Love at first sight TV show presenters. "Love at first sight": the history of the most rated romantic show on Russian television

"Love at first sight"- a television game show that originally aired on Channel One in two parts. Later, when "Love at First Sight" began to broadcast RTR, the program began to appear in its entirety.

"Love at First Sight" became the first licensed game purchased by Russian television in the West. The rights to it belong to the English studio Action Time.

The constant leaders were Alla Volkova And Boris Kryuk.

Three young men and three girls took part in the game. At the first stage, the participants of the game had to answer the cunning questions of the presenters. At the same time, the players were hidden from each other and formed an idea about each other only on the basis of the answers they heard.

Then the girls and boys, by pressing the buttons, “choose” a pair for themselves, and the computer determines which pairs matched.

Those who were lucky enough to choose each other went to a restaurant, and the next day the second stage of the game began.

Each member of the pair had to answer questions about the expected behavior of the partner in a given situation. Each correct answer earned one shot. After the end of this stage, the couple agreed on who would shoot the painted hearts. A prize was hidden under each heart, if the shooter hit the heart, the prize went to a couple.

The super prize was romantic trip for two. There was also a "broken heart", which meant the end of the game.

In later releases, the rules of the game have changed slightly. Now, among the matched pairs, viewers chose one, which immediately went to the second stage - answering questions about each other and playing for prizes. Criteria for the audience's choice was the scream - the winner was the pair for which they shouted longer and louder.

The program first aired on the ORT channel on January 12, 1992, and in 1996 took place latest release show. From 1997 to 1998, the program was broadcast on the RTR channel.

In 2000, the ORT company launched a program, the prototype of which was "Love at First Sight" - "The Seventh Sense". Igor Vernik became the host, and the essence was that the participant makes a choice from 6 different applicants, focusing on how the competitors pass various tests. The program aired from February 12, 2000 to May 26, 2001.

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« Love at first sight” is a television game show dedicated to the relationship between a man and a woman. The goal of the game is a happily completed search for the second half and a romantic journey that will lead the just-acquainted couple to the wedding.

"Love at First Sight" became the first licensed game purchased by Russian television in the West. The rights to it belong to the English studio Action Time.

Show Rules Love at first sight are initially very simple. Three young men and three girls took part in the game. At the first stage, the participants of the game had to answer the cunning questions of the presenters. At the same time, the players were hidden from each other and made up an idea only on the basis of the answers they heard. Then the girls and boys, by pressing buttons, chose a pair for themselves, and the computer determined which pairs matched. Those who had love at first sight went to a restaurant, and the next day the second stage of the game began. Each member of the pair had to answer questions about the expected behavior of the partner in a given situation. Each correct answer earned one shot. After the end of this stage, the couple agreed on who would shoot the painted hearts. A prize was hidden under each heart, if the shooter hit the heart, the prize went to a couple.

The permanent hosts of the show " Love at first sight" were Alla Volkova and Boris Kryuk.

The super prize was a romantic trip for two. There was also a "broken heart", which meant the end of the game.

In later releases, the rules of the game have changed slightly. Now, among the matched pairs, viewers chose one, which immediately went to the second stage - answering questions about each other and playing for prizes. Criteria for the audience's choice was the scream - the winner was the pair for which they shouted longer and louder.

It is not known for certain whether there were so-called “decoy couples” at that time, when specially invited actors participated in the show “Love at First Sight”, but the program did not hear a single announcement in insincerity.

The program first aired on the ORT channel on January 12, 1992, and in 1996 the last episode of the show took place. From 1997 to 1998, the program was broadcast on the RTR channel.

On March 1, 2011, the show was resumed " Love at first sight”, now it can be seen on the MTV channel. Contemporary themes(and members) are more relaxed in questions and answers than their predecessors, and therefore the show "Love at First Sight" is gradually moving into the category of "adult programs".

Hosts of the renewed show Love at first sight"- Tair Mammadov and Evelina Bledans.

In 2000, the ORT company launched a program, the prototype of which was Love at First Sight - The Seventh Sense. Igor Vernik became the host, but the program did not live up to the expectations of its authors and was closed.

The first hosts of the show Love at first sight», Alla Volkova and Boris Kryuk, after several months of work on the program, they got married.

