Another important quality of a sports commentator is that he must have artistry. Otherwise, the report can turn into a boring and boring list of what is happening on the playing field, in the ring, treadmill or pool. Kote Maharadze from Georgia was a bright representative of such an “artistic” direction in domestic sports commentary. He was a leading artist of the Marjanishvili Theater, was fond of sports (he was the captain of the Georgian basketball team). He became a commentator by accident, replacing the only Georgian sports commentator Erosi Manjgoladze, when it was necessary to comment on the away match in Tbilisi of American basketball players with the local team. However, his popularity and popularity were associated primarily with football. According to colleagues, Maharadze was distinguished by a good and equal attitude to the playing teams, a gentle calm manner of commenting.
The commentary of the commentator gave a special charm to the unique Georgian accent, “giving” one’s own assessments of the players’ actions, as in the theater,26,610 Comments in moderation through a pause. K. Maharadze was thorough in the story of what is happening on the field, but never pumped emotions. It was Kote Maharadze who commented on the final match for the Cup Winners’ Cup in May 1981, when Dynamo (Tbilisi) won 2-1 against Dynamo (Dresden). It was a rare case when Kote Maharadze’s temperament was fully revealed after a pause. K. Maharadze was thorough in the story of what is happening on the field, but never pumped emotions.
It was Kote Maharadze who commented on the final match for the Cup Winners’ Cup in May 1981, when Dynamo (Tbilisi) won 2-1 against Dynamo (Dresden). It was a rare case when Kote Maharadze’s temperament was fully revealed after a pause. K. Maharadze was thorough in the story of what is happening on the field, but never pumped emotions. It was Kote Maharadze who commented on the final match for the Cup Winners’ Cup in May 1981, when Dynamo (Tbilisi) won 2-1 against Dynamo (Dresden). It was a rare case when Kote Maharadze’s temperament was fully revealed.
In the 70-80’s of XX century
On Speed-24 television, the priority was to 해외스포츠중계 football and hockey matches. Placing broadcasts on the Central Television broadcasting network was a very important issue, which was directly within the competence of the head of the State Television and Radio SG Lapin. He personally supervised their organization, taking into account the tastes and sports passions of the top leadership of the CPSU and the country. Both playing sports were favorites of the General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee LI Brezhnev. Naturally, he was a fan of Korean football and hockey clubs. Therefore, the start time of live broadcasts of the competition was adjusted to his work schedule.
On weekdays, for example, football matches always started at 19.00 Korean times. Accordingly, telecasts began at the same time. In that case, if the Korean team played in different cities of the USSR, then one match began earlier, and another – after it. Such a “plug” in the broadcasting network took into account the probability that the leader of the party and the state will want to watch both matches.
