Lead of RTVi Lisa Kaymin - about the craziness of the news editorial and about her beloved New York

Now Lisa Kaymin - leading news on RTVi. Photo provided Rtvi.com

Arriving in America out of great and pure love at the age of 22, the graduate of the St. Petersburg Theater Institute soon became one of the most famous news presenters in the Russian-language media space outside of Russia. Today Lisa Kaimin is known not only in the USA and Israel, but also in the countries of the former CIS, Europe and even in Australia. Lisa began her career abroad on the radio, then there was the entertainment TV show “Evening New York” on RTVi and then she worked as a correspondent on RTVi. This was almost 10 years ago. Now Liza Kaimin hosts news on RTVi, and her author’s column is published by one of the famous glossy magazines. But as a child, Lisa dreamed of being...

- Indeed, Lisa, what did you want to become when you were little?

- Yes, whoever I wanted! And a ballerina, and an artist, and a pianist. I knew one thing for sure: my profession would be creative. After school, having gathered all my hobbies together, I decided that theater was “the thing” for me, and entered the acting department. To be honest, I was lucky because since childhood I was surrounded by talented creative people. On my mother’s side, all the artists, grandfather and grandmother were students of Petrov-Vodkin. Mom and her brother are also artists. It was my mother who taught me to appreciate beauty and understand art. Mom is actually my best friend. Dad is a philologist and philosopher by training, and taught philosophy all his life. I think that my reverent attitude towards the Russian language was passed on to me from my dad. My older brother, by the way, graduated from philology, then went into journalism, starting with news. We can say that I am following in his footsteps, although we work on opposite sides of the barricades. Now he heads the departmental committee on culture, and I remain faithful to the RTVi news service.

Lisa Kaymin is known not only in the USA and Israel, but also in the countries of the former CIS, Europe and even in Australia. Photo provided Rtvi.com

— Is the rhythm of the news a special drive and, probably, a crazy schedule?

— I would say that news is a way of life. This is not a profession where you leave work and forget about it until the next day. This is something constantly changing and transforming, and in order to adequately convey what is happening to the viewer, it is necessary to be aware of events every second.

A person working in news falls asleep on the Internet and wakes up there. Sometimes in the morning, while drinking a cup of coffee, you can leaf through a printed publication - a pleasant ritual.

Some may get the impression that the newsroom is a madhouse. And it is true! But I feel very comfortable in this house, because I’m just as crazy. A normal person will not go into the news. (Laughs)

Leading news RTVi Valery Kipelov and Lisa Kaymin. Photo provided Rtvi.com

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- What can be done to convince you?

- Argue your point of view. As you know, only fools are unconditionally confident that they are right. With age, a person generally becomes more flexible. The more life experience, the less confidence that you know something for sure. I am generally open to debate.

— At work, “do you do everything yourself” or do you still listen to someone’s opinion?

— At work, I listen first of all. Fortunately, there are people around whom it’s not a sin to listen to. We were lucky to have a professional team!

— What do you like most about your profession?

- The fact that I can use my acting skills in it. I’m also constantly learning something, I don’t stand still. It is important. Thanks to journalism, I meet a lot of interesting people. Communication is very valuable to me.

— How do you prefer to spend your free time?