Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov are hosts of a popular talk show on the Russia 1 channel. The program "60 Minutes", which airs on weekdays, regularly discusses the main political events that have taken place or are taking place in the world. Experts in a particular field are constantly invited to the studio, depending on the topic of the program. Often, the degree of intensity on the set goes off scale due to the inability of the debating parties to come to a consensus.
However, few people know that journalists Evgeny Popov and Olga Skabeeva are a married couple. On the air of the program that they jointly host, this is not felt at all, which indicates a high level of professionalism. Both graduated from the faculty of journalism and for many years have been participating in serious and successful television projects, usually dedicated topolitics and social issues.
Evgeny Popov. Biography
Popov Evgeny Georgievich (1978-11-09) - a native of the city of Vladivostok. From school he was familiar with his future profession - after school he worked on the radio. Graduated from the Far Eastern State University. In parallel with his studies, he worked on local television.
Having received a diploma from DSU in 2000, he was accepted into the Vesti team of the All-Russian State Television and Radio Company as a correspondent in the capital of the Primorsky Territory, shortly after which he moved to Moscow.
International Journalist
During his career as a political observer Evgeny Georgievich Popov worked in many cities and countries: North Korea, the United States of America, etc. He is known for his anti-opposition views. For a long time he covered the unstable situation in Ukraine, which resulted in the "orange revolution" and the illegal seizure of power by opponents of Viktor Yanukovych's political views.
All television programs to which Popov is somehow related, unlike many similar (but unfounded) ones, are always supported by stories and interviews with influential people on the world stage. It is felt that the journalist deeply delves into the area of the issue under study and makes not custom-made, but honest, truthful reports. No wonder so many people don't like this stuff. The Ukrainian authorities, for example, put him on the sanctions list for public statements about hisattitude towards the inclusion of the Crimean peninsula into the Russian Federation and the hostilities that have been going on in the Donbass for several years.
"News at 23:00", "Special Correspondent", "News of the Week" - this is a list of just some of the well-known projects in which Evgeny Popov took part.
Olga Skabeeva. Biography
Skabeeva Olga Vladimirovna (1984-11-12) was born in the Volgograd region (Volzhsk). She got her first journalistic skills working in the editorial office of a local newspaper, where she wrote articles.
She graduated from a higher educational institution in St. Petersburg with honors, after which her career at the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company began.
Winner of the "Golden Pen-2007" awards in the "Perspective of the Year" nomination and "Profession - Reporter-2008" in the "Investigative Journalism" nomination.
Before that, the host of "60 Minutes" Olga Skobeeva released the author's program "Vesti.doc". It covered topical issues that not every reporter would take up, especially the country's largest information media holding.
Journalist from God
The fact that the girl is a journalist by vocation, viewers could once again be convinced in June 2016, when, having received the consent of the German journalist Hajo Seppelt, who slandered Russian athletes, to give an interview, she was unexpectedly refused in a rather aggressive manner. The reason was Olga's uncomfortable questions, for which the German paper was not foundanswers. The courageous behavior of a journalist who defends the honor of not only athletes from Russia, but the country as a whole, cannot but arouse respect. The resonance caused by this video probably made us think about the scandal surrounding our Olympic team not only in Russia, but throughout Europe.
self-confident - I don't know. Life will show. I treat everything with irony - this, I think, is the main journalistic quality, in addition to literacy, meticulousness and curiosity., otherwise - there is no point. I pay great attention to trifles. I love to read."
Interview to the program "Morning of Russia"
Answering questions from Anastasia Chernobrovina and her co-host, the hosts of "60 Minutes" Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov said that in their program they should answer the main question of the day in sixty minutes, and that its similar name (which, by the way, Olga suggested) somehow forces the invited guests to concentrate as much as possible for this time in order to fully reveal the topic. The program is broadcast live, and its technical capabilities make it possible, if necessary, to contact any part of the globe where the most important events are currently taking place. After the end of the broadcastthe viewer should not be left with questions about the analyzed situation.
To the question of the host of the morning program about how two independent journalists manage to conduct "60 minutes" so harmoniously, without interrupting each other, the married couple, without thinking for a second, answered: "We do not agree. That's all It works somehow. It's very convenient, and this is probably also a distinctive feature of our show."
Unsurpassed duet
And indeed, serious disputes often flare up on the air, to the point that the participants are almost ready to get personal. However, a married couple, without raising their voices and without resorting to the help of security guards, always manages to calm their opponents by finding the right words and not allowing the brewing conflict to develop into something more.
The charm and tact of the presenter play an important role in this. Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, for example, when he is in a "state of political passion", from the numerous staff of the channel "Russia 1" is capable of stopping, probably, only Skabeev. Moderately strict and always tactful, she calmly defuses the situation, neutralizes the heated "duelists", like a fakir cobra.
Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov. An unknown wedding
A wedding for any average girl is an event, it would seem, of her whole life. But Skabeeva Olga Vladimirovna turned out to be a black sheep in this matter. Not a single note in the press, not a single mention on the Internet. The spouses keep this secretwith seven seals. There is only one explanation for this - genuine mutual feelings. Only this reason can push two people to such a reverent attitude towards personal life. When colleagues from the Russia 1 TV channel asked the couple if the hosts of the 60 Minutes program discuss working moments after the broadcast, they replied: “Only on the way home.” Apparently, at home, the husband and wife are busy with other things, and if they talk, then on abstract topics.
By the way, in an interview Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov are also stubbornly silent about the wedding.
Another mystery
The couple seems to want to shroud their lives in mystery.
Another thing that haunts the audience watching how Olga Skabeeva and Evgeny Popov arrange their lives is children. It is authentically known that the spouses are raising a little son. Zakhar was born in 2014, and this, perhaps, is also all that can be said, paying attention to this issue, except for the few photos on social networks in which the baby is present.
Relationships
If the family union had not grown into a creative one, then the relationship between the two journalists would probably also have to be guessed at. But the viewers of the channel "Russia 1" have the opportunity to see them live on weekdays in the studio of the program "60 minutes". It's nice to watch the work of this couple: they never interrupt each other, everyone is always ready to give way to a partner. The hosts startto prepare evening editions of the program already in the morning and sometimes it is not easy to guess the main topic of the day early, because after dinner the situation in the world can change dramatically. And only thanks to professional intuition and joint reasoning, they manage to invite relevant guests and experts every time and make a sharp, interesting program.
During the broadcast of the program, the husband and wife literally feel when one of them finishes expressing his thought, and instantly the initiative passes to the other. One complements the other, and at the same time they almost do not look into each other's eyes during the broadcast (apparently, so as not to be distracted by themselves and not to distract the viewer).
