Maire Aunaste

Maire Aunaste (née Ütt, born November 7, 1953) is an Estonian journalist.

She was an Estonian Television presenter for eight years, and news reporter for Aktuaalne kaamera.^[1] For a total of 10 years, she was hosting an ETV entertainment show "Out with you", and Kanal 2's "We."

April 27, 2005 in a poll published by the magazine "Week", Aunaste was selected as the second best TV host with 626 votes, after Anu Välba, and before Eda-Ines Etti. In 2007, she came in second again in the same election, and this time Anu Välba was first and Aigi Vahing third.

In 2015 parliamentary election, Aunaste was chosen to the parliament with 679 individual votes.^[2]

Work on the radio

• 2004 - "Tuesdays with you" Vikerraadio culture program.

Work in print

• Maire Aunaste is one of the founders of the magazine "Kroonika" and was its first editor-in-chief.
• In the magazine "Naised", she wrote about her life in America. Later these stories were published as a book "Viis aastat peidus" ("Five years in hiding").
• Has been a weekly columnist in Õhtuleht.
• A columnist in Maaleht.

Fiction

Maire Aunaste has written three books:

• "Iseennast kuulates" (Listening to yourself,) BNS, ISBN 9985-60-297-8 - The book is written by the Radio 2 broadcast: "Only Love" and "frankly about life" on the basis of the texts. Tenet of the book is that all people want to be absolutely specific
• "Viis aastat peidus", (Five years in hiding,) Magazine Publishers Ltd. 2008, ISBN 978-9949-443-50-5 - Book one of the Estonian TV presenter's life in the United States. What life really means to be illegal, if there are no official residence and work permit? How to earn the daily bread procurement, who was known as the home television, but now the only mention of human rights worker in the primary? "After this experience, I know that there is nothing more that can reduce me," says the author herself" ^[3]
• "Mitte ainult meestest", (Not only about men), 2009

Awards

• Häädemeeste municipality Freeman

Family

She has been married twice. Her daughter Elis is a journalist

References