Carl Weiss (journalist)
Carl Emmerich Weiss (born September 28, 1925 in Zuckmantel , Silesia , Czechoslovakia ; † April 3, 2018 in Munich ) was a German journalist .
Career
Weiss studied German and history at the German Charles University in Prague and after the expulsion of the Germans from Czechoslovakia in Erlangen . In 1948 he became editor of the Neue Zeitung in Munich . In 1951 he moved to the Süddeutsche Zeitung . From 1956 to 1959 he was head of the external department of the Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger .
He then switched to the diplomatic service and became press attaché, first at the German embassy in New Delhi , and later in Djakarta . During this activity he developed a particular interest in Asia .
On April 1, 1963 at 7:35 p.m., Carl Weiss spoke as editor in the studio of the first broadcast today on the newly founded ZDF .
From 1963 to 1970 he was a correspondent for ZDF in Hong Kong and Saigon , from 1970 to 1974 in London and from 1974 to 1978 in Washington, DC Weiss became one of the most famous faces of German television . In 1968 he received for his documentation of the American West is located in the Far East in the Grimme award an honorary recognition by the jury.
In 1978 he moved to ARD , where he worked as a program coordinator for politics , society and culture . From 1983 to 1988 Weiss headed the ARD studio in Brussels .
Since 1989 he has been a freelance journalist. From 1992 to 1997 he hosted the ZDF program Damals - Forty Years Ago .
literature
- Carl Weiss , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 02/1996 from January 1, 1996, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Web links
- Carl Weiss in the Internet Movie Database (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ Kurt Kister : Obituary - Charlie Weiss died . Süddeutsche Zeitung , April 4, 2018, accessed on April 4, 2018
- ^ Obituary in Spiegel magazine , accessed on April 18, 2018
- ↑ Wolfgang Klein: Cosmopolitan. In: print. The magazine of the WDR. May 2018, p. 47
- ↑ Grimme Prize Winner 1968
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weiss, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Weiss, Carl Emmerich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 28, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zuckmantel , Silesia (Czech Republic) , Czechoslovakia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd April 2018 |
| Place of death | Munich |