Exhibition in Türi introduces the pioneers of Estonian broadcasting

The Broadcasting Museum in Türi has opened the first exhibition in a series titled "A Hundred Years, a Hundred People: Pioneers" (in Estonian, "Sada aastat, sada inimest – alustajad"). The display is dedicated to ten people who stood at the origins of Estonian broadcasting.

Museum director and exhibition organiser Juhan Sihver says the first photo exhibition of the series tells the story of those who established the basis of broadcasting in Estonia.

Everyone did everything

Sihver notes that in the earliest days there were very few staff, so everyone took on a wide range of tasks. Aleksander Tamm chaired the board while also working as an announcer and a director, among many other duties.

Felix Moor was the first full-time reporter, as well as an editor and presenter. Erika Veidebaum became the first female announcer in Estonia, while Pilvi Toment, whom many know under the surname Üllaste, was the first editor and author of children's programmes.

"All of them played an important role in the first years of broadcasting," Sihver said.

Visiting and what comes next

The exhibition can be visited until the end of October. In the future, the museum plans to continue introducing visitors to the people who stood at the beginnings of Estonian broadcasting.