long been dispersed and the profession itself had changed noticeably. She earned almost all of her experience at Gosteleradio in news and entertainment projects, and for some time she taught residents of the Land of the Rising Sun Russian language on TV.

On air, Shatilova was always collected and strict, personifying the entire Soviet system. It so happened that it was she who informed citizens about the most important events in the USSR and the world, such as the assassination of Kennedy and the withdrawal of 100-ruble bills from circulation. Therefore, she was often even called the main announcer of the country.

Yulia Belyanchikova


An absolutely non-standard TV presenter for the USSR. On the first buttons, and in regional television centers, the programs were mainly broadcast by announcers. This was a special caste. Initially, to be included in their number, acting education was assumed. Then the requirements for specialists were relaxed. They came young and were trained for a long time before being brought into the team. Belyanchikova was invited from the outside.

The “Health” program had been running for several years when the management decided that it should be led by a medical specialist, and not a journalist or announcer. And then they invited the acting doctor Belyanchikova. As a result, in her person the program received a presenter who could communicate on equal terms with the invited doctors and translate complex terms into simple and understandable language. All this was greatly appreciated by millions of television viewers, who elevated Belyanchikova’s “Health” to megahits on Soviet TV.

Tatyana Chernyaeva


A real star of “children’s” broadcasting, although she participated, in fact, in one project - “ABVGDeyke”. In 1975, the Central Television decided to create a program that would teach the youngest children to read and write. Initially, they were going to make some kind of analogue of the American Sesame Street, but they couldn’t resist and significantly reworked it. Tatyana Chernyaeva directly supervised this process. As a result, she became the host.

It’s difficult to say whether other candidates were considered, but Chernyaeva still runs ABVGDeyka. During this time, several cast members and authors have changed, the concept has been adjusted, the program was closed several times and revived again. And the latter was possible largely thanks to Chernyaeva herself.

Angelina Vovk


Chief specialist for entertainment projects. In theory, it was believed that Gosteleradio announcers could become the face of any program, but some specialization still existed. Vovk didn’t even try to become one of the anchors of the most prestigious evening news. She couldn’t see well, so she preferred not to read from a piece of paper, couldn’t help but smile for a long time, and generally loved to laugh. Such frivolity was completely unsuitable for officialdom.

But it fits perfectly into children's and entertainment programs: “Alarm Clock”, “Good Night, Kids”, “Morning Mail”, “Music Kiosk”, “Blue Light”, concerts, festivals and many other projects. She stood on the stage of “Songs of the Year” for more than ten years.

Tatyana Vedeneeva


The face of Soviet television in the West. Already in the late 70s, Gosteleradio began to actively cooperate with foreign television companies and the issue of a “fresh face” among domestic announcers became acute. Fortunately, Vedeneeva came to the leadership of the central heating center in 1978. She became a TV presenter who looked natural not only in the USSR, but also in capitalist countries.

While she was broadcast domestically mainly with the programs “Good Night, Kids” and “Alarm Clock,” she worked much more actively “for export.” For example, she hosted the USSR Day on the French TF-1, represented the country in the Austrian-Soviet “Musical Compound”, and was the heroine of a serial film about Moscow on the British BBC television channel. In the USSR she became a star after participating in the Good Morning program - one of the very first perestroika projects.

In those distant times, when the only source of visual communication with the outside world was television, these women were greeted in every home as the closest people. Many of them have changed a lot. Some are no longer alive.
Angelina Vovk (72 years old)
The first association with the name of this TV presenter is the “Song of the Year” festival, the broadcast of which was not missed in any family. In the 80s, Angelina Vovk hosted the program “Good night, kids!” At that time, the children's program was going through difficult times: higher authorities demanded that Piggy be removed from the program - they say, why should a little pig teach Soviet children. Aunt Lina convinced the management that without Piggy the broadcast would be impossible.
Tatyana Vedeneeva (61 years old)
Graduated from GITIS. While still in my first year at the institute, I acted in films for the first time. In 1975, Vedeneeva played in two films - “Hello, I am your aunt”, “We didn’t go through this”. She worked at the Mayakovsky Theater. She made her debut as a presenter of night broadcasts. The programs “Good night, kids”, “Visiting a fairy tale”, for which Tatyana Vedeneeva is remembered, did not go to her right away. The children's programs were followed by the Morning program.


Larisa Verbitskaya (55 years old)
In 1987, Larisa became one of the first presenters of the nascent morning broadcasting. Today Larisa Verbitskaya is the only TV presenter on Russian television who has worked in one program for more than 20 years.


