Seva Novgorodsev


Seva Levenstein-Novgorodsev, better known as Seva Novgorodsev, is a former radio presenter on the BBC Russian Service. He is famous throughout the former Soviet Union, being widely considered as Russia's first radio DJ.

Biography

He created the music programme «Рок-посевы» and the chat shows «Севаоборот» and . He has also written the books «Рок-Посевы» and «Секс, наркотики, рок-н-ролл».
He was Russia's first radio DJ, and has been featured in several Russian films. In 1981 he married actress Karen Craig, with whom he co-wrote a Russian cookbook for Sainsbury's in 1990, but they later divorced. He is now married to Olga, who is a designer.
On 4 September 2015, at the age of 75, Seva retired from broadcasting.

Filmography