"Working in the studio is a sniper work, it is the front line," - instructors and journalists say about radio, television and more…

November 21, is the World television day, established by a resolution of the UN General Assembly in honor of the date of the first World television forum (November 21-22, 1996) at the United Nations. And a few days ago, on November 16, we celebrated a national professional holiday – the day of radio, television and communications workers. It was on this day in 1924 that the first program of Ukrainian radio was broadcast in Kharkiv. On this occasion, lecturers and students of the department of journalism and language communication took part in the Zoom program "Povazhni", organized by the luminary of radio and television, journalist Mykola Kanishevsky.

The topic of discussion was the legends of Khreshchatyk, 26. This is the heart of radio and television, because today there is a public radio, and earlier there were also studios of Ukrainian television. To the great happiness of our students, the legends of Khreshchatyk, 26 are now also the lecturers ofthe department of journalism and language communication. In particular, the professor and TV presenter Tetiana Tsymbal, who came to work at 26 Khreshchatyk Street when color television appeared.

Tetiana showed the cover of the "Ukraine" magazine of the 70s, where she was signed as "announcer of Ukrainian color television". Stylish, sophisticated, she exuded confidence and kindness, as well as speaking style. Even with the means, buying clothes in those days was,oh, so difficult, and the TV host must be stylish. Therefore, the management understood this and, to the envy of the rest of the announcers of the republican television studios, wrote a letter to the Kyiv department of trade, thanks to which the presenters were attached to the special service department of the central department store. There was a separate office space for them, where they were dressed as diplomats and scientists.
But the main thing for the host is the airwaves. Tetiana Tsymbal noted that working in the studio is sniper work. This is the front line, where you can no longer retreat. Therefore, you must always be on top.

Another instructor of our department joined the conversation – Oleksandr Savenko. For a long time, he headed the state broadcasting company of Ukraine. He said that when in 1994 the Ukrteleradiocompany proposed to the state leadership to establish November 16 as a professional holiday for TV and radio workers, at first the wording was the day of "postal communication, radio and television". But at the insistent request of O. Savenko, today we have a professional holiday for employees of radio, television and communications.

Journalist Hryhory Yuzhda, who was working in television and radio broadcasting for more than 30 years, noted that Ukrainian radio announcers have always been the standard of the Ukrainian language, which everyone looked up to. That is why today we should pay more attention to this particular aspect of training young journalists.
It is interesting to listen to the stories of radio and television luminaries. And students who are involved in the meeting have the opportunity to take a different look at those who are sitting at the teacher's desk and feel even more involved in the media business.

The recording of the conversation can be viewed on the You-Tube Channel "Povazhni": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYspe_Ds_J04woYrChICq3w/featured

Anna Danko-Sliptsova, associate professor of the department of journalism and language communication,
host of public radio