Travin Viktor Nikolaevich - journalist, president of the non-profit structure "Board of Legal Protection of Car Owners". He gained great popularity thanks to the program "First Transfer", the host of which he is on the NTV channel.
Travin Viktor Nikolaevich: family
Viktor Travin was born in the German Democratic Republic in the city of Frankfurt an der Oder on a spring day on May 9, 1961. The journalist himself says that according to all the laws of life, he should have been given a different name - Yuri, in honor of the first cosmonaut of the Earth, who flew into space a month before his birth. However, since he was born on the day of the Great Victory, the name Victor was chosen. It means "winner" in Latin.
The father of the future journalist was a military man, was sent to the GDR to serve on the orders of the Soviet command. Prior to that, he lived with his wife and ten-year-old daughter in a small Ukrainian town. In the GDR, my father was the first to leave for the service to accept a new position, and in December 1959 his family joined him, later Victor was born.
Interesting factfrom the biography of Travin - in the civil passport of the journalist, the city of Potsdam is listed as the place of birth. In Internet sources, you can also find an indication of this settlement. However, Victor himself had never been to this German city. For unknown reasons, his father registered him at the Potsdam Consulate.
Travin Viktor Nikolaevich: biography
After graduating from school, the young man was enrolled in the students of the Academy of National Economy named after GV Plekhanov. Travin Viktor Nikolaevich completed his studies in 1984, after which he continued his education at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, receiving a diploma in 1989.
2 years after graduating from the first university, he begins to engage in journalistic activities. 1986 became the starting point of work as a columnist in the editorial office of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper. Later, in 1995, he began to lead the author's section on the protection of the rights of motorists "Right of the rudder!".
For many years, Viktor Nikolaevich has been protecting the rights of motorists, helping drivers find a way out of the most difficult situations.
Working at radio stations and television
In 2004, a journalist was invited to work on the radio. Victor Travin begins to lead the program "Right of the rudder!". Initially, it was released only on two radio stations: Russian Radio and Russian News Service. Three years later, the journalist went on the air of Mayak and Pioneer FM radio stations. In 2012, the program became available to Avtoradio listeners. The author's program "Right of the rudder!" becamewinner of the All-Russian competition "Radiomania-2008" in the nomination "Best Talk Show".
In 2010 Viktor Travin starts working on the NTV channel. He becomes the host of the program "First Transfer". The journalist answers the most pressing and pressing questions of motorists, teaches drivers to defend their rights. Travin proves that knowledge of the laws is necessary for anyone who gets behind the wheel. Autoworld is like an open book for him. Thanks to the program, complex rules become clearer and simpler, and roads become safer. In one of the interviews, the journalist admitted that he was inspired to work on TV by the theme of the program, as well as the high rating of the channel and a large audience. Viktor Nikolaevich notes that he plays the role of a kind of cheat sheet for the driver in the “First Transfer”, and the profession of a journalist helps to explain everything in simple human language. This is what distinguishes him from a professional lawyer.
Journalist's human rights activities
Travin Viktor Nikolayevich became especially popular thanks to topical and sharp publications in the media, as well as appearances on TV and radio, which often touched on issues of corruption and general permissiveness in the structure of state authorities. This fully applied to the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. For coverage of this topic, he repeatedly received the title of laureate of the All-Russian Prize as the "Best Automobile Journalist of the Year".
Travin is recognized as an expert in the field of road safety legislation. According to the results of 2006, the best journalist-human rights activist - Travin Viktor Nikolaevich. His photo is presented in the article.
For several years of his activity, he was able to cancel thousands of unfairly imposed pen alties on motorists. Achieved review of hundreds of cases of traffic accidents. Acting in courts as a defender, he helped to defend the rights and interests of drivers more than once. At the level of legislation, he managed to prevent the adoption of illegal instructions and provisions directed against drivers. Travin Viktor Nikolaevich is a member of the Union of Journalists of Moscow, and is also a member of the All-Russian Public Organization "Academy of Security, Defense and Law and Order". He published a series of books with the general title "Right of the rudder!", which, according to the author's idea, should become a kind of pocket lawyer for any driver.
Awards
In 2014, journalist Travin won the National Road Safety Achievement Award in the Safety Stars category. Viktor Nikolayevich has a Certificate of Appreciation from the Moscow Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, which appreciated the personal contribution of the human rights activist to strengthening interaction between the bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the civil society.
In the treasury of the journalist's achievements is the gold medal named after Peter the Great, which is given for selfless work for the good of Russia. He was awarded the silver medal named after F. N. Plevako. This is an award for a special contribution to the development of human rights activities and the Russian legal profession.
Building a partnership"Board of legal protection"
In the spring of 1999, journalist Travin created a non-profit partnership - the Board of Legal Protection of Car Owners. The idea was realized with the assistance of employees of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper and the City Duma. Journalist Travin becomes president of the college, and the organization begins providing legal aid. A year later, the collegium was able to organize round-the-clock assistance of lawyers who could go to the scene of a road accident and take measures for first legal support.
Every year the association increased its volume and today it has the status of the most influential organization in Moscow in the field of protecting the rights of motorists. Victor Travin notes that, despite the fact that many citizens have been helped, the journalistic community will not stop there.
