Toomas Uba
{{Infobox person
| name = Toomas Uba
| image = Toomas Uba 1989.jpg
| caption = Toomas Uba in 1989
| birth_date = 2 November 1943
| birth_place = Tallinn
| death_date = 31 December 2000 (aged 57)
| education = Tartu State University
| occupation = Sports journalist
| father = Reginald Uba
}}
{{Short description|Estonian sport journalist}}
Toomas Uba (2 November 1943 – 31 December 2000) was an Estonian sports journalist.{{cite web |title=Toomas_Uba |url=https://esbl.ee/biograafia/Toomas_Uba |website=esbl.ee |access-date=27 March 2022}}
He was born in Tallinn. In 1968, he graduated from Tartu State University with a degree in journalism.
From 1962 until 1972 he worked as a sports reporter for Eesti Raadio. Since 1973 he worked at Eesti Televisioon's (ETV) sport section. Since 1978 he was the chief editor and since 1999 its main producer.
Awards:
- 1988 Merited Journalist of Estonian SSR
- 1998 Valdo Pant's Award
- 1998 annual prize of Cultural Endowment of Estonia
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