The farewell of journalist and media manager Eduard Sagalaev took place at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow. It has been reported DEA News.
Particularly, Dmitry Kiselev, Director General of the International Media Group “Russia Today” and Konstantin Ernst, Managing Director of Channel One, as well as President of the Union of Journalists of Russia Vladimir Solovyov attended the farewell. “Changes began in those days when he dominated television. For the first time, the news was started by the presenters, not the announcers. Solovyov, a new, unique team appeared – the Television News Service, I also worked in it, – noted.
According to Kiselev, Sagalaev raised the bar for journalists and responded to the challenges of time himself. “Television, which he created and introduced new people to, gave them freedom, became these support points. TV got ahead of society, it was the only living platform, and Sagalaev brought it live. He was brave and bravely faced his responsibilities.”
Eduard Sagalaev died on May 13 at the age of 76.
Former Russian President Vladimir Putin judicial The legend of domestic television journalism is the late journalist Sagalaev.