Many still remember and love the very first pair of presenters - Alla Volkova and Boris Kryuk (later Pavel Kostitsyn and Katya Vinogradova were at Inter, and now Andrey Domansky and Vasilisa Frolova). Boris and Alla looked so harmonious that from time to time there were persistent rumors that they had become husband and wife.

After the show, Volkova really got married (and for the third time), but not at all for Boris, but for Igor Ivannikov, former soloist group "Doctor Watson", with whom she is happily married today.

In 2000, when the program was closed, Alla disappeared from television screens, but did not stop creative activity on TV, taking the place of program director in the television company "Game-TV" ("What? Where? When?", "Brain Ring", " cultural revolution"etc.), where he still works under the guidance of ... Boris Kryuk.

Volkova has two adult sons, Julius and Arthur, and a grandson and granddaughter. Lives in a country house in the Moscow region. She loves to bake pies, ride a bike, dogs (she has several) and weave baubles from natural stones.

We managed to talk with Alla about "Love at first sight" and not only.

"It was all improvisation"

- Alla, remember your reaction to the proposal to become the host of the Love at First Sight program?

I remember that I was pleasantly surprised and, as a responsible person, rushed to the libraries to read Freud. Believe it or not, I even went to psychology courses for two years, which were taught by my friend, the rector of the university, Olga Potemkina! Before all this, I was an "expert", in 1979 I came to the youth editorial office for the program "What? Where? When?". The decision - who to take the host of the program - was made by two people: Vladimir Voroshilov and Natalia Stetsenko (Voroshilov's wife, mother of Boris Kryuk, TV editor. - Auth.).

- It was the first entertainment show, there was no experience in conducting such programs yet. What was required of you?

They didn't demand anything from us, it was a complete improvisation. The British helped us for several years. We didn't have computers! When they saw equipment from 1970 or even 1967 at our television center, they grabbed their heads. And they were very surprised when the result was a perfect picture. They brought us computers that were not on our TV at that time, and their computer engineer Chris Goss did all the screensavers, flying hearts, archery for us.

- What was our feature?

Leading. Boris is intelligence, mind, wonderful humor. And Alla-leader is lightness, outfits, hairstyles. They even dyed me blonde. Yes, I myself added to my image of frivolity.

- Did you feel comfortable in the image of a blonde?

I am a completely different person! But we have a lot of different characters in us. And at different moments a person manifests himself in different ways. We had a good stylist Alexander Shevchuk. So when he changed my appearance, everyone just applauded him! Each time our group looked at me with surprise, because each time he painted a new face for me! For this I am very grateful to him, because they recognize me only by my voice (laughs). He also chose the costumes.

"I'm glad that there was no yellow press then"

- Did you feel like a star?

We were recognized. But it was the post-Soviet space. You can not compare the concept of a star then and now. Now it stands for a glamorous lifestyle. And then we didn’t even know the word! For us, work and creativity came first.

- Probably, you were constantly "married" with Boris Kryuk. How did you get away with it?

The thing is, it didn't really bother us. If we had an affair, we would get married. Moreover, it is so convenient - for ten years to produce a program and be together (laughs). If we didn’t get married, then there was no romance.

Actually, I love Boris very much, I have such a sisterly love for him. And the fruit of this love is this program. Boris has always treated me, and still treats me very tenderly. But he has a completely different type of women in his head that he marries (laughs).

I am terribly glad that my program went out for so long and that then, in fact, there was no tabloid press that would come up with all sorts of fables. It’s just that my children and my mother, who was still alive then, would not have endured all this horror and nightmare when they discuss who and what, where and with whom.

- Friends did not ask for the project "by pull"?

No. As in the case of "What? Where? When?" not a single one of my acquaintances, not a single relative sent a single question of his own and did not receive money.

- What do you think, is there a need for a modern viewer in such projects now?

I think that this program is for all time.

"This is life, and everyone steps on their own rake"

- Now in Ukraine, on the Inter channel, the updated project Love at First Sight has just started. But this is no longer a youth show - its characters are mostly those who are about 30 or over 30 ...

More experienced heroes - this is a very correct approach. After all, they have something to say! We also had different heroes. And there were young people. There were even children, they had very funny statements. One little girl 5 years old to the question "What is happiness"? answered: "It is a room full of gold." Like this!

- How do you feel about the fact that now communication between men and women has moved to a virtual level?

They need to meet sometime! The fact is that they thus expand the circle of communication. You can't sit in a cafe and talk to 9 applicants! And here you can get to know everyone and reject someone (laughs). This is life, and everyone steps on their own rake.

