Ivan Garelov ( bg, Иван Гарелов) (born 6 February 1943) is a popular

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

journalist A journalist is an individual that collects/gathers information in form of text, audio, or pictures, processes them into a news-worthy form, and disseminates it to the public. The act or process mainly done by the journalist is called journalism ...

and

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...

Biography

Garelov is a graduate of

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

, where he studied journalism. Since 1972, he has been part of the

BNT The Bulgarian National Television (Bulgarian: Българска национална телевизия, ''Balgarska natsionalna televizia'') or BNT (БНТ), stylized as ·Б·Н·Т· since 2018, is a public television broadcaster of Bulgaria. ...

staff. He was for a long time the host of the show "Panorama" (Bulgarian: "Панорама") before being succeeded by Boyko Vasilev. Garelov has also worked at Nova TV and BTV. Between October 2013 and June 2014, he was the co-anchor of TV7's show "The Original" (Bulgarian: "Оригиналът") (together with

Elena Yoncheva Elena Nikolova Yoncheva ( bg, Елена Николова Йончева) (born 27 May 1964) is a Bulgarian freelance journalist and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2019. A former Bulgarian National ...

). Garelov is married to BNR journalist Donka Stamboliyska and they have two children. He is recognized for being a dedicated educator when it comes to young journalists.

References

Living people 1943 births Bulgarian journalists People from Pazardzhik Province Sofia University alumni {{Bulgaria-journalist-stub