Birgit Wentzien

Birgit Wentzien (also: Birgit Wentzien-Ziegler ; * 1959 in Hamburg ) is a German journalist and has been editor-in-chief of Deutschlandfunk since 2012 .

Life

Birgit Wentzien attended the German School of Journalism before studying communication science and political science at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . A traineeship at Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) in Stuttgart was followed by a permanent position as editor and moderator for the politics department and the newsroom of SDR until 1992 .

In 1993 Wentzien changed to the capital correspondent in the joint studio of the SDR with the Südwestfunk , which belonged to the newly founded Südwestrundfunk after the merger of the two broadcasters . In 1999 she became the deputy director of the SWR-Studio Berlin, from June 2004 its director. From September 2006 to 2008 she hosted the SWR TV talk show Quergefragt alternately with Anke Hlauschka .

In February 2012, the board of directors of Deutschlandradio decided, at the suggestion of artistic director Willi Steul , to appoint Birgit Wentzien as the successor to Stephan Detjen as editor-in-chief of Deutschlandfunk from April 1, 2012 .

Birgit Wentzien is a mentor at the Protestant School of Journalism and a member of the executive board of the German Press Club . She is married and has a son.

Web links

Reinhard Bieck: Media criticism: "I'm not being joked with". Birgit Wentzien in conversation . Deutschlandfunk, January 1, 2016
Editors-in-chief about their team in 2026: “Teaching programming in volunteer training” . medium magazin, presseportal.de, July 7, 2016
Battle for the headline. Interview with SWR studio manager Birgit Wentzien. Federal Agency for Civic Education , 2008, archived from the original on October 25, 2008 .; accessed on April 13, 2018

Individual evidence

↑ Tabular curriculum vitae of B. Wentzien , Deutschlandradio, accessed March 14, 2016
↑ Birgit Wentzien. In: ARD capital studio. Retrieved February 19, 2012 (biography).
↑ SWR Perso. In: kress.de. January 28, 2004, accessed February 19, 2012 .
↑ SWR says goodbye to “Quergefragt”. In: kress.de. December 17, 2008, accessed February 19, 2012 .
↑ Personnel decisions at Deutschlandradio. Birgit Wentzien becomes the new editor-in-chief at Deutschlandfunk - Dr. Hans Dieter Heimendahl becomes head of the main culture department at Deutschlandradio Kultur. Deutschlandradio, February 17, 2012, accessed on February 19, 2012 (press release; further information on the biography is taken from this).
↑ Birgit Wentzien-Ziegler , Protestant School of Journalism (curriculum vitae with picture)
↑ Board of Directors. In: German Press Club, dpc. Retrieved February 19, 2012 .

personal data
SURNAME	Wentzien, Birgit
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wentzien-Ziegler, Birgit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German journalist and editor-in-chief of Deutschlandfunk
DATE OF BIRTH	1959
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hamburg

[1] Tabular curriculum vitae of B. Wentzien , Deutschlandradio, accessed March 14, 2016

[2] Birgit Wentzien. In: ARD capital studio. Retrieved February 19, 2012 (biography).

[3] SWR Perso. In: kress.de. January 28, 2004, accessed February 19, 2012 .

[4] SWR says goodbye to “Quergefragt”. In: kress.de. December 17, 2008, accessed February 19, 2012 .

[5] Personnel decisions at Deutschlandradio. Birgit Wentzien becomes the new editor-in-chief at Deutschlandfunk - Dr. Hans Dieter Heimendahl becomes head of the main culture department at Deutschlandradio Kultur. Deutschlandradio, February 17, 2012, accessed on February 19, 2012 (press release; further information on the biography is taken from this).

[6] Birgit Wentzien-Ziegler , Protestant School of Journalism (curriculum vitae with picture)

[7] Board of Directors. In: German Press Club, dpc. Retrieved February 19, 2012 .