MOSCOW, August 7 Nikolai Malyshev, ex-head of Channel One's sports editorial office, dies , he was 83 years old, the presenter said on the air of Channel One. «The sad news is that our colleague Nikolai Malyshev, who for more than two decades headed the sports editorial office of Channel One, has passed away,» the presenter said. She added that Malyshev actually stood at the origins creation of a sports management.» He assembled a team of real professionals, just like him, who are selflessly in love with television and sports. He brought the broadcast of competitions to a qualitatively new level so that not a single emotion and no one detail. He became an example and mentor for many commentators and sports observers. Always open, honest — the kind that is hard to find now, «concluded the presenter.
