Marko Reikop | |
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 Marko Reikop in 2007 | |
| Born | (1969-06-19)19 June 1969 (age 56) Tallinn, Estonian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Television host |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer | Estonian Public Broadcasting |
| Television | Ringvaade |
Marko Reikop (born 19 June 1969 inTallinn) is anEstonian TV host.[1]
He graduated from theTallinn University onbibliography and is employed by radio and TV channels of theEstonian Public Broadcasting since 1991.
He has presented the Estonian national finals forEurovision Song Contest and made a live commentary for the event. From 2009 and on, he presents the daily talk showRingvaade together withAnu Välba (along with Grete Lõbu since autumn of 2013).
In 2018, he was givenFifth Class of the Order of the White Star by the President of Estonia.[2]
Reikop is openly gay.[3][4] In September 2020, Reikop was the subject, along withRingvaade cohost Grete Lõbu, of an anti-gay slur byConservative People's Party of Estonia (EKRE) MP andEesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) board representativeUrmas Reitelmann in a social media post, which caused a backlash by ERR supervisory board member Rein Veidemann and ERR board chair Erik Roose, with Veidemann calling for Reitelmann's removal from the board. Reikop later stated that he considered filing a court action suit against Reitelmann.[5]
