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“One day I went to the Toy House to buy something as a present for my three-year-old friend. I saw a spinning top with a jumping horse and bought two at once, the second one for myself. I played without leaving my house for ten days, ”recalls Vladimir Voroshilov, the creator and host of the program, the first broadcast of which took place exactly 43 years ago. It is this spinning top that will captivate the audience, clinging to the TV screens in anticipation of an exciting game.
Initially, the game was a family quiz game in which participants received sets of books as gifts. During the first few years, the show evolved and looked for the format that we are used to seeing - a team of connoisseurs fighting a team of viewers, answering viewers' questions. The first team to score six points wins. The creators of the program are sure that the overwhelming success and continuing relevance is due to the fact that, unlike many other television intellectual games, “What? Where? When?" is not a game of knowledge and erudition, but of intelligence and reasoning. One cannot but agree on how interesting it is to watch the heated discussion and the chain of reasoning of talented experts, while at the same time trying to find the answer yourself.
The name of the TV show host for a long time remained a mystery to viewers. And for Vladimir Voroshilov, the nickname "Incognito from Ostankino" was fixed for a long time. Who is hiding behind a formidable voice, the audience found out only five years later, when the broadcast ended with the words: “Vladimir Voroshilov was broadcasting.”
After his death, the chair of the presenter was taken by his successor, Boris Kryuk. It was he who, being a 12-year-old boy, composed the first questions for experts, and became the first viewer to win against experts. The transfer symbol is the Fomka owl - a crystal figure with its image is awarded to the best player in the final games. Later, a new prize was introduced - the "Diamond Owl", which is awarded to the best player of the year. The most popular "black box" of Soviet television has been visited by hundreds of different items: a skull, toilet paper, a wedding dress, a head of cabbage, a bikini, a jar of urine, an alarm clock, and a living butterfly.
For several years, the game has been a unique show, where you can see the performances of foreign performers for the first time. Very soon, on September 16, a new season of games of the autumn session begins.
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Remembering past seasons and the brilliant game of connoisseurs, it is interesting to know how the fate of the most famous intellectuals, who were watched by millions of viewers from year to year, turned out to be interesting.
Rovshan Askerov, the owner of the "Crystal Owl", the captain of his own team, recalls that the hobby for the quiz appeared in childhood - when he was 14 years old, he wanted to please the girl, and in order to stand out, he created the school game "What? Where? When?". It did not work out with the girl, but there was a love for the intellectual game.
For the first time as an expert, Rovshan participated in the game in 1998. At that time he was a journalist, a sports columnist. Rovshan admits that the popularity that overtook him was very pleasant to him, but at the same time disciplined and kept in good shape. There was a case that popularity played into the hands when it was necessary to interview a famous person.
Now Rovshan holds the position of PR director of the Baku magazine. But the main pride of the connoisseur is his own club of intellectual games "Without Fools", which he opened two years ago with his long-term partner in the club of connoisseurs Boris Levin. Games are played every week on Wednesdays and Thursdays. In addition to Moscow, the game takes place in other cities - Sergiev Posad, Sochi, Adler, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod and Tashkent.
Ilya Novikov, two-time winner of the "Crystal Owl", the owner of the "Diamond Owl" at the moment continues to successfully conduct advocacy. Ilya wanted to become a lawyer and a criminal lawyer from the age of 12-13. He remembers as a child reading books about a fictional character - Perry Mason - a practicing lawyer in Los Angeles. The game for him has always been just a hobby, a hobby, not a job.
He says that participation in the program briefly overshadowed him as a lawyer - people perceived Ilya as an expert and a showman. According to Ilya, he is often recognized on the street in Russia and there are people who think that it is written in his work book - “expert”. When asked about participating in new seasons, he replies that he is not going to return in the near future.
Boris Belozerov, the youngest captain of the game, the owner of the "Crystal Owl," this year graduated from the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) with a degree in World Economy and International Energy Cooperation, and is now conducting various intellectual games as a presenter and author of questions. Will be a member of the winter series of games.
Recall that participation in the game is not a means of earning money for connoisseurs. Cash prizes are received only by the winning TV viewers. All connoisseurs have a favorite job and participate in the game for the sake of excitement and interest.
