Marko Reikop (born 19 June 1969 in

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) is an

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n TV host. He graduated from the

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and is employed by radio and TV channels of the

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since 1991. He has presented the Estonian national finals for

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and made a live commentary for the event. From 2009 and on he presents the daily talk show '' Ringvaade'' together with

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(along with

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since autumn of 2013). In 2018 he was given Fifth Class of the Order of the White Star by the President of Estonia.Marko Reikop
Teenetemärkide kavalerid Reikop is openly gay. In September 2020, Reikop was the subject, along with ''Ringvaade'' cohost Grete Lõbu, of an anti-gay slur by

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(EKRE) MP and

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(ERR) board representative

Urmas Reitelmann Urmas Reitelmann (born on 9 July 1958 in Tallinn) is an Estonian radio and television personality, producer, journalist and politician. He has been member of XIV Riigikogu. 1981-1983 he studied at University of Tartu. 1981-1990 he worked at Esto ...

in a social media post, which caused a backlash by ERR supervisory board member Rein Veidemann and ERR board chair Erik Roose, with Veidemann calling for Reitelmann's removal from the board. Reikop later stated that he considered filing a court action suit against Reitelmann.

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