Analytical mind, erudition, emotional intelligence, instant reaction to changes, curiosity, logic, stable morality and excellent conversational speech. This is the minimum requirement for the profession of a news service journalist. Vladimir Varfolomeev corresponds to this rare set of qualities one hundred percent. Or even two hundred. Professional, what can I say.
GKChP and First Chechen
Once in his youth, Vladimir Varfolomeev studied as a "political informant", but a year later he was fired with a hard stamp - "professionally unsuitable." It is not known whether this story is related to the fact that almost immediately after joining the Ekho Moskvy radio station, Vladimir began to deal with news releases. And to this day, the news remains his main business.
The Ekho Moskvy radio station was then located on Nikolskaya Street. The journalistic biography of Vladimir Varfolomeev began in the spring of 1991, when he first went on the air. He was lucky, because that spring was rich in events: the day of the first broadcast was the day of victory overGKChP.
Then journalistic hardening began: Vladimir Varfolomeev left as a special correspondent in the zone of military conflict. After returning, numerous news and talk programs began to air.
Now Vladimir Varfolomeev is in charge of the Echo Information Service and at the same time is the first deputy editor-in-chief of the radio station Alexei Venediktov.
Novostinik of pure water: analytics and balance
Once Vladimir Varfolomeev gave a long interview to his colleagues from Radioportal, in which he spoke about his views on the profession. Extremely interesting were his arguments in favor of high-quality news channels on the radio, and not in the media of another format.
According to Vladimir, radio listeners are most often in cars - away from other sources of information. Radio is quite accessible for everyone and, what is very important, does not distract from other activities, it is one of the most democratic and universal media. No one else can report urgent news faster than a radio station. It can be interesting news or a danger warning - anything, but extremely prompt. Radio is the best intermediary in delivering new information to its consumer.
Ekho Moskvy: First Deputy Editor-in-Chief
At Ekho Moskvy, Vladimir Varfolomeev is one of the oldest employees. He is a real universal soldier - a multi-station journalist, he can handle any genre of journalism. But the main specialization almost from the very beginning was lighting.events in Russia, near and far abroad.
Vladimir Varfolomeev's career can be described in textbooks as an example of uniform and sustainable professional growth in vertical and horizontal directions.
It's one thing to do the news yourself, quite another to teach it to others. The duties of the Information Center Director include the formation of a reliable team that will prepare news releases taking into account the Ekho Moskvy strategy, current legislation, the actions of other radio stations, etc.
"Echo of Moscow" positions itself as a professional media, giving the opportunity to speak and voice their opinions of representatives of various political trends. This position also applies to the choice of priority news. In such a situation, real skill is needed in the balance of opinions and impartiality in the presentation of information. Vladimir Varfolomeev copes with this brilliantly: Ekho Moskvy is one of the most authoritative and prompt news sources in Russia.
Fortitude in expressing emotions
This quality is on the list of the main virtues of news reporters. Vladimir Varfolomeev is one of the few Echo employees who has not been criticized. There are no bad comments about him. Reviews about Vladimir Varfolomeev are almost always respectful.
"Strict, but extremely tactful" - a rare combination of a journalist and the head of the hectic household - the news department.
The ability to controltheir emotions, composure and restraint in different ethereal situations is the most difficult thing. And at the same time, you need to be logical and be able to find vivid analogies to compare news with certain cases from life and history. Varfolomeev's favorite technique is to compare situations in politics with cases from sports. That's why he is considered one of the best press news officers in Russia.
Big Echo
Vladimir's broadcasting style is recognizable and traditional. As spices, he adds a share of a certain pathos and sometimes even solemnity. Favorite music track as an introduction to his broadcasts - the main theme from "Pirates of the Caribbean". And the key opening phrase with which he begins the main information program of the radio station "Big Echo" sounds in perfect harmony with the music: "I present the main news in the information program." And it immediately becomes clear that the next 45 minutes will actually be filled with important and urgent news.
Behind the pathos and the pirate theme is a serious job that requires a rare combination of journalistic qualities: intuition, experience, fantastic competence, responsiveness and a deeply analytical mindset. Vladimir Varfolomeev has all this in the best possible way. Pro, we already know that.