Svetlana Morgunova (75 years old)
During her long career on television, Morgunova managed to work in different genres: she hosted the “Time” program and introduced viewers to the TV program schedule. But it was the releases of “Blue Light” that brought Morgunova fame. Together with the popular presenter, more than one generation of viewers celebrated the New Year.


Tatyana Chernyaeva (72 years old)
She has worked at Central Television since 1970, when she took the position of assistant director. In 1975, Chernyaeva became the host of the new children's program "ABVGDeyka" and subsequently combined this work with the position of head of the editorial office of children's programs. She said that “ABVGDeyka” is the only non-politicized program on Soviet television.


Anna Shatilova (76 years old)
She got on TV by accident - while studying at the philological faculty of the Pedagogical Institute, she saw an advertisement for the recruitment of announcers for the All-Union Radio and decided to take part in it. In 1962, Shatilova was hired by the USSR Central Television. Shatilova’s mentor was Yuri Levitan himself. For many years, she hosted the country's main news program, Vremya.


Tatiana Sudets (67 years old)
On TV since October 1972. Popular presenter, worked in the announcer department of the Central Television. She hosted the programs: “Time”, “Blue Light”, “Skillful Hands”, “More Good Products”, “Our Address is the Soviet Union”, “Song of the Year”, “Good Night, Kids!”.


Valentina Leontyeva
She worked at Central Television for 35 years, from 1954 to 1989. Valentina Leontyeva became the first presenter of the program “Good night, kids!” The children called her Aunt Valya, and her parents called her “all-Union mother,” because she “put all the children of the Soviet country to bed.” Since 1976, Leontyeva has hosted the most popular children's program “Visiting a Fairy Tale.” The TV presenter died in 2007 at the age of 83.


Yulia Belyanchikova
Yulia Vasilyevna hosted one of the first programs on medical topics on domestic TV - the popular science program “Health”. Moreover, by profession she is not an artist or a TV presenter, but a doctor. She remained the permanent host of the program for more than twenty years. During this time, the flow of letters for transmission increased from 60 thousand per year to 160 thousand. Yulia Belyanchikova died at the age of 70 in 2011.


Anna Shilova
The first presenter of the first “Song of the Year”. Together with Igor Kirillov she conducted issues from 1971-1975. She was also the host of many Blue Lights. In 2001, the TV presenter passed away; she died at the age of 74.

On March 22, 2016, Central Television celebrated its 65th anniversary. Today it is difficult to imagine that there were times when broadcasting was carried out to only two cities: Moscow and Leningrad (St. Petersburg), it was in black and white, and all programs were broadcast live. Only in 1957 did broadcasting begin to the European part, and from November 2, 1967 - to the entire territory of the country. Those who communicated with the population from the blue screen, read the news, broadcast and commented on sporting events were the announcers of Soviet television. These were representatives of a special profession and a specially created department at the CST, which ceased to exist in 1995.

The requirement for the profession was formed gradually, based on the best examples of announcers of the fifties, who became idols of millions of viewers. Thanks to their talent, the requirements for future job seekers on television became clear: good diction, competent speech, appearance and the ability to communicate with the audience, even if present only invisibly. In the future, only those who pass competitive tests of three rounds will be hired, which is akin to selection for a theater university. The announcers of Soviet television who were to be emulated were, first of all, Viktor Balashov and Igor Kirillov, Svetlana Zhiltsova and Valentina Leontyeva and Anna Shatilova.

The now living Viktor Balashov, born in 1924, a graduate of the Moscow Art Theater School, is an example of announcer reading. Having gone through the Great Patriotic War, he began his career on radio, where diction and the sound of his voice played a very important role. He worked together with the legendary Yuri Levitan. Arriving on television in 1947, before the start of the broadcast, he developed ligaments like a professional singer. With his unique bass voice, he announced important news for the country, becoming the host of the “Time” program. He had the honor of reporting on the flight of Yuri Gagarin, reading the parting words of the ill L. I. Brezhnev to the cosmonauts of the Soyuz-Apollo station, the first international crew. He worked in television until 1996 and is a People's Artist of Russia.

Announcers - television presenters

The announcers worked in various editorial offices, and not only read the text superbly, but also conducted various programs, forever linking their name with their history. Thus, Vladimir Ukhin was the permanent presenter of children's programs “Good night, kids”, Angelina Vovk hosted the final “Song of the Year” for 18 years, Yuri Nikolaev is associated with “Morning Star”, and Svetlana Zhiltsova and Alexander Maslyakov are with that KVN that began with songs “Pick up a pencil, we are starting our evening.”

