Alexandre Burger

Alexandre Burger, photo by Erling Mandelmann , 1982.

Alexandre Burger (* 1920 in Bussigny ; † February 10, 2009 in Geneva ) was a Swiss journalist .

Burger was editor-in-chief of L'Ordre professionnel from 1955 to 1958 and reported as a commentator on the Swiss army , especially its aviation , in Télévision suisse romande . In 1958 René Schenker hired him as a permanent employee. In the beginning, Burger was an animator and a journalist at the same time. From 1959 he produced the program Continents sans visa and from 1958 was also responsible for the medical programs Progrès de la médecine with Jean-Claude Diserens . In 1965 he was appointed head of the information department and five years later he became co-director of Télévision Suisse Romande . From 1973 and until he retired at the age of 62, he directed programs for the station (such as the program Table ouverte ).

Web links

Commons : Alexandre Burger - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Video : Alexandre Burger , a dossier from the archive of the Télévision suisse romande

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b TSR: Alexandre Burger, ancien directeur des programs de 1972 à 1982, est décédé à l'âge de 89 ans (tsrinfo.ch)
^ Tribune de Genève of May 18, 1982.
↑ Les débats: Table ouverte (1966-1996) / Droit de cité (1996-2003) archive on the website of Télévision Suisse Romande

personal data
SURNAME	Burger, Alexandre
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bussigny
DATE OF DEATH	February 10, 2009
Place of death	Geneva

[Nachruf-1] TSR: Alexandre Burger, ancien directeur des programs de 1972 à 1982, est décédé à l'âge de 89 ans (tsrinfo.ch)

[2] Tribune de Genève of May 18, 1982.

[3] Les débats: Table ouverte (1966-1996) / Droit de cité (1996-2003) archive on the website of Télévision Suisse Romande