Alfred Zerban

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Alfred Zerban (born July 15, 1933 in Essen , † June 25, 2014 in Bergisch Gladbach ) was a German radio journalist .

Life

Alfred Zerban (2012)

Alfred Zerban initially trained as an industrial clerk, then studied economics . At the beginning of the 1960s he worked as an editor for the consumer magazine DM , from 1963 to 1965 he was deputy head of the business department at Hessischer Rundfunk . On May 1, 1965, Zerban began his journalistic work at Westdeutscher Rundfunk as an editor with special tasks in the economic department. On July 1, 1971, he took over the management of the traffic editorial office he had founded. Zerban achieved a high level of awareness through the show Freie Fahrt ins Wochenend , in which he tested more than 1,300 cars for roadworthiness in over 25 years, including on a mogul slope in the Wahner Heide . In February 1996, the award-winning Zerban retired.

Until 2013, Alfred Zerban operated a radio service that supplied German international broadcasters with news. He died at the age of 80 after a long and serious illness, leaving behind his wife, with whom he was married for 52 years, and two children. He was buried on July 8, 2014 in his hometown Bergisch Gladbach in the "Gardens of Burial".

Awards

  • Federal Cross of Merit
  • Christophorus Prize (multiple)
  • Honorary President of the Society for Research into the Causes of Traffic Accidents V.
  • Environmental protection award from the city of Essen

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the Society for Research into Causes for Traffic Accidents e. V. , accessed on November 2, 2015
  2. ↑ WDR press release from June 27, 2014 , accessed on November 2, 2015
  3. ^ Message from the Motor Presse Club e. V. From June 26, 2014 , accessed November 2, 2015
personal data
SURNAME Zerban, Alfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German radio journalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH eat
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 2014
Place of death Bergisch Gladbach