Urmas Ott
Urmas Ott (April 23, 1955 – October 17, 2008) was an Estonian television and radio journalist, and famous talk show host in Soviet Union, Estonia[1] and Russia.[2]
Ott was born in Otepää[3] and first appeared on the Soviet Channel One in 1986 as host of "TV Acquaintance"[4] show. He later worked on Russian Channel One and Estonian ETV, hosting "Urmas Ott and Others" on the latter channel.
Career
On "Television Acquaintance" he interviewed well-known people, including Anatoly Karpov, Irina Rodnina, Ilya Glazunov and Alla Pugacheva. His style was intimate, usually facing the interviewee rather than the audience.[5] He explained humorously that he appealed to Russian viewers because "I'm not one of them and I'm not foreign."[5]
Personal life
He lived in Tallinn[5] and died on 17 October 2008 in Tartu[6] from a heart attack after a bone marrow transplantation undertaken to remedy leukemia.
Books
- "Playback" (1994)
- "Carte Blanche" (1995)
- "Encore! Neeme Järvi" (2001)
- "Isikuraamat Erika Salumäest "Surplace" (2002)
- "Isikuraamat Vardo Rumessenist "En face" (2002)
- "Asmerid. Topeltpeeglis" (2007)
References
- ↑ "President Ilves sent a letter of condolence to Urmas Ott’s family". Estonia, Office of the President. October 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ↑ "Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences over the death of journalist Urmas Ott". President of Russia. October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/445350 Urmas Ott 1955–2008 (Estonian)
- ↑ Первый канал. Зарубежное и тематическое вещание / Эфир / Телевизионное знакомство. Людмила Гурченко
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Piercing The Privacy Veil". TIME Magazine. Oct 10, 1988. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ↑ http://uudised.err.ee/index.php?06140486 Suri Urmas Ott (Estonian)
External links
- "Urmas Ott ja Teised" show on ETV
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