In domestic sports journalism there are a lot of legendary correspondents, real stars and famous names. Today, one of the brightest and most cheerful young correspondents is Dmitry Sergeyevich Zanin.
Bad student, good correspondent
Dima Zanin was born in Krasnoyarsk on November 3, 1988. After graduating from school, the young man went straight to journalism, but something did not work out. So Dmitry became a first-year student of the philological faculty of Krasnoyarsk University. Although Dmitry himself later called the journal faculty a light version of the philological faculty, Zanin was rarely seen in the university classes.
The young man said that several times he was on the verge of expulsion and the only one from the stream received three for his thesis. But poor performance was not related to laziness or carelessness. It’s just that Dmitry Zanin from the first year began working on Krasnoyarsk television, deciding that practice is the main teacher in life.
One working day on television replaced for him a semester of study. And he was right. Just a few years later he became a star of local journalism, and after some time in the biography of Dmitry Zanin appeared Moscow, a federal television channel and world-class sports competitions of the highest level.
Cadet training
Dima spent his childhood in the Krasnoyarsk Cadet Corps. Military education has made the young man purposeful, independent and decisive. While still in his first year at the university, Dmitry began working as a correspondent on the youth program of the Krasnoyarsk television. At the same time, he managed to combine the work of a reporter, producer, and editor.
In general, any work that he was assigned to do on television. Dmitry was actively gaining experience. In addition, Dmitry Zanin, without hesitation, went to work in the boiler room to earn extra money for a living.
Unrestrained energy, talent, independence and the habit of making decisions personally helped him become the highest paid journalist on local television by the time he graduated. The regional level has been passed. Dmitry Zanin went to conquer Moscow.
The conquest of the capital
While working in Krasnoyarsk, Zanin often recorded reports for the Russia-2 channel. According to Dmitry, these were a variety of informational issues, not complicated, but which became a good school for the young journalist. Having received a philological diploma, the young and daring correspondent went to Moscow with a one-way ticket.
The capital, or rather, Shabolovka, met him coolly: “It’s you who are a star in Krasnoyarsk, but here you still have to prove it.” Two weeks was enough for Zanin to prove to the leadership of Rossiya-2 that he was worthy to become a full-time correspondent of the central television channel.
Sports Journalism
Today Dmitry Zanin is one of the leading correspondents for MATCH TV. His assets include reports from Formula 1, various world cups, and the Olympic Games.
Zanin is always very carefully prepared for the competition. He believes that the main thing in his profession is to make the report interesting for the viewer. And for this it is necessary, firstly, to possess useful and relevant information, and secondly, to be able to position the athlete in a conversation. This is difficult enough to do, because there is little time for the interview, the person is tired after the competition, he is not ready to confide with a stranger.
But Zanin's professionalism lies precisely in the fact that he succeeds in bright memorable interviews with the most famous sports stars. At the same time, he manages to follow the progress of the competition, give out interesting sports facts and news, and amuse the audience. Zanin himself considers his work the happiest in the world.
Interesting facts from life
Once Dmitry Zanin managed to remove five full-fledged stories from the final of the Spanish Cup in just a day and a half.
And once, in Rio de Janeiro, he climbed into the city slums and shot an excellent report from the roof of one of the houses surrounded by local children. What for? To make the viewer interesting and fun.
At the Olympics in Sochi, Dmitry was the only correspondent who did not remove a single gold medal. He considered it his complete failure.
Dmitry Zanin's documentary film “Catching Up in One Night” about boxers who, at the cost of incredible effort and sometimes health, can lose several kilograms of weight in a day, was a great success in sports circles.
Dmitry Zanin met his wife Tatyana as a student. Fell in love at first sight, and since then he has been happily married for more than ten years. By the way, Zanin made a romantic marriage proposal to his beloved in his favorite city - Hamburg (Germany).
Zanin loves to travel as a tourist and go to sports competitions as a simple fan. Dmitry says that so he can enjoy what is happening around to the fullest.
Zanin has his own fan club on a social network. He treats his fans very warmly and personally sends them souvenirs by mail.
Secrets of success from Zanin
The main secret of Dmitry Zanin is that he is absolutely in love with his profession. He was lucky, he can travel to different countries, attend the most prestigious sports competitions and talk about them to the whole world.
But Dmitry is also aware of the other side of his profession. No wonder he calls himself a mediator between the athlete and the spectator. While the fans get unforgettable emotions, the sports journalist cannot afford to relax, he is in constant tension.
And before the competitions themselves, huge preparatory work is preceded by an invisible stranger. Once, Zanin did not leave his home for four days, preparing for a trip to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He led a block of gymnastics there, and four days later he knew everything about it: biographies of athletes, interesting facts, achievements and professional secrets.
Zanin believes that in his profession it is important to constantly work on yourself and study the experience of colleagues. He considers Vyacheslav Dukhin, Mikhal Solodovnikov, Alexander Bedarev to be his teachers and authorities.
Dmitry himself is very critical of himself. He believes that he has poor diction, little talent and in general, he accidentally ended up in the profession. But Dmitry’s success refutes his opinion of himself. This is a very lively, active, infecting professional with his energy .
Big plans
Correspondent Dmitry Zanin has very big plans in life. He dreams of creating documentaries about famous people and events, and dreams of interviewing many famous athletes. He loves traveling and wants to spend a lot of time with his family. As Dmitry himself says: “I’m burning with ideas, I’m ready to grab onto everything and start it.”