Babette Michel

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Babette Michel (* 1965 in Weimar ) is a German East Africa expert and radio - journalist . In addition to her work for various radio stations, she became known for being awarded the Civis Media Prize in 2001 and nominations for the European Media Prize Prix Europa in 2013 and 2014.

Life and work

Michel attended the Friedrich Schiller High School in Weimar until 1983, where she graduated from high school. Until 1987 she studied African and English studies at the University of Leipzig with a focus on linguistics and translation studies in Swahili and English. Towards the end of her studies she worked as an interpreter for tour groups from Tanzania and Zimbabwe. She wrote her diploma thesis on the subject of the development of the terminology of Swahili in the field of literary theory .

After completing her studies, she worked from 1987 to 1991 as a presenter, reporter and editor for Swahili at Radio Berlin International in their East Berlin Africa editorial team. After that, she worked for about 2 years as a presenter and editor in the field of current politics at MDR 1 Radio Thuringia and at the youth radio DT 64 in Berlin. Since 1993 she has been working as a freelance radio journalist and Africa expert for WDR 3 , WDR 5 , WDR Funkhaus Europa , Deutschlandfunk , MDR and BR, among others . For the Africa editorial team of Deutsche Welle , she worked frequently on East Africa topics in Swahili, particularly from 1993 to 1996.

As a press spokeswoman , the qualified Africanist was in charge of the Rudolstadt International Dance and Folk Festival in 1995 , which in that year had a focus on South Africa. She returned there annually as WDR music editor and presenter for TFF recordings and live concerts. Occasionally she has worked as a translator or interpreter for Swahili. She understands and sometimes speaks other foreign languages ​​such as Spanish, Russian, Turkish and French.

She completed a three-year training as a breath therapist and awareness trainer.

For her music themed program " Are you a Rom or a Sinto, or what?", Broadcast on WDR 3 in the series "open Soundworld" on April 20, 2001 In the same year she received the Civis Media Prize Living in cultural diversity in the radio sector. In 2013, Babette Michel's show "WDR 3 open Soundworld. And freedom in Europe. Heinz Ratz and Strom & Wasser feat. The Refugees" was shortlisted for the European Media Prize Prix Europa. In 2014 she was nominated for the Prix Europa in the category Radio Music with the show "WDR 3 open Soundworld. Zambia: Mapondo atemwa Mwasyuuka. Sounds of Tradition from the 13th Tonga Music Festival in Chikuni".

As a radio presenter, Babette Michel worked regularly for the WDR 3 show Musikkulturen , for WDR 3 Konzert, WDR open Soundworld and currently especially for WDR 3 Jazz & World, WDR 3 Konzert and WDR 3 Tonart. At Funkhaus Europa she has hosted the programs Piazza, Cosmo, Globalista , World Live , 5 Planets and Spirits since 1998/99 . Since 2008 she has presented the WDR 3 concerts of musical cultures in the Rudolf-Oetker-Halle in Bielefeld and since 2005 the Cologne Music Night in the WDR 3 Concert Special. At Deutschlandfunk she works as a director and music editor for the weekly programs "Faces Europe" and "Sonntagsspaziergang" and as a writer for the DLF feature.

Babette Michel has two children and lives in Bergisch Gladbach .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Homepage www.babette-michel.de
  2. ↑ CV on WDR 3
  3. ↑ a b c http://www.funkhauseuropa.de/team/michel_babette.phtml
  4. ↑ http://www.babette-michel.de/afrikanistik.html
  5. ↑ WDR 3 concert live Saturday, July 2nd, 2011, 8:05 pm - 10:00 pm Magic Harp A heavenly earthly global harp project live from the TFF , accessed on July 7, 2011
  6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from July 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wdr3.de
personal data
SURNAME Michel, Babette
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bora-Michel, Babette (marriage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German radio journalist and Africa expert
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Weimar