- Do you believe in love at first sight?

Probably, it happens - just at first sight. With him, everyone decides whether he is a person or not.

From the history of the TV show

Colleagues did not recognize the program

Stephen Leahy (the author of the program, at that time the director of the Action Time company, from which they bought the license for the show. - Auth.) brought a whole bag of different programs, formats that his company produced, - recalls Alla Volkova. - Vladimir Voroshilov and Natalia Stetsenko chose "Love at First Sight" because it struck them. They didn't want to buy some new quiz or something like "What? Where? When?".

As for the audience, they were divided. Some believed that this was a revolutionary show, and drew parallels with the fall iron curtain And Berlin Wall. And someone thought that this was an immodest program and it was impossible to discuss some things related to the relationship of men and women.

By the way, all programs of our television company- "What? Where? When?", "Brain Ring", "Cultural Revolution", "Life is Beautiful" - have been awarded the TEFI award more than once. And "Love at First Sight", although it was published for almost 10 years (from 1991 to 2000), does not have any award. Colleagues did not recognize her. It was considered too frivolous a show for our people.

The management was also ambivalent about this program ... We were staged at twelve o'clock in the morning. But the ratings still skyrocketed.

I remember one of the critics wrote that we send potential brides and grooms on a romantic trip in couples in cabins. In fact, there was nothing like that! The participants won a romantic trip, at the end of the year we collected them and sent them all by one ship. Naturally, no one lived with each other. Boys were placed with boys, girls with girls. We did not set as our goal a wedding-marriage. Although some couples did get married, and then we invited them to the studio.

Unfortunately, few of today's youth can remember one of the most talented and beautiful TV presenters 90s of the last century. But Alla Volkova was just that. It is worth noting that during her popularity, the attitude towards television was completely different than today. The absence of satellite channels and digital analogues created an information deficit.

That is why the light entertainment program “Love at First Sight”, the first host of which was the heroine of our article, was very popular among viewers.

The mysterious host of the program

At a time when there was no Internet as such, and the yellow press did not publish various gossip and speculation about the stars as freely as today, the life of actors and presenters who addressed the viewer with blue screens was really a secret.

There is little information about this TV presenter in the public domain today. It is known that Alla was born in 1955. She is a teacher by education. in English. Alla Volkova has always been interested in the general public, and information about the personal life of the host has never been advertised.

And since people always need to discuss something, and even more so, the general atmosphere on film set“Love at first sight” seemed very romantic, rumor immediately attributed the host to an affair with her colleague on the air.

Fictional romance between two hosts

Along with the young people who came to the program to find their soul mate, the audience arbitrarily came up with another pair of Boris Kryuk and Alla Volkova. This duet was even credited with a wedding. Apparently, people liked to think that a couple of young, talented people in love with each other helps the participants of their TV show find their beloved ones. And only many years later, in one of her interviews, Alla Volkova, a TV presenter, denied such gossip, firmly stating that there had never been any romance between him and Boris.

How did Volkova get on Love at First Sight?

But enough interesting fact is that Alla was able to get on the program beloved by thousands of viewers as a host largely thanks to the mother of Boris Kryuk - Natalya Stetsenko. At that time, Alla Volkova already had some relation to television. In 1979, she worked in the youth edition of the program called “What? Where? When?". At this time, the television company "Game TV" decides to release on the domestic screen an analogue of the English entertainment show under original name Love at first sight. Thus, the program “Love at First Sight” appeared on the post-Soviet air.

The decision on who will act as presenters was made by Vladimir Voroshilov (far from being the last person in the Igra TV company) and his wife, Natalya Stetsenko (Boris Kryuk's mother). It was she who offered to take on the role of co-host to her son a girl from the editorial office, which turned out to be Alla Volkova.

Preparing for filming

When Alla Volkova began to prepare for broadcasts, it turned out that in the post-Soviet space there was practically no experience in conducting such programs, and what exactly was required of the presenters was not entirely clear. For this reason, the shooting of the first program took place in London, where foreign colleagues shared their experience with the presenters of the newly made program.

It is worth noting that English specialists and for the next few years they supported the creators of the Russian version of the program, since domestic television was not quite ready to shoot a show of this level. It is worth recalling that "Love at First Sight" first aired in 1991. By that time, as Alla Volkova herself now recalls, the local television center did not even have a computer, and the equipment that was used in the work was produced in 1960-1970. The TV team was supplied with everything necessary by foreign colleagues.

