Christian Wallenreiter

Christian Carl Wallenreiter (born July 25, 1900 in Friedberg near Augsburg , † August 18, 1980 in Munich ) was a German administrative lawyer and broadcast director .

After graduating from high school, Wallenreiter studied law and economics. During his studies he became a member of the AGV Munich . He then held various official positions. In 1960 he was elected director of Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and remained so until 1972. In this capacity, he was chairman of ARD between 1967 and 1969 . In 1968 the TR Publishing Union was founded on his initiative .

Honors

1963: Honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich
1964: Bavarian Order of Merit
1971: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
1972: honorary citizen of Friedberg
1973: Theodor Heuss Medal
1977: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
Honorary member of the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg
Ring of Honor of the Deutsches Museum
Plaque of honor of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

literature

Günther Grünsteudel, Georg Kreuzer: Wallenreiter, Christian , in: Augsburger Stadtlexikon

Individual evidence

^ Association of Alter SVer (VASV): Address book and Vademecum. Ludwigshafen am Rhein 1959, p. 128.

Web links

Christian Wallenreiter in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)

personal data
SURNAME	Wallenreiter, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wallenreiter, Christian Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German administrative lawyer and director
DATE OF BIRTH	July 25, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH	Friedberg
DATE OF DEATH	August 18, 1980
Place of death	Munich

[1] Association of Alter SVer (VASV): Address book and Vademecum. Ludwigshafen am Rhein 1959, p. 128.