Andriy Kulykov

Andriy Viktorovych Kulykov (born 1957) is a Ukrainian journalist, editor, television and radio presenter, actor, media expert, and media editor. He is widely known in Ukraine as the former host of Freedom of Speech (ICTV), a popular political talk show broadcast on ICTV, but he also been involved with the BBC, Hromadske Radio, and other news media publications and broadcasters. Kurlykov is also a professional English-Ukrainian language Translator-referent. He has been involved in the journalistic effort to explain the Russian invasion of Ukraine to English-speaking audiences. On March 1, 2022, Kulykov was broadcasting live from his apartment when the Russian military bombed the Kyiv radio transmission tower. Kulykov also demanded the release of captured Ukrainian journalist Maksym Butkevych, publicly pleading the case for his safe return to Ukraine.

Kulykov is currently the chair of the board of Hromadske Radio and leads Ukraine’s Commission on Journalism Ethics, a professional self-regulatory body. He lectures regularly at higher education institutions across Ukraine, and is part of the academic staff at Mariupol State University in Donetsk Region. He holds academic credentials in international relations and works as a consulting translator. He also guest lectures at various Ukrainian and international universities including Harvard, Columbia, Oxford, Toronto, and others.