It is paradoxical that neither Alexander nor Svetlana were the first presenters of KVN, but they became its symbols. The program, born from another funny program, became the only one, in live broadcast conditions, beyond the control and control of the authorities. Its closure in 1971 for a formal reason - the Odessa team entered the game with pasted-on mustaches and beards - marked the end of the freedom-loving 60s.

Svetlana Zhiltsova got on television completely by accident, but this was preceded by her many years of studies in the literary studio at the House of Pioneers. As a foreign language student, she was invited to appear on television due to her knowledge of English. After unexpectedly replacing the ill host of a children's sports program, where she performed well in a 40-minute program, the girl was invited to join the staff. She was distinguished by her smiling and correct manner. In those years, her speech on air was monitored by a Russian language teacher, from whom Soviet television announcers received lessons. Alexander Maslyakov came to KVN in 1964, while still a student, and has remained faithful to this game to this day.

Style icons

In the absence of a commercial component of television, the presenters selected their own clothes for appearing on air. Traveling abroad, following fashion and seeking opportunities to purchase quality materials, the real style icons in the USSR were precisely the Soviet television announcers. Women were the first to demonstrate the beauty and practicality of crimple suits, modest but exquisite jewelry, and magnificent hairstyles from recognized masters. Anna Shatilova, Angelina Vovk, who are still involved in working on television, demonstrate impeccable taste, and in adulthood they evoke rave reviews.

For decades, Valentina Leontyeva, the host of the most humane program “With all my heart,” remained an example of femininity and beauty, without which not a single rating program on television could be imagined. The People's Artist of the USSR worked until she was 65 years old, undergoing plastic surgery to keep her favorite job.

Ageless Veterans

With the closure of the announcers department, most television veterans left their favorite jobs, continuing to work in other areas. The inimitable Ekaterina Andreeva, a 1992 graduate of the broadcasting school, has made an excellent career, standing out among her colleagues for her intelligence and respect for words. But there are also representatives of the older generation, announcers of Soviet television. The men are represented by the ageless Igor Kirillov, who began his career back in 1957. For 30 years he was the permanent presenter of the Vremya program. Thanks to his professionalism and excellent timbre of his voice, he was entrusted with congratulating the people of the country on the New Year, commenting on festive events from the main square of the capital, which he continues to do at the present time, working in tandem with the unfading Anna Shatilova.

Soviet television announcers became an integral part of the country's culture, a source of pride and respect.

Broadcast area All-Union and regional, broadcasting
went through 5 zones (1990) Broadcast start date Key dates in the history of USSR TV are:

• 1951- the Central Television Studio of the USSR was created
  (prototype of the 1st program)
• November 4, 1967- The 1st CT program of the USSR becomes all-Union

Founder State Television and Radio of the USSR, Government of the USSR Owner state Managers Vladimir Spiridonovich Osminin
Georgy Alexandrovich Ivanov

Directors

Story

The first television broadcasts began in Moscow in 1935. In -1945 television did not work. The broadcasts were resumed on May 7, 1945, and on December 15, Muscovites were the first in Europe to switch to regular broadcasting. The main television programs of those years were devoted to the life of the Soviet Union, cultural events, science, and sports.

In December 1948, the Moscow Television Center suspended transmissions during reconstruction. On June 16, 1949, broadcasting using the 625 line standard began from Shabolovka. On March 22, 1951, the television center was transformed into the Central Television Studio. The program did not have a clearly defined theme, broadcasting both news and music programs and films, cartoons from the Soyuzmultfilm film studio, as well as educational programs. Since January 1, 1955 it has been open daily.

Subordination

• 1953. Ministry of Culture.
• May 16, 1957. Committee on Radio Broadcasting and Television under the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
• April 18, 1962. State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on Radio Broadcasting and Television.
• October 9, 1965. Committee on Radio Broadcasting and Television under the Council of Ministers of the USSR.
• July 12, 1970. Union-Republican State Committee of the Council of Ministers of the USSR on television and radio broadcasting.
• July 5, 1978. USSR State Committee for Television and Radio Broadcasting.
• March 7, 1991. All-Union State Television and Radio Company.
• May 13, 1991. Russian television and radio company (Second Channel CT).
• December 22, 1991. Russian state television and radio company Ostankino.

