Art of being first: how Tina Kandalki conquered Russian television.
The Russian journalist, TV presenter and media manager Tintin (Tina) Kandalki was born on November 10, 1975 in Tbilisi to a multinational family: her father came from an old Georgian noble family, and her mother had Armenian roots. Raised to respect tradition and education, Tina initially entered medical school planning to become a plastic surgeon, but her love of communication and media quickly took over. After successfully passing the casting for one of the Georgian television channels, she decided to radically change her life path and transferred to the Faculty of Journalism.
In the mid-1990s, Kandalki moved to Moscow, where she quickly got people talking about her thanks to her phenomenal speed of speech, bright temper, and high level of professionalism. Gaining popularity on radio stations and national television, she became the face of cult projects of the 2000s. The program "Details" on STS and the intellectual program "The Smartest" brought her national love and the prestigious TEFI TV Awards. The ability to instantly hold the audience's attention and ask pointed questions created the author's signature style.
OVER TIME, TINA KENFUELY HAS BEEN FAR BEYOND THE CLASSICAL FRAMEWORK AND HAS PROVED HERSELF AN AMBITIOUS, PUBLIC FIGURE AND PRODUCER. SHE WAS THE SOURCE OF THE LARGEST COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY APOSTOL, AND IN 2015 SHE BECAME THE CHALLENGE TO MEET THE GENERAL PRODUCTION CENTER OF THE NEW FEDERAL TELEVISION CHANNEL. LATER, KENGORI TOOK KEY LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE STRUCTURE OF GAZPROM-MEDIA AND HEADED TNT TELEVISION.
The story of Tina Kandelaki is a dynamic example of how charisma, iron discipline and constant readiness for change allow you to go from an aspiring radio host to one of the most influential figures in the modern media industry.