Maria Igorevna Makeeva (Russian: Мария Игоревна Макеева) is a Russian and German journalist, radio and television presenter.

Biography

Maria Makeeva was born on 25 August 1974 in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. In 1996, she graduated from the

Russian State University for the Humanities The Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH; ), is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 25,000 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Urban University of the People (est. 1908) and the Moscow Sta ...

with a degree in museology (art history). For her thesis she studied the

Kolomenskoye Kolomenskoye () is a former royal estate situated several kilometers to the southeast of the city center of Moscow, Russia, on the ancient road leading to the town of Kolomna (hence the name). The 390 hectare scenic area overlooks the steep ...

Museum-Reserve, where she worked short term as a tour guide.

Career

In October 1995, she started her career as a news presenter on the air of

Russkoye Radio Russkoye Radio (, in English: Russian Radio) is a Russian radio station, broadcasting in some CIS countries. It differs from other similar stations since it broadcasts songs almost exclusively in Russian. History In Moscow Russkoye Radio began b ...

, one of the first and at that time the most successful commercial radio station in Russia. In 2007, she left the company, at that time holding the positions of the host of the main daily morning news show and deputy general director of Russian News Service. From 2007 to 2010, she worked at

Silver Rain Radio Silver Rain Radio () is a Russian (including post-Soviet countries) FM radio station since July 4, 1995. Radio frequency in Moscow, Russia – 100,1 FM. Since June 2024, the station is owned and operated by Mediaindustriya CJSC of former Uralche ...

. She hosted the main evening daily news show and weekly interview with leading Russian businessmen. In 2010, she joined the independent news channel

TV Rain TV Rain ( rus, Дождь, Dozhd, p=ˈdoʂtʲ, a=Ru-дождь (doʂtʲ).ogg; stylized as ДО///ДЬ) is an independent Russian-language television channel. Launched in Russia in 2010, it has been based in the Netherlands since 2022. It focuse ...

as deputy editor-in-chief and TV-presenter. From the very beginning of her work at TV Rain, she anchored the main daily news programme and special broadcasts, covering important events in Russia, such as elections, Russian protests, the trials of

Pussy Riot Pussy Riot is a Feminism in Russia, Russian feminist protest and performance art group based in Moscow that became popular for its provocative punk rock music which later turned into a more accessible style. Founded in the fall of 2011 by the th ...

and

Alexey Navalny Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny (, ; 4 June 197616 February 2024) was a Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) in 2011. He was recognised by Amnesty Internatio ...

. One of the guests in the studio was

Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician and lawyer who has served as Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. Medvedev was also President of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and Prime Mini ...

, who was President of the Russian Federation at the time. She was a special TV Rain correspondent during the

2012 United States presidential election United States presidential election, Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Joe Bi ...

. For two seasons she released the author's shows MAKEEVA about Russian political and public life. Produced and hosted the reality project President-2042, where young people born after 1991 competed for the title of the president of the future and participated in all the events in which presidential candidates in democratic countries take part (rallies, debates, etc.). In 2015, she took the position of director of TV Rain news department and actually fulfilled the duties of the channel's editor-in-chief after

Mikhail Zygar Mikhail Viktorovich Zygar (; born 31 January 1981) is a Russian born journalist, writer and filmmaker, and the founding editor-in-chief of Russian news channel TV Rain (2010–2015). Under Zygar's leadership, TV Rain provided an alternative to ...

left. In 2017, after moving to

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

, she started working as editor-in-chief at the German Russian-language TV channel: she renamed it OstWest, rebranded it, and launched dozens of new projects, including the author's weekly news and analysis programme "East-West. The Week". In 2022, the Ukrainian-Russian-German OstWest team won the German national award (Deutsche Nationalstiftung) for its contribution to German democracy and countering propaganda. The Deutsche Nationalstiftung is awarded to people and organizations promoting democracy, participation and cohesion in Germany and Europe. Also in 2022, OstWest TV was honoured with the

Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award The Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award is a German award for excellence in journalism. It was first awarded in 1995. The award is named for the German journalist Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Hanns Joachim "Hajo" Friedrichs (15 March 1927 – 28 March ...

, Germany award for television journalism.

References

External links

* https://tvrain.ru/teleshow/makeeva/ * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Makeeva, Maria 1974 births Living people Russian journalists German journalists Russian radio presenters German radio presenters