“In general, I was very afraid of meeting him. When I came to NTV, he kept a weather forecast once a week ... To guide our weather bureau, Alexander Belyaev was always a general, that is, he is the most influential, most respected, most valuable employee. That is, no one removed him from the air, he left simply because his health did not allow him, ”said Chaliapin.
According to him, when the acquaintance happened, Belyaev impressed him, "as if it were his relative."
“He is such a warm, sincere person,” Chaliapin emphasized.
The singer added that he was very keen on the news of Belyaev’s death.
“Not so close to my heart I perceive the departure of people, but here it’s as if my close relative has left,” he concluded.
Candidate of geographical sciences, TV presenter Alexander Belyaev died at the 72nd year of his life.