Television does not indulge in a variety of fans of intellectual games, so the club "What? Where? When?" huge army of fans. The program, created by the spouses V. Voroshilov and N. Stetsenko, has been on the air since 1975, without losing its popularity among the new generation of viewers. During the game, we only hear the voice of the leader. "What where When?" focuses attention on the teams of experts, follows the logic of their reasoning while searching for the answer to the question of the viewers. So who is he, the person commenting on what is happening, but hidden from the camera operators?
A bit of history
Today, few people know that the first host of the program "What? Where? When?" - Alexander Maslyakov. Then the transfer was not at all like the modern version. Two families competed with each other, and the shooting was carried out in the apartment of each. The program was edited without the participation of the presenter, who appeared only in 1976. Students of Moscow State University became the players, and the installed spinning top determined who would answer the next intellectual question. The founder of the game, V. Ya. Voroshilov, who became the host in 1977, was engaged in their selection.
If at first it was an individual game, then from the end of 1977, experts began to form into teams, which were given a minute to discuss. This made the program more spectacular, she had a whole army of fans. When the experts began to play against the viewers, the studio began to receive bags of letters with questions from different parts of the USSR. The game has become universal. Vladimir Voroshilov chose a special manner of conducting "What? Where? When?". The host behind the scenes reads questions and communicates with the players, remaining in the shadow of what is happening.
today
The proposed form of transmission has been preserved to this day. Few people knew what V. Voroshilov looked like, although there was a moment in the history of the TV game when the presenter went to the table. It happened when the spinning top pointed to zero four times. Vladimir Yakovlevich during his lifetime turned into a legend, and his program in 1997 was awarded the television award "Tefi". Today she already has five statuettes of Orpheus. For 25 years, viewers have heard Voroshilov's pleasant baritone behind the scenes, so after his death in 2001, everyone was worried about the fate of the television project. Who is the host of "What? Where? When?" in the 21st century?
Vladimir Yakovlevich prepared his successor during his lifetime. His wife and part-time editor of the program N. Stetsenko had a son. Boris Kryuk was known as the host of Love at First Sight, an entertainment project popular with young people. His co-host was the charming Alla Volkova. As a boy, Boris was present on the air and even submitted ideas for new rules for the project. One of them was approved when he was only 12. Later, he directly worked on the program as an editor, assistant director, and dealt with organizational issues.
Who is the host of "What? Where? When?": biography pages
Boris' year of birth is 1966. In 1989, he received the specialty of a design engineer after graduating from the Moscow State Technical University. Bauman. But his professional activity from the very beginning was connected with television. In the 1990s, he already tried himself as a director, directing the Brain Ring program for three years. To date, B. Kryuk works in the management of the television company "Igra-TV", is the vice president of the established international association "What? Where? When?". For a long time it is believed that he is the adopted son of Voroshilov. This is not true. Boris's parents divorced when he was 4 years old. Natalya Stetsenko married V. Voroshilov, who did a lot to raise his stepson. And most importantly, he conveyed to him the love for his offspring.
Carier start
In 2001, after the death of Vladimir Yakovlevich, for a long time even the experts themselves did not know who the host of "What? Where? When?" The cousin of the founder of the project regularly came to the editorial office. Many believed that it was he who works at the microphone. In fact, it was the position of the program management, which kept the intrigue. Hook's voice was distorted by computer technology to make it unrecognizable. For about two years, the new presenter was looking for his own style of dialogue with the players. If Voroshilov used a mentor's intonation, excluding objections, then his successor found himself in an ironic form of communication with connoisseurs.
After the host gained confidence, Hook's identity was revealed. Not only players, but also viewers learned about it. His last name was printed in the credits of the program, during controversial moments the presenter appeared twice on the air. B. Kryuk himself believes that he found his style two years later after participating in the program in a new capacity.
Future successor
According to the rules of the game, the host takes on the functions of a referee. In controversial issues, he determines whether or not to count the answer to the connoisseurs. Sometimes Boris Kryuk is accused of bias, but he treats this with understanding. According to him, the transfer since 1986 has been going without recording, so the players often get the upper hand of emotions. Subsequently, they most often recognize his correctness. So, we answered the question of who is the host of "What? Where? When?". Does he have successors? After all, Voroshilov was preparing a replacement for himself in advance.
To this, Hook replies with humor: "I have another 20 years to resolve this issue." The presenter has four children, none of them became a member of the connoisseurs club. But the elder Mikhail already has experience in playing such a game during his student days. Perhaps the dynasty will continue?