List of programs

• The obvious is the incredible
• Person and law
• Perestroika spotlight
• Commonwealth
• Hello, we are looking for talents!
• Music kiosk
• Under the sign "Pi"
• Funny boys
• Walt Disney Presents
• Up to 16 and older
• Serving the Soviet Union
• Rural hour
• Anu ka, girls
• Turn
• Autograph
• International panorama
• Cinema panorama
• Wider circle
• Heartily
• Ninth studio

DH announcers

• Evgeniy Arbenin
• Natalya Andreeva since 1982 (graduated from VTU named after B. Shchukin in 1979 (?))
• Nikolay Arsentiev
• Alisher Badalov since 1990
• Victor Balashov
• Valentina Barteneva since 1992
• Vladimir Berezin since 1990
• Irina Beskopskaya since 1992
• Maria Bulychova since the 1960s
• Alexandra Burataeva since 1992
• Marina Burtseva since 1977 (graduated from VTU named after B. Shchukin in 1978 (?))
• Boris Vassin
• Larisa Verbitskaya since 1986
• Lev Viktorov
• Galina Vlasenok since 1990
• Dina Grigorieva since 1975 (graduate of the Moscow State Institute of Culture)
• Natalya Grigorieva since 1988
• Ekaterina Gritsenko since 1984
• Alla Danko since 1974 (graduate of the First Moscow Medical Institute)
• Alexey Dmitriev (Shilov)
• Galina Dorovskaya (graduated from the VTU named after B. Shchukin in 1974 (?))
• Alexey Druzhinin since 1990?
• Gennady Dubko
• Larisa Dykina
• Inna Ermilova since 1977 (MGPI graduate)
• Shamil Zakirov???
• Galina Zimenkova since 1969 (graduated from Kazan University in 1963 and Leningrad Institute of Culture)
• Elena Zubareva
• Olga Zyuzina since 1977 (GITIS graduate)
• Tatyana Ivanova
• Oleg Izmailov since 1967
• Irina Illarionova
• Elena Kovalenko since 1977 (MSPI graduate)
• Yuri Kovelenov since 1972?
• Natalya Kozelkova since 1984 (graduated from VTU named after Shchepkin in 1984)
• Octavian Kornich (graduated from VTU named after B. Shchukin in 1967)
• Vera Kotsyuba since 1988
• Evgeny Kochergin since 1975? (graduated from the Moscow Financial and Economic Institute in 1972)
• Tatiana Krasuskaya
• Olga Kuleshova (graduated from the Institute of Culture)
• Valentina Lanovaya since 1967
• Andrey Leonov since 1984 (graduated from Moscow Higher Technical School in 1979)
• Valentina Leontyeva since 1954
• Irina Martynova since 1984
• Valery Mironov since 1972
• Maria Mitroshina
• Vlad Mozhaeva since 1992
• Alla Music since 1967? (graduated from VTU named after B. Shchukin in 1966)
• Margarita Myrikova-Kudryashova since 1992
• Aida Nevskaya since 1992
• Elena Nefedova since 1990
• Yuri Nikolaev since 1975 (graduated from GITIS in 1970)
• Irina Pauzina since 1977
• Yuri Petrov since 1982
• Valentina Pechorina since 1967 (graduated from GITIS in 1965 and the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University)
• Dmitry Poletaev since 1982 (graduated from VTU named after Shchepkin in 1982)
• Sergey Polyansky since 1980
• Valeria Rizhskaya since 1984
• Tatyana Romashina since 1982 (graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School in 1981)
• Maya Sidorova since 1982 (graduated from VTU named after Shchepkin in 1982 (?))
• Anatoly Silin since the 1960s
• Svetlana Skryabina (Ershova) since 1962
• Evgeny Smirnov from 1967 to 1974
• Lyudmila Sokolova since 1957 (GITIS graduate)
• Alla Stakhanova since 1967 (graduated from GITIS in 1965 (?))
• Tatyana Sudets (Grushina) since 1972 (graduated from Moscow Power Engineering Institute)
• Evgeny Suslov since 1962
• Irina Titova since 1992
• Victor Tkachenko since 1970? to 1981
• Svetlana Tokareva (graduate of the Moscow Conservatory)
• Vladimir Ukhin since 1962 (graduate of the variety department of GITIS, 1960)
• Yuri Fedotov since 1982
• Natalya Fufacheva since 1972
• Andrey Khlebnikov 1956-1957? (graduated from VTU named after B. Shchukin, 1955)
• Natalya Chelobova since 1972
• Olga Chepurova in the 1950s (VGIK graduate)
• Gennady Chertov since 1967 (graduated from GITIS)
• Leonid Chuchin (graduated from GITIS)