Died Soviet announcer Igor Kirillov, who hosted the “Vremya” program for over 20 years

In the 90th year of his life, the announcer of Soviet television, People’s Artist of the USSR Igor Kirillov died, informs First channel.

Igor Kirillov graduated from the Shchepkin Higher Theater School. He has worked on television since 1957. Kirillov hosted such programs “Latest News”, “News” and “Blue Light”. For over 20 years Kirillov was the announcer of the Vremya news program.

From 1965 to the late 1980s, he was a commentator for the Victory Day parade on Red Square. In the 1990s, Kirillov hosted the programs “Look”, “Telescope”, “Ex-libris” and was the artistic director of the channel “Business Russia”. Since 2000, he has been the announcer of the television production department of the Channel One broadcast design directorate.