On Wednesday, 14 August, Ukrainian journalist and TV presenter Olga Taukach died. Her husband, the director and artistic director of the Suzirya theatre, Oleksiy Kuzhelnyi, wrote about it on his page on Facebook, reports [Kommersant].
“My Olya died today. The funeral is on Friday 16 August at 13.00 at 21 Akademika Zabolotnoho Street, Feofaniya Clinic,” Kuzhelny wrote.
Journalist Olga Taukach died: how society reacted
“Not just sad, but heavy and cruel news… Today, Olga Taukach died – an outstanding personality, a smart, beautiful woman and a talented journalist with independent views, a sharp mind, accurate and precise definitions of events, observations, and characteristics. It’s hard,” – Stella Klominska, former editor-in-chief of the art almanac ProArt.
“Olha Taukach, a TV star of the early years of Independence, has passed away. Her programme ‘The One’ always featured the most important people in our country. And Olga was an example of intelligence on the screen and in life,” TV presenter Anzhelika Rudnytska.
“Olya Taukach is no more. God, how many times can you say that?” – journalist Yanina Sokolovskaya.
What is known about Olga Taukach
Olga Taukach was born on 13 February 1962 in Kyiv.
She graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Faculty of Journalism.
In 1984-1992, she worked as an editor, senior editor of the main information department of the republican radio broadcasting, the State Committee of the Ukrainian SSR for Television and Radio Broadcasting.
In 1992-1993, he was a special correspondent of the reporters’ department of the creative association of information and journalistic programmes of the Ukrainian Radio, State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company of Ukraine.
Since 1993 – editor-in-chief of the Gravis TV company
Since 1994 – Executive Director of Gravis TV Company
Since 1996 – General Director of Gravis TV Company
Since 1997, she has hosted the talk show “The One” and the series “The One About Himself” on UT-1.
Since 2006, she has been the editor-in-chief of the scientific journal “Foreign Affairs”.
Together with her husband, a film director and People’s Artist of Ukraine, she raised her son Mykola (born in 1986).
