Timur Zhuravel is one of the most odious sports commentators on the NTV channel. Opinions about his work may differ, begin with admiration and end with complete rejection. Many times, fans of various clubs have contacted the NTV editorial office with a request not to appoint this particular commentator for the matches of their favorite team. Nevertheless, many Internet portals are happy to publish material written by this journalist. Therefore, the question arises: "Timur Crane - who is he?"
Journalist Biography
If we talk about such a journalist as Timur Zhuravel, his biography differs little from the description of the life of his fellow writers. This is a fairly young publicist who has not yet turned forty years old. He was born and raised in Leningrad. But he received his education at Moscow State University at the Faculty of Journalism. Immediately after graduation, he was invited to work in the sports editorial office of NTV. He specializes in football, with a focus on French and Dutch. But sometimes he can comment on rowing. According to the journalist himself, one of the hobbies he enjoys is hitchhiking, so the young publicist traveled around Europe.
Labor activity
The biggest project in Timur’s life is the creation of the Football Club program. Until 2010, he acted as an author and correspondent in this program. And after 2011, NTV decided to use Timur as a host. One of the most important events in which Timur Zhuravel actively participated as a member of the NTV film crew was the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Throughout this time, the journalist is actively publishing in various bookmaker publications, making his own predictions for football matches.
Conflicts with fans
The end of 2016 was marked by two scandals involving a commentator. At the beginning, Timur Zhuravel commented on the match involving London Chelsea, and an indignant group of fans of this illustrious royal club sent a petition to the NTV leadership asking them not to appoint him to the matches of this club. But not only in the international arena did the journalist have conflicts with fans. Around the same time, working on the Terek match with Ural, Timur Zhuravel again finds himself in a conflict situation. The management of “Terek” also appealed to the sports editorial office of NTV with a request not to put this journalist on the air during the games of the Grozny club.