Gennady Bachinsky

Gennady Nikolaevich Bachinsky (Russian Геннадий Николаевич Бачинский) (September 1 1971 – January 12 2008) was a Russian radio talk show host and producer. [http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2008/01/15/012.html "Popular Radio Host Killed in Car Crash" The Moscow Times] :Date= January 15 2008 ]

Bachinsky was born in Yarovoye in the Altai Krai, he originally trained as a systems engineer. [http://www.russia-ic.com/news/show/5550/ "Moscow Bids Farewell To Gennady Bachinsky"] "Russia-InfoCentre" :Date = January 15 2008 ] He started his radio career in St. Petersburg where he co-hosted several popular shows with Sergei Stillavin in the 1990s. In 2001 Bachinsky moved to Moscow and along with Stillavin he co-hosted the top rated morning talk show "Two In One" on Radio MAXIMUM. Bachinsky and Stillivan were referred to as the "Howard Sterns of Russian Radio" [ [http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/08/05/004.html "Howard Sterns of Russian Radio". The Moscow Times] :Date= August 5 2005 ] They co-hosted the show for 5 years, until in 2007 Bachinsky left to join the State radio broadcaster Mayak. In 2007 Bachinsky won the Radiomania National Award for "Best Morning Show". [ [http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12252771&PageNum=0 "Famous radio anchor Gennady Bachinsky killed in traffic accident" ITAR-TASS] :Date= January 14 2008 ]

On January 12, 2008, Bachinsky was killed in a road traffic accident when he violated the traffic code by driving his Volkswagen Golf in the opposite lane. He collided with a Volkswagen Transporter, killing a woman inside and injuring two other people. The accident occurred in the Tver Oblast region. He was buried at the Troyekurovskoe cemetery in Moscow.

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