Boris Aleksandrovich Kryuk. Born on August 18, 1966 in Moscow. Russian TV presenter, TV director, general producer of the TV game “What? Where? When?".
Father - Alexander Kryuk.
Mother - (born December 5, 1945), graduated from the Leningrad Pedagogical Institute named after N.K. Krupskaya and the Institute for Advanced Studies for Television and Radio Workers under the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. Since 1968, she worked in the Youth Editorial Board of the Central Television of the USSR State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company in the Auction program, General Producer of JSC Igra, Vice President of the International Association of Clubs What? Where? When?".
Boris's parents were classmates, got married as students in the third year of the institute. Divorced in 1970.
Stepfather - (born Kalmanovich; 1930-2001), Soviet and Russian TV presenter, theater director, author and host of the TV game “What? Where? When?”, Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation.
Vladimir Voroshilov appeared in the life of Boris Kryuk when he was 4 years old. He was much older than his mother, for the sake of Voroshilov she left her first husband.
From an early age, he often visited his stepfather's studio. For 10 years, during each live broadcast, he worked in the announcer's room next to Vladimir Voroshilov.
In 1977, in the game “What? Where? When?" the top for the first time began to "choose" the letters of viewers, laid out on the game table (before that, he "choose" the player who will answer the question). The first question of the game that the spinning top "chosen" was Boris' question: the question was a chess problem. He got a prize - the book "Eureka".
He even succeeded in creative finds: 12-year-old Boris came up with the rule "Losing experts leave the club forever." He worked as an assistant director, later served as a music editor, led the musical breaks in the game “What? Where? When?".
Boris said about cooperation with his stepfather: “But you don’t need to think that he considered me a brilliant child who understands TV programs better than professionals. He was just always interested in people who think differently than he does.”
Boris Kryuk, Natalia Stetsenko and Vladimir Voroshilov
Graduated from music school, guitar class. In his youth he was fond of bard songs, he sang well with the guitar.
In 1989 he graduated from Moscow State Technical University. Bauman, having received the profession of a design engineer. However, he did not work in his specialty - he got a job with his famous stepfather on TV, became an employee of the Youth Edition of Central Television.
In 1990, Voroshilov decided to shoot "Brain Ring" and entrusted this to Boris Kryuk and director Nikolai Vostokov. They had to independently organize a turnkey program. Koyuk recalled: “I was so exhausted and spent so many nights without sleep that one day I passed out right at the planning meeting in a room where 15 people were arguing, shouting over each other! .. It was a utopia - to think that three beginners could completely do the program, and the master just comes and sits in the chair of the presenter. As a result, when Voroshilov arrived at the studio shortly before the start of filming, it turned out that everything needed to be urgently redone. And we spent an unforgettable two days! ".
From January 13, 1991 to 1999, together with he hosted the once popular romantic TV show "Love at first sight". In 1993-1999 he was also the director of the program.
According to the rules of the show "Love at first sight", three girls and three young people meet for the first time in the studio of the program, where they answer the tricky questions of the presenters. After each of the participants managed to get an idea, the presenters offer to vote. Girls and young people have to choose a pair for themselves by pressing buttons, and the computer determines whether the pairs matched. Matched couples go to different restaurants. On the second day, the couples return to the studio in order to answer the host's questions at the second stage of the game about how a young man or girl will behave in a given life situation. For each correct answer, the couple is given one "shot" on the computer. Four seconds are given for each "shot". For each hit in the "heart" a prize is awarded to the couple. Among the "hearts" was also disguised the main prize - "Romantic Journey".
Boris Kryuk and Alla Volkova - Love at first sight
On March 10, 2001, Vladimir Voroshilov died in Peredelkino, in the program "What? Where? When?" he was replaced by Boris Kryuk. At first, Vladimir Voroshilov sounded in the game - the voice of Boris Kryuk was distorted on a computer. The details were hidden from the public. Voroshilov's cousin came to the set - so that experts would think that it was he who was playing the game.
Later, Boris Kryuk admitted that he was running the What? Where? When?" it's him.
Boris Kryuk, as well as Vladimir Voroshilov earlier, repeatedly emphasized that, unlike many other television intellectual games, such as “Own Game”, “Brain Ring” and others, “What? Where? When?" is not a game of knowledge and erudition, but of intelligence and reasoning. Most of the questions in the game are designed in such a way that even the most erudite experts cannot initially know the correct answer, however, in almost all questions, the correct answer can be guessed within a minute of discussion. Even among experts who give early answers, as a rule, experts themselves lead a chain of reasoning, which they quickly carried out and managed to give the correct answer.
