Christoph Varga

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Christoph Varga (born May 15, 1969 in Vienna ) is an Austrian television and radio journalist . From 2009 he was head of the economic department of Zeit im Bild . In September 2018 he was appointed editor-in-chief of ZIB 2 on October 1, 2018 as the successor to Wolfgang Wagner .

Life

After graduating from high school in 1987 at Hagenmüllergasse in Vienna 3, Varga studied geography and economics and history and social studies at the University of Vienna as well as organizational development and group dynamics at the University of Klagenfurt and completed his studies in 1994 with a thesis on the subject of the separation of young people from theirs Parents from a socio-historical point of view with special consideration of the 20th century at the University of Vienna.

He has been with ORF since 1988 , initially as a freelancer at Radio Wien , later he was a news anchor, editor and head of service for radio news and radio journals. In 1999/2000 he worked as an editor in the international department of ORF radio, in 2000/2001 he reported as a foreign correspondent from the ORF studio in Berlin .

From 2002 Varga worked in the economic department of Zeit im Bild (ZIB), from 2007 to 2009 he was deputy department head. From 2009 he was the successor to Erich Hirtl, head of the business department of Zeit im Bild. Among other things, Varga presented the stock market news in the midday ZIB and designed articles and conducted interviews for all ZIB programs. From February 2013 he also answered questions on the program heute Leben as part of the business talk . Together with Georg Ransmayr and Johannes Schwitzer he designed the documentary The BAWAG Scandal , and occasionally moderated the ORF press hour .

Since 1999, Varga has also been working as a trainer in ORF's internal journalist training. From 1999 to 2009 he was together with Reinhold Stipsits trainer at the Theresianische Military Academy in Wiener Neustadt for team-oriented conflict resolution and from 2007 to 2009 he taught media training together with Herbert Dobrovolny for prospective NCOs at the Army NCOs Academy in Enns .

In September 2018, Christoph Varga was appointed editor-in-chief of ZIB 2 on October 1, 2018 as the successor to Wolfgang Wagner . In May 2019 he was succeeded by Barbara Battisti as head of the ZIB business department.

Awards

Publications

  • 2003: Provision after the pension reform : all facts, effects and counter-strategies , together with Peter Bartos and Johannes Rudda. Vienna, Linde-Verlag 2003. ISBN 3-7093-0003-7

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Bundesgymnasium und Bundesrealgymnasium Wien 3, 1030 Vienna, Hagenmüllergasse 30 ( Memento from June 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b diepresse.com - Christoph Varga becomes head of economics at "Zeit im Bild" ( memento from September 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ). APA notification dated October 5, 2009.
  3. ↑ a b ORF General Director Dr. Alexander Wrabetz appoints Mag. Christoph Varga as "ZiB 2" editor-in-chief . OTS notification dated September 25, 2018, accessed September 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Union catalog: The detachment of young people from their parents from a socio-historical point of view with special consideration of the 20th century . Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ a b c Mag. Christoph Varga ( Memento from June 15, 2015 in the web archive archive.today )
  6. ↑ derStandard.at - Christian Lininger and Christoph Varga will strengthen the ORF team in Moscow and Berlin . APA notification dated March 29, 2000, accessed June 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ orf.at - live today ( Memento from June 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Two new department heads in the "ZIB": Claudia Lahnsteiner takes over the chronicle, Barbara Battisti the business editor . OTS announcement of May 20, 2019, accessed May 20, 2019.
  9. ^ DerStandard.at - Christoph Varga: "Appetite of the parties" on ORF . Article dated May 29, 2015, accessed June 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ Christoph Varga awarded the Prof. Horst Knapp Prize 2014 . Article dated May 28, 2015, accessed June 15, 2015.
  11. ↑ derStandard.at - Axel Corti Prize goes to Christoph Varga . APA notification dated June 15, 2015, accessed June 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ orf.at: ORF is editor of the year . Article dated December 15, 2017, accessed December 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ Puls 4-Info boss Corinna Milborn is “Journalist of the Year” in Austria . Article dated December 15, 2017, accessed December 15, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Varga, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian television and radio journalist
DATE OF BIRTH May 15, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna