| October 21, 1958 |
born in Pyriatyn town, Poltava region, Ukraine |
| 1976 – 1981 |
studied at Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv, Faculty of Journalism, graduated with honours |
| 2009 – 2011 |
studied at Diplomatic Academy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Department of Foreign Policy |
| June 1981 –August 1983 |
correspondent of the newspaper “Komsomolets Poltavshchyny” (“Komsomol member of Poltava region”) |
| August 1983 – September 1990 |
correspondent of the newspaper “Komsomolskoe znamia” (“Komsomol banner”) |
| September 1990 – December 1991 |
editor of the department, journal “Liudyna i svit” (“Man and the World”) |
| January 1991 – May 1992 |
head of the department, newspaper “Komsomolskoe znamia” (“Nezavisimost”) (“Independence”) |
| May 1992 – June 1994 |
deputy editor-in-chief, co-editor of the weekly publication “Respublika” (“Republic”) |
| June 1994 –June 1995 |
editor of the department, UNIAN news agency (Ukrainian Independent Information Agency of News) |
| 1993 |
internship as a journalist in the USA |
| 1995 |
internship as a journalist in Holland |
| 1995 – 1998 |
freelance correspondent for the BBC |
| 1995 – 1996 | head of the social issues department, TV company “Nova Mova”; journalist, information and analytical program “Pisliamova” |
| 1996 – 2006 | author and host on TV channel “1+1”: project “Proty Nochi” (“Toward Night”); documentary special projects “Osoblyvyi pohliad” (“Special View”), “Versii Olhy Herasymiuk” (“Olha Herasymiuk’s Versions”), talk show “Bez Tabu” (“No Taboos”), “Khochu I Budu” (“I Want and I Will”), “Idu na Vy” (“I Come to Face You”), documentaries |
| July 2005 –April 2006 |
general producer, TRC Studio 1+1 |
| 2006 – 2007 |
member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the 5th convocation, elected from the “Our Ukraine” political bloc; |
| 2007 – 2012 |
member of the Parliament of Ukraine of the 6th convocation, elected through the party list of the “Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense” bloc; |
| 2010 – 2012 | general producer, Istil Studios; author’s two-hour live daily program on Nashe Radio |
| July 4, 2014 |
appointed as a member of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting by a resolution of the Parliament of Ukraine; |
| October 2014 |
representative of Ukraine to the Steering Committee of the Council of Europe on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) |
| 2018 – 2019 |
member of the COE Committee of Experts on Quality Journalism in the Digital Age (MSI-JOQ) |
| 2019 |
Olha Herasymiuk’s book “I’m Back. I Love” (2019) was included in the list of the best books of the year according to the PEN Ukraine |
| October 31, 2019 |
dismissed from the position of member of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting by Resolution No. 261-IX of the Parliament of Ukraine; |
| April 22, 2020 |
mandate as First Deputy Chair of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting was officially terminated; |
| December 15, 2021 | appointed as a member of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting by Resolution No. 1958-IX of the Parliament of Ukraine |
| December 20, 2021 |
elected as Chair of the National Council |
| March 2024 |
elected as Chair of the National Committee of Ukraine for the UNESCO Information for All Programme (IFAP), under the auspices of which the National Committee of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme was established |
| May 2025 |
elected as Chair of the National Committee of Ukraine for the UNESCO International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) |
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member of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO, Chair of the Communication and Information Sector of the National Commission of Ukraine for UNESCO |
- Diploma from the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting for the creation of the program “Toward Night” (1996)
- Laureate of the “Golden Era of Ukraine – 99” Award
- Two-time laureate of the Eurasian Television Forum of CIS and Baltic countries (1998, 1999)
- Grand Prix of the International Festival “EcoAir-99” (TACIS programme)
- Grand Prix of the WHO TV Festival in London (1999)
- Laureate of the “One World – 99” Television Festival in London
- Gold Medal at the “Independence – 99” Television Competition of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine
- Laureate of the nationwide programme “Person of the Year – 1999” in Ukraine
- Award named after V. Marchenko from the Ukrainian-American Bureau for Human Rights for the best journalistic work on the topic of human rights protection (1998 – 1999)
- “Best Journalist of 1999” Award by the Ukrainian Dimension Foundation
- “People’s Recognition” Award for the Year’s Best Program (2000)
- Laureate of the “Teletriumph” Ukrainian National Television Award (2000)
- Laureate of the International Teleforum “Together” (2002)
- Laureate of the “Woman of the Third Millennium” Award
- Order of Honour of Georgia (2006)
- Honoured Journalist of Ukraine (2008)
- Representative of Ukraine to the Steering Committee of the Council of Europe on Media and Information Society (CDMSI)
- Member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine
- Member of the Coalition of Cultural Actors
- Member of the BBC Book of the Year Jury (2015 – 2023)
- Head of the Human Rights and Equality Department, NGO “Hromadska Varta” (2012 – 2014)
- Active participant in public dialogue on culture, human rights and democracy development
- Defender for ethical journalism, media transparency, gender equality and children’s rights in the media space
- Actively involved in the fight to block Russian propaganda and to recognize Russian media as terrorist organizations
- Curator of the volunteer project aimed at protecting and reviving the masterpieces of the Ukrainian cultural heritage “Lokhvytsia Zemstvo Schools”
Марчук Алла Петрівна
Завідувач сектору організаційного забезпечення роботи голови Національної ради