Rules of the legendary game

For the post-Soviet period, the idea and format of the program were very unusual and quite interesting. At the first stage, 6 people took part in the show: three guys and three girls. The presenters began to ask the players various interesting and sometimes tricky questions. At the same time, the participants could not see each other. They could form their idea of ​​other players solely on the basis of the answers they heard.

Next, they were asked to decide on their sympathy and click on the button to select a specific participant. Only after the choice was made, the guys and girls could see each other. If the blind choice of the participants was mutual, then a kind of pair formation took place. And this pair could continue further participation in the game. After filming, young people who chose each other went to a restaurant in order to chat and get to know each other better. On the second day of filming, the couple returned, and the presenters invited them to answer questions again, which this time were not of a general nature, but concerned each chosen one in the pair. For example, the guy had to answer how the girl would behave in a given situation.

For each correct answer, the couple received as a reward the opportunity to fire one shot on the computer. There was a large screen with hearts in the studio, under which various prizes (gifts for the newlyweds) were hidden. The most important prize was considered a romantic trip, and the more shots a couple earned with their correct answers, the more likely the chances of winning the main prize increased.

Intrigue and some tension on the air were brought by the fact that in one of the sectors was hiding " Broken heart". If a couple hit it, the game ended immediately for them.

Distributed images and roles

When the program was in the development process, there were practically no requirements for the hosts, since no one had the slightest idea how exactly to host a romantic variety show. Everything that Boris and Alla did on the set was exclusively improvisation.

Volkova and Hook created the impression of a very harmonious pair of presenters. Their on-screen images complemented each other perfectly. Boris has always been distinguished by intelligence and subtle humor, while it is worth noting that his jokes never had anything to do with sarcasm or irony. He was the epitome of intelligence and resourcefulness. Alla Volkova was supposed to have a lighter, more feminine type. She always knew how to attract the eyes of viewers to herself, each broadcast appearing in new outfits and changing hairstyles.

Over time, the stylists made her blonde, but at the same time, it is worth noting that Alla Volkova is the host, who never looked vulgar or stupid. When the girl was preparing for the release of the program, knowing that the program would be mainly devoted to relations between men and women, she read a lot of specialized literature, studied Freud's works and even went to psychology courses.

For the competent creation of a high-quality on-air image, Alla Volkova herself in today's interviews often thanks the stylist of the program Alexander Shevchuk. It was from his submission that fashionable, beautiful and very elegant outfits were selected for the presenter. Also, it was Shevchuk who always chose a new hairstyle and makeup for Volkova. Moreover, he knew how to change the images of Alla so masterfully and radically that sometimes colleagues on the site could only recognize Volkova by her voice.

Closing the transfer

This program aired for almost 8 years, which is a very long time for an entertainment show. When the program closed, the reasons for this began to grow into legends. In fact, everything was banal. The last actual shooting took place in 1998, at that time there was a crisis in the yard. The cost of the transmission cost its creator enough a large sum, and this was largely due to expensive scenery and the use of computer technology.

Over time, "Love at first sight" began to appear on the screens less and less. In one of his interviews, Boris Kryuk, recalling those times, said that the closure of the program was quite logical and happened by mutual agreement of all parties involved in the creation of the show.

Volkova's personal life

This presenter has never put her personal life on display. But apparently, she was boring with Alla, since from various publications it becomes clear that she had only three official marriages.

It is known that the musician Igor Ivannikov became her last husband. It is also known that the TV presenter has two adult sons from a previous marriage.

Where is Alla Volkova now?

After the closure of Love at First Sight, Alla Volkova (whose biography was never advertised in detail) did not cease to interest loyal viewers. Unlike her colleague Boris, she did not appear in new program, and many thought that she had ceased to have anything to do with television at all. But in fact, for many years Volkova has been quite successfully cooperating with the television company Igra TV and the production center of the same name. She is program director and editor-in-chief of programs such as Cultural Revolution and What? Where? When?".

Many of us are well acquainted with all these people whom we could very often see not on TV screens in the past, and we still see some of them. Next, we suggest recalling popular TV presenters from the 90s, as well as finding out how their further fate.

Arina Sharapova started as the host of the Vesti program on the second channel, and from 1996 to 1998 she became the host of the information program Vremya (ORT).

