Voice of Russia Today

It is George's voice the audience of Russia Today  hears translating from Russian, be it a studio guest speaking in his native tongue or Russian officials at the press conferences.

George Watts came to the USSR in 1952 together with his parents.

He started working for Radio Moscow’s Foreign Broadcasting Service as a reporter, narrator and news reader. George worked as translator and announcer for Radio Moscow until 1991.

During his brilliant career he had simultaneously translated Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev at official congresses, Boris Yeltsin in the Kremlin for a special ABC TV interview.

Has translated six books in medicine and two books about ice hockey that were published in the U.S. and Canada.

Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, George was educated at Westdale High School, McMaster University, specializing in geography and geology, Hamilton, Ontario.

His pride and joy are his grandchildren – Vitalik and Elizabeth.

George is married for 46 years.