Yuriy Makarov
Yuriy Makarov | |
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| Born | April 24, 1955 |
| Citizenship | Ukraine |
| Education | Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv |
| Known for | ex editor-in-chief The Ukrainian Week newsmagazine; ex editor-in-chief 1+1 (TV channel); host of TV show "Empire of the Cinema" |
Yuriy Volodymyrovych Makarov (Ukrainian: Ю́рій Володи́мирович Мака́ров; born April 24, 1955) is a Ukrainian journalist, TV presenter, documentarian, writer of Russian origin. Until 2009, he was the editor-in-chief, of the magazine "The Ukrainian Week"; in 2017–2019, Makarov was a member of the board of Suspilne TV, since 2019, he has been the editor-in-chief of Suspilne TV. Since 2019, he has been the Chairman of the Taras Shevchenko National Award Committee of Ukraine. Honored Journalist of Ukraine. Member of PEN Ukraine.