Sharapova then moved on to the program “ Good morning”, and then began to rarely appear on the air at all.

In 2014, Arina became the president of the "School of Arts and Media Technologies", in the same year she appeared as the host of the "Island of Crimea" project.

Boris Kryuk. From January 13, 1991 to 1999, Boris was the permanent host and director of the TV game Love at First Sight.

Boris did not disappear from television, he simply became invisible - since May 2001 he became the host, director, scriptwriter and general producer of the television game "What? Where? When?"

The audience only hears his voice. At first, after the death of the creator and permanent host of the program, Vladimir Voroshilov, the editors hid the name of the new host from both viewers and experts: his voice was distorted using a computer.

Alla Volkova was the host of the romantic television show "Love at First Sight" along with Boris Kryuk.

After the closing of this show, Alla got married for the third time, works as an editor for all the programs that the production center "Igra-TV" produces - "What? Where? When?", "Songs of the 20th century" and "Cultural Revolution".

Alexander Lyubimov. He came to television as a correspondent, and then as the host of the Vzglyad program. From 1995-1998 he became the author and host of the One on One program.

Since 2007 - an employee of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, hosted the Senate program on the Rossiya channel. Later he was appointed first deputy CEO TV channel "Russia".

In August 2011, he left the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company, becoming a member of the Right Cause political party. In November of the same year, he left the party and headed RBC channel, at the end of 2014 he left the post, but at the same time remained on the board of directors.

Svetlana Sorokina. From 1991 to 1997 she was a political columnist, host of the daily news program Vesti. Sorokina's branded farewells, with which she closed each issue of Vesti, were especially famous.

From May 2001 to January 2002, she worked on the TV-6 channel in the news program "Today on TV-6" and the talk show "Voice of the People".

Now Svetlana is a member of the Academy of Russian Television, a former member of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation (2009-2011), a lecturer at the Higher School of Economics, the host of the program "In the circle of LIGHT" on the radio station "Echo of Moscow" and the program "Sorokina" on the TV channel "Rain". "

In the 80s and early 90s, Tatyana Vedeneeva was perhaps the most popular TV presenter. She hosted "Alarm Clock", " Good night, kids!" and "Visiting a fairy tale" (Aunt Tanya), the program "Morning", "Song of the Year" and many others television shows.

Vedeneeva left television quite suddenly. Resting in London, the presenter was delighted with him and decided to extend the trip for a week. Called work and asked for a few days off.

In Ostankino, no one shared the host's joy over England; Tatyana was categorically offered to return on time or ... write a letter of resignation. Vedeneeva did not take the threat seriously. And her statement was taken quite seriously.

Now Tatyana is engaged in business. Once her husband brought her tkemali sauce from Tbilisi. The ex-leader was on fire with the idea of ​​​​arranging the production of tkemali in Russia. It took several years to study recipes and organize production. Now Tatyana is the owner of the Trest B corporation, and in every metropolitan supermarket you can buy sauces from Vedeneyeva.

The peak of Igor Ugolnikov's popularity came in the early nineties. First, the program "Oba-na!" was aired, followed by the equally funny "Corner Show!" In 1996, Igor released a series of programs "Doctor Angle".

After that, the programs "Good evening" and "It's not serious!" appeared. But they did not gain popularity.

The official version of Russian television regarding the closure of Good Evening is - "The program sucks out a lot of money," Igor said in an interview. "And rightly so: it was daily, a large number of people worked in it."

For some time, Igor tried himself in a different role: he served as vice president Russian fund culture, was the director of the Cinema House. But the television did not let go.

Now he is a producer of the TV magazine "Wick". does not forget and acting profession. He has acted in several series and films.

Ksenia Strizh hosted the programs "At Ksyusha", "Swift and Others", "Night Rendezvous" ... She never had such wild popularity and recognition as while working in the program "At Ksyusha". In the early 90s, there was little music on TV, and Strizh invited the most interesting artists to her show.

In 1997, Strizh returned from television to radio: there she feels at ease. was the leader of television channel"La Minor". After the scandal associated with the fact that she appeared on the air drunk and laughed at the teeth of her guest Alexander Solodukha, information appeared about her dismissal, but now Ksenia is working on the channel again.

Shenderovich's last program, which was seen by the mass Russian audience, was called "Free Cheese" and went on TVS. When the TVS was closed, Shenderovich spat on the big television.