First Deputy General Director of the television company "Igra-TV".
Vice-President of the International Association of Clubs “What? Where? When?".
Boris Kryuk in the program "Evening Urgant"
Boris Kryuk's height: 185 centimeters.
Personal life of Boris Kryuk:
Was married twice.
First wife- Inna, a microbiologist by profession. We got married in 1990.
The marriage produced a son, Mikhail, and a daughter, Alexandra.
He lived with his first wife for 10 years, after the divorce he participated in raising children.
Son Mikhail inherited the mathematical abilities of Boris Kryuk, studied well at school, then graduated from the University of Edinburgh, became an economist, lives in Scotland.
The eldest daughter of Alexander from childhood was a copy of her father. From the age of 7 to 14 she studied at the theater studio. Studied at the University of London, specializes in media - makes stories for radio and television, writes articles. Lives in England.
Second wife- Anna Antonyuk, economist.
The couple had daughters Alexandra and Barbara. As Kryuk explained, he called his two daughters Alexandra for the following reason: “I have a “terrible” story with Sasha: both Sasha’s grandmothers, Sasha’s great-grandmother, Sasha’s great-grandfather ... And when Inna and I had a daughter, we named her after all of them ... Anya, my second wife, also always dreamed of naming her daughter Sasha. And, of course, I agreed. "
Varya is Hook's only child, who is very interested in "What? Where? When?".
Television projects of Boris Kryuk:
"What? Where? When?"
"Love at first sight"
"Brain Ring"
42 years ago, on September 4, 1975, the first program of the television club of experts “What? Where? When?". True, at that time there were no experts. Initially, the favorite game was a family quiz.
Two teams took part in the program - the Ivanov family and the Kuznetsov family from Moscow. The program was filmed in parts - first visiting one family, and then another. Each team was asked 11 questions. Two stories were combined into one with the help of photographs from the family albums of the Ivanovs and Kuznetsovs. Only one program aired. It was a year of searching for a form of play.
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1984 Recording of the TV game “What? Where? When?" on Central Television. © RIA Novosti, M. Yurchenko But already in the next year, 1976, the family quiz turned into a television youth club “What? Where? When?". Students of several faculties of Moscow State University took part in the recording of the program, and when discussing the issue, they spoke loudly and smoked. The first release of the game was not hosted by Vladimir Voroshilov, but by… Alexander Maslyakov.
1984 TV presenter of the quiz “What? Where? When?" Vladimir Voroshilov is waiting for an answer to his question. © RIA Novosti, M. Yurchenko It was then that the top appeared in the game. True, the arrow of the spinning top chose the person who would answer the viewer's question. The participants of the game answered the questions immediately, without preparation. Each participant played for himself. There hasn't been a minute of discussion yet. Answered the question - get a prize: a book. Answered seven questions - get the main prize: a set of books. The players' answers were evaluated by members of the honorary jury - academician of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences O.V. Baroyan, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences V.O. Goldansky, writer D.S. Danin.
1984 Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences Igor Petryanov-Sokolov takes part in the TV quiz “What? Where? When?". © RIA Novosti, M. Yurchenko The following year, 1977, the transmission is transferred off-screen. The host in the frame was changed by four voice-overs. Among the new voice-over presenters were Vladimir Voroshilov and employees of the youth editorial office of Central Television, journalists Andrei Menshikov and Svetlana Berdnikova, as well as geologist Zoya Arapova. Vladimir Voroshilov was the main host of the game, the rest of the voices performed an auxiliary role - they voiced letters from viewers.
1984 Participants of the TV show “What? Where? When?" are discussing the issue. © RIA Novosti, M. Yurchenko Who broadcast on the other side of the screen remained a mystery to viewers for a long time (until 1980). And for Vladimir Voroshilov, the nickname "incognito from Ostankino" was firmly entrenched. The name of the host of the game will be heard for the first time on April 23, 1980, when the broadcast ends with the words: “Vladimir Voroshilov was the host of the program.”
