Ekaterina Sergeevna Andreeva (; born 27 November 1965) is a Russian journalist, actress and anchor of ''

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'' and ''Novosti'',

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's main evening news bulletins since 1997.

Biography

Her father was a deputy chairman of the Gossnab of USSR, and her mother was a housewife. Ekaterina Andreeva has a younger sister, Svetlana. As a child, she had an interest in

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, and briefly studied at the School of Olympic Reserve. In 1990, she entered the All-union training courses for radio and television broadcasters (with the USSR Radio and Television). She studied with

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. In 1991, Andreeva began working in television as an announcer leading the program ''Good morning'' at the Central Television and broadcasting company, Ostankino. In 1995, she began working for the TV Company ORT as the information program editor and presenter of the program ''Novosti''. She was awarded the

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in 2006 and was awarded

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in 2007. In 2010, she was listed among the top 10 of Russian TV presenters. In August 2014,

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included Andreeva in the sanctions list due to her position on the war in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of

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by Russia. In October 2020, during the

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, Andreeva drew backlash after she supported the anti-mask movement. On 14 March 2022, while reporting live on television, her colleague Marina Ovsyannikova held up a sign behind her as protest against the

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for which both of them received worldwide attention.

References

External links

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Радиостанция «Эхо Москвы» / Андреева Екатерина

Лица Первого Канала: Екатерина Андреева
{{DEFAULTSORT:Andreeva, Ekaterina 1965 births Living people Radio and television announcers Journalists from Moscow Russian women journalists Russian actresses Actresses from Moscow Russian women television presenters Kutafin Moscow State Law University alumni