"His name will go down in the history of modern Russian journalism": Eduard Sagalaev dies
2023-05-13T11:47:38.737Z
Highlights: Eduard Sagalaev was the president of the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters. In the Soviet years, he was the editor-in-chief of programs for young people on radio and television. He was awarded various state awards, in particular the title "Honored Journalist of the Russian Federation" and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree. He also hosted his own author's program "In the World of People" on TV-6.
On Saturday, May 13, at the age of 76, the president of the National Association of Television and Radio Broadcasters, Eduard Sagalaev, died. In the Soviet years, he was the editor-in-chief of programs for young people on radio and television, after which he took the post of editor-in-chief of information of the Central Television of the USSR and the Vremya program. In the early 1990s, he was the general director of the Ostankino State Television and Radio Company and became one of the founders of the TV-6 channel, where he also hosted his own author's program "In the World of People". Sagalaev was awarded various state awards, in particular the title "Honored Journalist of the Russian Federation" and the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree.
Source: russiart