Olga Skabeeva is a Russian journalist and TV presenter. Viewers of the Russia-1 channel know her from news programs and the 60 minutes program, which she leads in a duet with her colleague Evgeny Popov.
early years
The future TV star was born in 1984 in the town of Volzhsky, located on the banks of the great Russian river. The girl pleased her parents with good academic performance and by the end of school made a balanced decision to become a journalist. Soon the debut essays of the girl appeared in the local newspaper "City Week".
Journalist career
She was able to successfully combine her work in the Vesti Saint Petersburg program with her education at the University of the Northern Capital. During her student years, the aspiring journalist won the youth award of the city government and received a number of important awards in the field of journalism at the Golden Pen and Profession - Reporter competitions.
After completing her studies with honors, in 2008 Olya moved to Moscow. She was offered cooperation by the federal edition of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. The girl began her professional career in a metropolitan company as a correspondent for the Vesti program. Then her successful author's project "Vesti.dok" appeared. The plot of the program combined journalistic investigation and discussion with the invited guests of the studio on the proposed topic. Political issues have often been the subject of discussion. Ill-wishers sarcastically called Skabeeva "Putin's iron doll", as she repeatedly criticized the Russian opposition.
Personal life
In 2013, a significant event took place in the biography of the journalist. Skabeeva became the wife of the TV presenter of Vesti and Special Report Yevgeny Popov. The wedding took place in New York, colleagues were there on a business trip. The date of the celebration had to be postponed twice due to the busyness of journalists. The result of their great love was the birth of their son Zakhar. At first, the grandmother was engaged in raising the baby, but now the family has reunited, and the parents devote all their free time to the child.
How he lives now
Today Olga and Eugene spend most of their time together. In addition to family concerns, they are connected by joint work in the show "60 minutes". An hour-long social and political program devoted to discussions and searching for answers to the most important questions of the day. The program is broadcasted live, so the presenters need a special concentration on the topic so that viewers receive maximum information in a short time. Because of Olga's tough and slightly aggressive demeanors, her colleagues call her style of conducting the program "prosecutorial and accusatory," and today he has become a visiting card TV presenter. Skabeeva treats her activities with full dedication, she is demanding of herself and those around her. The journalist believes that there can be no trifles in everyday life and in the profession - this is the key to success.
