Today it is impossible to imagine the channel "Russia", its entertainment, journalistic and news programs without the participation of this person. Ernest Mackevicius has devoted more than twenty years to work on television, his merits are marked by state awards. In 2008 he received a medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, in 2010 and 2013 he received a Letter of Appreciation from the Government of the Russian Federation, and in 2014 he was awarded the Order of Friendship.
Journalism and television
Ernest Mackevicius came to television when he was 33 years old. The presenter's career began with the 13-31 program, at the same time he collaborated with the VID television company. Later there was work in the "Central Express", the program "Archipelago", and "Panorama" on the "First". Mackevicius devoted about eight years to the NTV channel, where he brilliantly engaged in parliamentary journalism. After NTV came under the control of Gazprom-Media, the host, along with the whole team, left him. At the beginning of the 2000s, Mackevicius was a parliamentary correspondent on the TV-6 channel. The first Russian project in the reality show genre could not do without his participation, an attractive Lithuanian and his reports looked organic in Behind the Glass.
ErnestMackevicius: biography
The future TV journalist was born in Lithuania on 1968-25-11. His father is the famous director, founder of the Plastic Drama Theatre, Giedrius Mackevicius. He is Lithuanian by nationality. And my mother, Marina Matskyavichene, is a well-known journalist for Evening Moscow, the Trud newspaper, and the Crocodile magazine. She's Russian. Ernest went to school in Vilnius, from childhood he wrote poetry, short stories and scripts for the puppet theater.
When the boy was ten years old, the family moved to Moscow. Here Ernest graduated from secondary school.
When choosing a future profession, Mackevicius decided to follow in the footsteps of his mother. In 1994, after serving in the army, he became a student at the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University.
Now Ernest Mackevicius is the most recognizable face of the Rossiya channel. The talented journalist has been working here for more than thirteen years. During this time, he combines the professions of the author and host of the Prologue program, brilliantly hosts talk shows with pre-election debates between opponents. Since the middle of the 2000s, Ernest Mackevicius has been the host of the Vesti and Vesti+ ratings.
Millions of Russian viewers remember him as the constant interlocutor of the President in the annual television version of "A Conversation with Vladimir Putin: Continued".
Ernest has repeatedly become a participant in entertainment programs. And in the adventure show "Fort Boyard" Mackevicius won. Since 2015, together with Marina Kravets, he has been superbly hosting the Main Stage show.
Personal life of a journalist and TV presenter
Ernest Mackevicius has been married since 2003. With a potential wife, they tested their feelings for five years, and he made the decision to marry on his 34th birthday. The age difference with his wife is thirteen years. But this does not prevent them from being happy, consulting each other and making decisions together.
At thirty-five, the TV presenter became a father. Alina's wife gave him a daughter, Dalia.
In his free time, which he doesn't have much of, Ernest Mackevicius does karate, in which he has a green belt, plays the guitar and reads.
Interesting facts
Ernest Mackevicius does not advertise his life outside the camera lenses. He is not very active and talkative on social networks.
Meeting his future wife Ernest Mackevicius jokingly calls "political". And this is not surprising, because they met not just anywhere, but in the Parliament building. It was there that Ernest Mackevicius de alt with his journalistic issues. His wife, then a tenth grade student Alina Akhmetova, just came on a tour.
Mackevicius prefers Lithuanian cuisine, and his favorite dishes are zeppelins and potato pancakes.
There should always be kefir in his refrigerator, because this is the only food he allows himself to take in the evening.
The surname of a famous TV presenter and journalist is indeed, contrary to the well-known rule of the Russian language, still spelled with a “u”.
Many viewers are surprised by the discrepancy between the external form and internal content in the presenter and journalist Ernest Mackevicius. This is a bright, rather fragile person with a very serious and powerful attitude!
