Vladimir Kuchmiy


Vladimir Mikhailovich Kuchmiy was the founder and chief editor of the Russian newspaper Sport Express.

Biography

Founder and Chief Editor of ''Sport Express''

In August 1991, Kuchmiy founded Sport Express as the first professional sports daily newspaper in Russia. He became the chief editor of the publication and kept this position until his death, largely influencing
the editorial policy but deliberately restraining himself from contributing to the newspaper. The circulation of the newspaper rose to 700,000 during Kuchmiy's editorship.

Death

Kuchmiy died suddenly on 21 March 2009 at the age of 60.