According to the Georgian Public Broadcaster, one of the channel's first news presenters, Alexandra Machavariani, has passed away.
Machavariani presented news during the first news program at the Public Broadcaster in 1956.
After a weeks-long search for a presenter, 19-year-old Alexandra Machavariani was selected among 300 people; she has served in this role for 54 years.
In 2013, Machavariani's star was embedded on Mtatsminda Park in Tbilisi.
