Ivan Garelov (; 6 February 1943 – 3 September 2024) was a Bulgarian journalist and television presenter.
Life and career
Garelov was a graduate of
Sofia University
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" () is a public university, public research university in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is the oldest institution of higher education in Bulgaria.
Founded on 1 October 1888, the edifice of the university was constr ...
, where he studied journalism. In 1972, he joined 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, and hosted the show "Panorama" (Bulgarian: "Панорама") before being succeeded by
Boyko Vasilev. Garelov worked at
Nova TV Nova TV may refer to the following television channels:
* Nova BH, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Nova (Bulgarian TV channel)
** Nova Sport (Bulgaria)
* Nova+, Bulgaria (defunct)
* Nova Televisión, Colombia
* Nova TV (Croatia)
* TV Nova (Czech Republi ...
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 (; 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 Television correspondent, Yoncheva has rep ...
).
Garelov was married to
BNR journalist Donka Stamboliyska and they had two children. He died from complications of a traumatic brain injury in
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, on 3 September 2024, at the age of 81.
References
1943 births
2024 deaths
Bulgarian journalists
People from Pazardzhik Province
Sofia University alumni
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