Urmas Ott
Urmas Ott (April 23, 1955 – October 17, 2008) was an Estonian television and radio journalist, and famous talk show host in Soviet Union, Estonia[1] and Russia.[2]
Ott was born in Otepää[3] and first appeared on the Soviet Channel One in 1986 as host of Television Acquaintance (Russian: Телевизионное знакомство)[4] show. He later worked on Russian Channel One and Estonian ETV, hosting "Urmas Ott and Others" on the latter channel.
Career edit
On television he interviewed well-known people, including Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, Irina Rodnina, Ilya Glazunov, Chuck Norris[5] and Alla Pugacheva.[6] His style was intimate, usually facing the interviewee rather than the audience.[7] He explained humorously that he appealed to Russian viewers because "I'm not one of them and I'm not foreign."[7]
Personal life edit
He lived in Tallinn[7] and died on 17 October 2008 in Tartu[8] from a heart attack after a bone marrow transplantation undertaken to remedy leukemia.
Books edit
- Playback (1994)
- Carte Blanche (1995)
- Encore! Neeme Järvi (2001)
- Isikuraamat Erika Salumäest "Surplace" (2002)
- Isikuraamat Vardo Rumessenist "En face" (2002)
- Asmerid. Topeltpeeglis (2007)
References edit
- ^ "President Ilves sent a letter of condolence to Urmas Ott's family". Estonia, Office of the President. October 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences over the death of journalist Urmas Ott". President of Russia. October 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/445350 Urmas Ott 1955–2008 (Estonian)
- ^ Первый канал. Зарубежное и тематическое вещание / Эфир / Телевизионное знакомство. Людмила Гурченко
- ^ "Чак Норрис. Интервью московскому телевидению 1998 год — Video | VK". vk.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ Урмас Отт: «Со мной уже не случится очень многого»
- ^ a b c . TIME Magazine. Oct 10, 1988. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ Suri Urmas Ott (Estonian)
External links edit
- "Urmas Ott ja Teised" show on ETV