1985 Director and presenter of the television club “What? Where? When?" Vladimir Voroshilov is preparing another game. © RIA Novosti, G. Kazarinov On December 24, 1977, the game finally took on its final form: a spinning top that showed the question, not the player, a one-minute limit on the time the question was discussed, a prize for the TV viewer for the best question.
An employee of the zoo base of the Russian film studio "Tsentrnauchfilm" with the eagle owl Fomka, the invariable symbol of the TV show "What? Where? When?". © RIA Novosti, Ettinger At the same time, its first symbol appeared in the game - the eagle owl Fomka.
Then, according to the rules of the game, each correct answer brought a prize-book to the general fund of the game participants. If the club members lost a question, the entire six players changed.
1985 Connoisseurs and scriptwriter, director and host of the program Vladimir Voroshilov discuss the results of the game. © RIA Novosti, G. Kazarinov In 1979, the participants in the program are called "experts" for the first time. Up to this point, all the players were “members of the What? Where? When?" or simply "participants" of the program. Also this year, the club's teams have coaches: candidates of psychological sciences Boris Bratus and Alexander Asmanov, teacher of the department of social psychology Adolf Kharash. Coaches can take a timeout, make substitutions for individual players or the entire six.
1985 Player of the television club “What? Where? When?" Alexander Vengertsev, a builder from the city of Dmitrovograd, Ulyanovsk region. © RIA Novosti, G. Kazarinov January 24, 1979 in the game “What? Where? When?" the first musical break sounded.
1988 Musical break in the program “What? Where? When?". © RIA Novosti, Oleg Lastochkin For several years, the game “What? Where? When?" was one of the few programs on Soviet television where you could see popular foreign performers.
1989 Member of the musical break Greek singer Demis Roussos. © RIA Novosti, Oleg Lastochkin In 1980, a new rule was introduced - in a critical situation, the losing team was given a special chance: the final round could be played by the whole club.
1986 The broadcast of the program “What? Where? When?". © ITAR-TASS, Igor Zotin In 1982, the form of the game was finally determined. A new rule has been introduced: the game continues to six points. Up to this point, the score of the game was different all the time - as many questions were asked as the timing allowed. The host's signature phrase appears: “The score is 0:0. TV viewers against experts. First round."
1985 The captain of one of the teams of the club “What? Where? When?" Marina Letavina. © RIA Novosti, G. Kazarinov The whole game is played by one team of experts; connoisseurs continue to participate in the games of the season if they win; connoisseurs give up their place in the club to newcomers if they lose.
1985 Participants of the TV show “What? Where? When?" ponder the answer. © RIA Novosti, G. Kazarinov In 1983, the Club of Connoisseurs settled in a new building - a mansion on the street. Herzen, 47. This season they play in threes. Two triples play, one triple - in the chairs of the "spare". It is possible to replace the whole three or one or two players. The composition of the team changes at the discretion of the captain. Some of the connoisseurs declared for the game remain "reserve" and do not participate in the game. A new rule has been introduced - connoisseurs can refuse a minute of discussion and use the saved minute in any other round.
1989 Connoisseurs at the gaming table. © ITAR-TASS, Boris Dembitsky 1984 During a minute of discussion, players are allowed to use reference literature: the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, the dictionaries of Ushakov, Ozhegov and Dahl, the Philosophical Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Geographical Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Physical Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Chemical Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary.
1985 There is a game. TV club "What? Where? When?". © RIA Novosti, G. Kazarinov Three stages appeared in the playing hall. On the small stage is a bookcase with encyclopedias. On the second stage - a penalty box. On the largest one there is an installation for musical and sound accompaniment. The player who gave the wrong answer is sent to the penalty box. Penalty boxes return to the gaming table after the first point won by experts.
1988 The broadcast of the program “What? Where? When?". © RIA Novosti, Oleg Lastochkin In 1985, a new change - not one six, but the whole club participates in each game - six sixes of connoisseurs. The change of teams takes place according to the principle: if you win - continue the game, if you lose - give way to another team. Teams change by lot: in the sectors on the game table - inverted game tickets of the captains. If the connoisseurs lose the round, the game ticket is turned over and it turns out which six will replace. Decisive round of the game: if the team wins, it gets the right to start the game the next time and gets all the prizes. The team that loses in the last round of the game leaves the club. In place of this six newcomers come.
