Oleksandr Butko
This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vasylyovych and the family name is Butko.
Oleksandr Vasylyovych Butko (Ukrainian: Олександр Васильович Бутко) is Ukrainian journalist, editor and TV manager. CEO of TV channel Tonis.
Biography
Early years. Education
Oleksandr Butko was born October 7, 1957 in Kovali (Chornukhy Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR). In 1980 he graduated from the faculty of journalism at Kyiv State University.
Career
- 1980–1992 — editor, senior editor, chairman of the Ukrainian Radio sector in Statetvradio of Ukrainian SSR
- 1992–1995 — editor of mass entertainment programs in Ukrtvradiocompany
- 1995–1997 — editor-in-chief of creative-production association "Youth" in National Television Company of Ukraine, CEO of creative-production association "New Generation"
- 1997–2001 — CEO of creative-production association "Ukrainian TV News", first vice-president of the National Television Company of Ukraine
- 2001–2002 — deputy editor-in-chief of "President" magazine
- 2002–2003 — project coordinator on "Gravis" (TV channel)
- 2003–2003 — editor on "Studio Plus" (TV channel)
- 2003–2005 — vice-president of the National Radio Company of Ukraine, member of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio
- Since September 7, 2011 — CEO in "Tonis" (TV channel)
Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine since (1997).