Irina Smolina Biography

It is impossible to etch the news from himself as a journalist this time in the section “Journalist Changes the Profession” is shared by the well -known TV presenter, the author of the Sveta Chronicle extremely popular in the years of the program, Irina Smolina, who left television in “Nick -do”. And creating both his business and public organization, and many interesting projects.

Why did you enter the Faculty of Journalism after school, then Leningrad State University? Have you dreamed of becoming a journalist since childhood? I have been working on Lenfilm from the age of 11. She starred in children's cinema “Wait for me, islands! I got a very good voice. And after I worked on a voice acting at Lenfilm, many children in children's films speak my voice.

Even now I sometimes hear myself, funny, of course. But at the family council, suddenly my intelligent, kind, not very decisive dad decisively protested and ordered to get a normal education. And I began to view all the faculties of the university, which could lie on the soul. So the Faculty of Journalism appeared, where in the 9th grade I went to study at the Small Department.

There met and made friends with two now notorious girls - Svetlana Agapitova and Irina Paushto. Together we studied at the Small Faculty, studied well and easily acted. I completely deliberately chose the radio. And she went to work for him already in the first year. We all lived well, and there it was possible to earn extra money. I worked for Alexander Mikhailov, who was engaged in legal propaganda.

And he had a transfer with the name "this cannot be tolerated." I started in this program. And she contacted all the luminaries there: wide, Vinogradov, Buzinov ... It is impossible to list everyone. I found the great outgoing era ... And in the third year, when there was specialization, I chose Radio, studied at the Department of Radio and Television from Osinsky, Kovtun - our famous teachers.

It is noteworthy that I became the first student for 20 years, who was in the Leningrad television and radio -radio Committee on distribution from the faculty. Since the year I worked on the radio already on the state. First, in the editorial office of the letters, then there was a “youth” - the Nevskaya Wave program, then the “Petersburg panorama”. In the year, I gave birth to a child, sat on maternity leave for six months and gently went to television under the coup.

And journalism is always at the peak, at the tip. In fact, we ran to the revolution with tape recorders. Can I imagine that you are lucky to be an eyewitness to such events and broadcast them for people? But in the "Petersburg panorama" the beautiful, where I worked, then some "perestroika" began, because of which I ceased to run with joy and inspiration to run into my beloved and still beloved building in Italian.

At some point, I realized that if the legs are not worn here, then something needs to be done. If one door closes, the other opens. And a television door opened in front of me. To the fifth channel, I came to the information department, to Vsevolod Bulgarchuk. He had such a technique: he took all the young people and immediately thrown it on the air, on the issues, like kittens, who would drown and who would come out.

My first ether ... People often do not like how they look on the screen. As Kasatkina said: “Well, this is impossible, nothing can be done with this face, you have to bother! And so the television life began - large, very interesting and very complicated. In the year, she conducted the program "Television" Fact ". Since the year, she began to work at Inform-TV. Then the whole channel was watched by the whole of Russia.

I remember our video in which we welcomed different cities, I had Khanty-Mansiysk, for example. Everyone watched the Fifth Channel, the leading of which were just stars. Your “secular chronicle” was a very popular program. Such fame and recognition after work “behind the frame” on the radio did not scare? Or, conversely, the role of the "star" pleased?

Yes, a feeling of popularity, when you are recognized, are watched intently in the subway, for example, it was. But then we did not pay attention to it. The feeling of such an important and desired profession was much larger than PR. Just an order of magnitude more. There was a spirit of competition. When you look at the program that was made in the next office, and you think: "Oh, where they took this material, why not me." And if you want to do this so that they already have a cheekbone with envy.

These were the years of St. Petersburg television that will never be repeated.

Not even because so many people looked at the channel. It will not happen again in the atmosphere, in the feeling of freedom, creativity and excitement. This will never happen again, because modern television is a factory in which everyone performs their own function. And from this functionality there is detachment and alienation from this television. We had one beautiful large team, like a large family, where everyone quarreled and put up, loved each other and hated.

We had a wonderful leader - Ballurkova. How many times they called her and ordered to “dispel to dust”! And she replied: “These are journalists! This is their profession - to have their own point of view! You can’t put free birds in the cage. Therefore, many have gone.These two directions developed almost simultaneously. In the year, I began to make a “secular chronicle”.

Where to communicate with artists? So I met the director of the Oktyabrsky BKZ Oleg Orlov, who examined something in me ... And, too, like a kitten, I released on stage: “Well, come on! From the year I spent a huge number of holidays, festivals ... By the way, when I received a “Honored Artist” in the year, my dad already perceived this already favorably. You know, my freedom and independence is forged and tempered on TV, but it is from the family with sprouts.

Since childhood, it was invested that you must do everything yourself, not to count on anyone, to be independent of circumstances. And, when I was assigned to the “Honored Artist”, dad already understood that I myself had reached this. All these renaming, permutation began. The economic situation has also changed. I remember, somewhere in the zero, I realized that I was coming to these native walls, and I have nothing to do.

There is nothing to do here at all! Plus, salary equivalent to dollars, and I have a family. And I realized that I had to move somewhere, do not sit. Although many of my colleagues, who left after some time, then still remained. I was almost the first to step into nowhere, with a work book under my arm. Somewhere, on the break of these transitions from a hypostasis, I thought that I had seven lives like a cat.

One ends - the other begins. Infinitely opening and closing doors. I organized the Irina Smolina Studio, along with a colleague. Then other people joined us. Since the year, we began to engage in advertising, organizing events, and everyone. At first, the “capitalists” program was still made for television - it was such a transition period from one to another.

I want to say right away that I’m never a businessman, not a capitalist and a businessman, but this is a completely amazing experience. Through your little company, you understand how the economy of the whole country works, how all this acts. And I happily existed in this for five years ... - What happened in five years? The Committee on Social Policy was a request for something related to the promotion of a woman then Valentina Ivanovna was just a governor.

And so the stars coincided that we then made a film for the Association "Women and Business", which held the competition "Women of Business". And the idea was born. We wrote a project and brought it to the committee. The first forum "Woman of the Year" was held in the year. In I headed the support fund of social and cultural initiatives "New Height". Thus began a new area of ​​my activity related to a public organization.

Now we are holding not only the “woman of the year”, but also the contests “The Man of the Year” and “Petersburg Family”.