The famous character of the children's cartoon dreamed that his portrait "looked from all the newspapers." Elena Starostina also dreamed of becoming a TV presenter. She had all the external data for this profession. And the cherished dream came true.
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early years
Many viewers do not even suspect that almost three dozen specialists of different profiles take part in the preparation of the next news release. At the first stage of her independent life, Elena Alekseevna Starostina also had no idea about the features of this kind. The future TV presenter was born on May 17, 1964 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents at that time lived in the famous city of Volgograd. My father worked at a tractor factory. Mother taught mathematics at the university. The child grew up surrounded by love and care.
At an early age, Svetlana demonstrated musical and acting abilities. When the time came, she was enrolled in a comprehensive school and in music. The girl studied well. She participated in social events and amateur art shows. In high school, she studied in a theater studio at the city house of pioneers. After school, she received a musical education at a local music school. However, parents insisted that Svetlana enter the Civil Engineering Institute.
Professional activity
Having received a diploma in civil engineering in 1986, Starostina in distribution began working in the road administration of the city of Ulyanovsk. A few months later, city television announced a competition for the post of announcer. Svetlana confidently passed all the tests, and set about fulfilling her duties. For four years, she gained experience and live work skills. After this period she moved to Moscow and entered the journalism faculty of the Institute of Youth under the Komsomol Central Committee. As a student, she covered all the events of interest to the audience.
After completing her studies in 1992, a certified journalist broadcast for five years on the Delovaya Rossiya television channel. The career of a TV presenter for Starostina was developing quite successfully. At a certain stage of creativity, she was offered a contract for NTV. Svetlana has become one of the leaders of the popular Domino Principle program. After the first episodes of the program, they began to recognize Starostin on the street, in shops and other public places. At the same time, she received offers to participate in filming. Svetlana's acting debut took place in the detective series "Lawyer".