1989 The broadcast of the program “What? Where? When?". © ITAR-TASS, Boris Dembitsky In 1986, once again, one six connoisseurs participate in each game. The first "blitz tournaments" were introduced. Music pause symbols disappear from game sectors. Treble clefs are now held by team captains. The teams take musical breaks at their discretion. A minute of help from TV fans appears. It was the last game year in the mansion at 47 Herzen Street.
In 1987, a series of international games “What? Where? When?". At the games in Bulgaria, for the first time, it was decided to change the traditional prize system. Book prizes at international games have replaced handicrafts, arts and crafts of the two countries and consumer goods.
1987 TV presenter "What? Where? When?" V. Voroshilov (right). Photo by Igor Zotin (TASS newsreel) In 1988, a series of games were held in the international club “What? Where? When?". Playing teams of the USSR, USA, Bulgaria, Poland, France.
Not one six of experts play against the viewers, but the whole club - 13 sixes of experts. Any team of experts can answer for the whole club, and the whole club is responsible for this answer. Any six can protest the answer of the previous team. The last answer given by the club is taken as the final version of the club.
Starting from the second qualifying game, a new rule has been introduced: the six who give the wrong answer and lose the round stop their participation in the games of the season. Only a game won by the club can save the team's players.
1988 Center for International Trade and Scientific and Technical Relations. Live broadcast of the main edition of programs for youth of the Central Television “What? Where? When? ”, which was attended by experts from Bulgaria, Poland, the USSR and the USA. Photo by Oleg Ivanov /TASS Newsreel/ In 1989, the International Games “What? Where? When?". Venue - Moscow, World Trade Center on Krasnaya Presnya (Sovincenter). One main six connoisseurs and nine teams of experts play. Teams of experts determine the difficulty of each question of the game. Depending on the difficulty of the question in each round, you can get from 1 to 10 points.
If all nine expert teams gave the correct answer, the question is worth one point. Eight teams gave the correct answer - the question is worth two points, and so on. If none of the expert teams gave the correct answer, the question gets the highest score - 10 points. If the main six adepts win the round, the adepts get those ten points. If the playing team cannot solve the issue, then 10 points are received by the viewers.
The team of experts, which as a result of the game will receive the highest intellectual rating, gets the right to continue the next game at the central game table. The team with the lowest rating must leave the club. A new six players will take its place.
Due to the fact that the main rule of the game has been temporarily canceled (the game goes up to six points), a new game boundary has been set - midnight. The game ends with the third cock crow on the Sovincenter tower.
In the winter of 1991, money first appeared on the gaming table. An intellectual club becomes an intellectual casino. The host became known as the croupier. The phrase "Smart casino is the only place where you can make money with your own mind" appears for the first time.
The basic rules of the game have not changed: one six experts play, the game goes up to six points, the losing team loses its place in the club.
2005 year. The broadcast of the program “What? Where? When?". © ITAR-TASS, Natalya Nechaeva Vladimir Yakovlevich Voroshilov was the permanent host of the program for 25 years. On December 30, 2000, he played his last game - the final of the anniversary series of games, at which the fate of the elite club “What? Where? When?". Experts won with a score of 6:5. The victory of the connoisseurs meant that the games in the elite club “What? Where? When?" should continue.
In 1989 he graduated from Moscow State Technical University. Bauman. By profession - a design engineer.
First Deputy General Director of the Television Company "Igra-TV".
Vice-President of the International Association of Clubs “What? Where? When?".
What? Where? When?
In the game "What? Where? When?" only his voice is heard. For the first time after Voroshilov's death, the editors hid the host of the program from both viewers and experts: his voice was distorted using a computer, Voroshilov's cousin came to the site (experts thought he was playing the Game).
But later, Hook revealed his identity, his last name began to appear in the credits. Hook has aired twice so far, on October 26, 2007 and December 27, 2008.
Despite the fact that Hook has been the host of the program only since 2001, he took part in the preparation of more than 100 games - he first got into the announcer at school age. While still at school and college, he worked on the program “What? Where? When?" as an assistant director, director, author, music editor. For 10 years, during each live broadcast, he worked in the announcer's room next to Vladimir Voroshilov.
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"What? Where? When?" broadcast live. Boris Kryuk himself notes that in recent years the game “What? Where? When?" became, on the one hand, more commercialized, and on the other hand, more emotional and more spectacular. At the same time, the game has not lost its intellectual excitement, and B. Kryuk's refereeing style also caused repeated criticism from the viewers.
