Dmitry Khorkin (also transliterated as Dmytro Khorkin, uk, Дмитро́ Микола́йович Хо́ркін ''Dmytro Mykolayovych Khorkin''; born 9 March 1986) is a Ukrainian television and radio host and

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, general producer of

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. He is the main voice (

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) of official events in

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, well known as the voice of

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. Board member of the

National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine The Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine ( uk, Національна суспільна телерадіокомпанія України, Natsionalna Suspilna Teleradiokompaniia Ukrainy; abbr. NSTU), shortened to Suspilne ( uk, Суспіль� ...

Biography and career

Dmitry Khorkin was born on 9 March 1986 in

Torez Chystiakove ( uk, Чистякове, ), formerly Torez ( uk, Торез), is a city of regional significance in the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. The city is a center of the regional coal industry and much of its economy relies on mining industr ...

(now Chystiakove),

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. Graduated from National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Works at

since 2004.

Voice of official events and over-voice actor

Dmytro Khorkin is the main voice (narrator) of the official events of Ukraine,

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and narrator of the

for

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and

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on Independence Square in Kyiv in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019. Khorkin's voice became remarkable for official events with the participation of the country's top officials and for supporting the

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, that's why he had received threats from pro-Russian separatists before the 2016 military parade. He also used to work as an over-voice actor for Ukrainian TV channels – his voice is spoken by the characters of drama films,

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, advertising on channels: ICTV,

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, Channel 5, First National, TVi and others.

Media manager

In 2017 he became the General Producer of

as a part of the

(UA:PBC). Under his leadership, the broadcast schedules of 3 national radio channels were completely relaunched. As a result, the weekly coverage of Ukrainian Radio increased by 67% in 9 months of the first media season, and the First Channel of Ukrainian Radio had been ranked in the TOP-5 national radio stations by news listening rating, according to

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(in previous years it was not even in TOP-10). Also, he has launched new digital radio services. The Atlantic Council noticed, that the transformation of Ukrainian public radio, led by Dmitry Khorkin, is proof that a public service outlet is not doomed in Ukraine. In 2019 he was appointed a Member of the Managing Board of the UA:PBC, Head of Radio.

Academic and teaching activities

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of the

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

, Institute of Journalism. In 2015, he headed the Kyiv Political and Business Rhetoric School, advising political parties. Author of training programs for election candidates.

Titles and honors

(2018).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khorkin, Dmitry 1986 births Living people National Pedagogical Dragomanov University alumni Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv faculty Ukrainian radio presenters Ukrainian television presenters Ukrainian radio producers