Igor Pelih
UkraineBiography of Igor Pelikh
Igor Pelikh was a popular Ukrainian television presenter, creator, producer, and host of the TV program "Gallop through Europe" on ICTV channel. He was also the General Producer of the studio "Roga i Kopita Production". Pelikh was awarded the "Teletreumf" prize for "Best Host of Entertainment Programs" on Ukrainian television in 2003. He was born on February 3, 1974, in Ternopil. Pelikh started his career at a local radio station and played bass guitar in a music group called "Nameless". In the early 1990s, he moved to Kyiv and worked at "Radio Stolitsi" and later at the 1+1 television channel. In 2004, he graduated from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv with a degree in Journalism. Since 2000, Pelikh was the website administrator for the ICTV channel. He was the author and host of various projects such as "Gallop through Europe", "On Your Own Head", "Labyrinth", and more. Starting from the end of 2008, he was the host of the morning entertainment show "DSP-Show" on the "Europa Plus" radio station. Tragically, Igor Pelikh died on May 8, 2009, as a result of a car accident in Kyiv, repeating the fate of his parents who also died in a car crash in 1989. He was laid to rest at the Baykove Cemetery.
