Thursday marks Ivi Kreen's 90th birthday. She read the news on Aktuaalne Kaamera for 30 years. She retired in 1990. She is called a television legend.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Eesti Televisioon was the only Estonian-language channel. The announcers became like family members. Ivi Kreen was one of them.
Heimar Lenk was Kreen's colleague. He says that Ivi Kreen was a lady. She spoke well. She did her job very well.
Lenk and Kreen worked together in a small newsroom. Kreen sometimes dreams that the texts are missing. But in reality, this never happened.
Kalev Vapper was also Kreen's colleague. He says that Ivi Kreen never made mistakes on air. She was always precise.
Raul Rebane says that Kreen prepared carefully. She marked stresses and pronunciations on paper. Her work could still be studied today.
Ivi Kreen no longer visits the television house often. However, she attends the anniversaries of Aktuaalne Kaamera. The editorial team wished her a happy birthday. Kreen was happy and asked to keep the Estonian language in honor.