Marichka Padalko
Marichka Padalko | |
|---|---|
| Марічка Падалко | |
 Padalko in 2020 | |
| Born | Maria Volodymyrivna Padalko 26 February 1976 |
| Citizenship | Ukrainian |
| Alma mater | Kyiv National Linguistic University |
| Occupation | Television journalist |
| Spouse | Yehor Soboliev |
| Children | 3 |
Maria Volodymyrivna "Marichka" Padalko (Ukrainian: Марія Володимирівна Падалко, born 26 February 1976) is a Ukrainian television journalist, well known for her feminist opinions.[1][2] She is married to Ukrainian politician Yehor Soboliev with whom she has three children.[3]
Biography
She was born in Kyiv on February 26, 1976. Her father is an English translator and her mother is a foreign language teacher. Graduated from a specialized language school.[4]
She is a linguist by training.[5] In 1998, she graduated from Kyiv Linguistic University with a degree in English and German.
As a student, she studied at the University of Florida's School of Journalism under the U.S. Government's Freedom Support Act exchange program. It was there that she gained her first journalistic experience at a local newspaper. In 1999, she spent several months interning at the BBC Ukrainian Service in London. In October 1999, she made her first appearance on television.
As of 2022, Padalko worked for the TV channel 1+1 as a news presenter. She, along with co-host Yehor Gordeyev, were the only presenters live on air in the opening hours of the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian war.[6]
She launched a YouTube channel, "Marichka", in January 2025.[7] The channel focuses on interviews with Ukrainians who have furthered Ukraine's well-being and sovereignty. The first interviewee was activist Oleksandr Budko, a veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian war.[8]
Personal life
She is married to politician Yehor Soboliev, and they have three children.[6] She and her first husband had divorced.[9]
After an explosion had occurred near their apartment, Padalko decided to send her daughters and parents to Prague, Czech Republic, with the assistance of US district court judge Mark Wolf, an associate of Soboliev.[10]
Padalko ran in the 2023 Boston Marathon to raise money for Sunflower of Peace, a charity sending first-aid supplies to Ukrainian medics on the front-lines of the war.[10]
References
- ↑ "Маричка Падалко: "Журналистика начала развиваться в сторону качества, а не правдивой информации"". ru.telekritika.ua. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ↑ "Марічка Падалко зізналася, як їй вдалося потрапити на телебачення". Офіційний сайт каналу 1+1 - 1plus1.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ↑ Замок, Високий (2014-03-08). "Марічка Падалко: "Жінка народжує, коли зустрічає чоловіка, у якому бачить батька своєї майбутньої дитини"". Високий Замок (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ↑ "Марічка Падалко: «Не дозволяйте обкурювати себе та своїх дітей»". Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Маричка Падалко: «Жалею, что в школе плохо учила историю…»". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- 1 2 Boffey, Daniel (2022-03-28). "'Symbol of normality': the Ukrainian TV host who stayed behind". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Marichka Padalko". Kyiv International Economic Forum. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ "Марічка Падалко започаткувала свій власний YouTube-проєкт". Era-Media (in Ukrainian). 2025-02-05. Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- ↑ Pashkevych, Ivanna (2024-10-07). "Марічка Падалко розповіла, ким був її перший чоловік і чому залишила йому все майно". RBC-Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2026-04-08.
- 1 2 Abraham, Yvonne (2023-03-15). "This Ukrainian journalist has been training for the Boston Marathon in the midst of war. She is running for her country". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2026-04-08.