Simplify the following text for a Grade 12 native English-speaking person.
Original: Vladislav Listyev ( , May , 10 1956 - March , 1 1995 ) was a Russian businessman , television presenter and journalist , the first Director General of the Russian ORT television .
Simplified: Vladislav ( Vlad ) Nikolayevich Listyev ( May 10 , 1956 â `` March 1 , 1995 ) was a Russian journalist and head of the ORT TV Channel ( now government-owned Channel One ) .