He began writing for Novaya Gazeta and the Gazeta newspaper, got his own programs on Ekho Moskvy and Radio Liberty. True, Shenderovich did not succeed in completely tying up with TV.

On the Russian Channel Abroad, on Sundays, in the final analytical program "Russian Panorama", he leads his own column - "A Cup of Coffee with Shenderovich", in which he tells his former compatriots who left to live in Israel and Germany, how things are in Russia.

Ivan Demidov was the permanent host of the musical program "MuzOboz". But the mysterious image with the same dark glasses remained in the past.

Demidov preferred the position of Deputy Minister of Culture to a television career, and now he heads the Foundation for the Development of Contemporary Art.

The duet of Olga Shelest and Anton Komolov is an amazing example of professional compatibility and many years of friendship.

After the closure of MTV, the tandem was temporarily revived on the Zvezda channel in the show Starry Evening with Anton Komolov and Olga Shelest, but did not repeat its former success.

Currently, Olga is a permanent host of the entertainment show "Girls" and music competition"Artist" on the channel Russia-1, the host of the game "Understand me" on the channel "Carousel", as well as the co-host of the program "Temporarily available" with Dmitry Dibrov on the TVC channel.

Anton worked on various TV channels, and since September 5, 2011, together with Elena Abitaeva, he has been hosting the "RUSh-RadioActive Show" at the Europa Plus radio station

Elena Khanga was remembered for her bold and frank program "About This", which aired on the NTV channel from 1997 to 2000. And if today the topic of sex is a common thing, then for the late 90s it was a real breakthrough.

Hanga later hosted the daytime and certainly much less high-profile talk show The Domino Principle, in different time its co-hosts were Elena Starostina, Elena Ischeeva and Dana Borisova.

Since the autumn of 2009, he has been working in low-profile projects: he hosts the weekly talk show "Cross Talk" on the Russian English-language channel Russia Today, broadcasts on radio stations " TVNZ".

Valery Komissarov. On the program "My Family" dealt with the most burning topics family life: heroes of various colors willingly "made dirty linen in public", discussing their problems in live state channel "Russia".

Housewives watched the program with bated breath (not least because of the imposing presenter Valery Komissarov) from 1996 to 2003, until it was closed.

From November 16 to December 30, 2015 - director and host of the Our Man program on Russia 1 channel, as well as the creator and owner of the My Family food brand.

In addition to Arina Sharapova, there were several other memorable news anchors on ORT/Channel One. One of them is Alexandra Burataeva. In 1995, she moved to work on the ORT television channel and from the same year began to host the Vremya and Novosti programs until 1999.

On December 19, 1999, she was elected to the State Duma in the single-member Kalmyk constituency and re-elected in 2003 on the list of United Russia.

From March to August 2013, Alexandra worked as a PR director for the Sergei Bezrukov Theatre, and from September 2013 as president of the So-druzhestvo production company.

Igor Vykhukholev is also a former presenter of the news programs "News" and "Vremya" on Channel One. In 2000-2004, he sometimes replaced his colleagues in the Vremya information program.

Went for a promotion. Since 2005 - chief editor of night and morning information broadcasting of the Directorate of Information Programs of the First Channel. In 2006 he moved to VGTRK. Since 2006, I have been recording interviews with politicians for the news channel "Vesti 24".

Igor Gmyza. In 1995, after the creation of the ORT TV channel, he received an invitation to become the host of the Vremya program. He led the program in 1996-1998, alternating with Arina Sharapova.

He worked as the host of Novosti until the spring of 2004: at first he led the daytime and evening editions, towards the end of the work he switched to morning broadcasts, after which he left Channel One.

After a short experience as a political press secretary, he left for the radio. Since January 2006 - political observer for Radio Russia, host of the daily interactive talk show "Special Opinion"

Sergei Dorenko. In the early 1990s, he was a political observer for the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company and host of the Vesti program. Then the host of the program "Time" on the first channel "Ostankino", and since January 1994 - the host of the program "Details" on the RTR channel.

Then he was the chief producer of the Directorate of Information Programs and Analytical Broadcasting of ORT and the host of the daily program "Vremya".

Despite the fact that he gained his fame thanks to television, Dorenko repeatedly claimed that he did not watch TV. Currently, he runs an author's program on YouTube, and since 2014 he has been the editor-in-chief of the radio station "Moscow Speaks".