Dieter Thoma (moderator)

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Dieter Thoma (born April 11, 1927 in Paderborn ; † May 5, 2017 in Cologne ) was a German journalist and moderator . He became known through the radio program Mittagsmagazin he designed on West German radio .

Life

Dieter Thoma attended the Laurentianum Arnsberg grammar school and later studied German , history and journalism at the University of Münster. Thoma was initially a cabaret artist and journalist (including local reporter for the Aachener Volkszeitung and chief reporter for the Kölner Stadtanzeiger ) before joining WDR radio in 1963 . There he was initially head of the current department . In 1978 he became editor-in-chief .

Grave at Melaten cemetery, hall 9 (S) (rose garden)

For a long time he was the presenter of the WDR-Mittagsmagazin , whose completely new style in the 1960s, a mix of music and verbal contributions, shaped him significantly, which is why he is considered one of the inventors of the modern radio magazine. His style of moderation with his intelligent and dry wit will not be forgotten. Later he moderated the television talk show Kölner Treff together with Alfred Biolek and the press club , the follow-up program to Werner Höfer's international morning pint .

In 1992 Thoma retired. He then worked as a book author and devoted himself to collecting jokes. His later books have also appeared on this subject. He also appeared on talk shows every now and then. Thoma also published an autobiography in 1997 called Salto Backwards and other stories from my life .

Thoma died a few weeks after his 90th birthday and was buried in an urn on May 24, 2017 in Cologne's Melaten central cemetery (Hall 9 (S)). His estate is in the historical archive of the city of Cologne .

Honors

Thoma was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia on May 10, 1991 .

Radio broadcasts

  • The midday magazine, WDR 2

The first noon magazine in the second program of West German Broadcasting (later WDR 2) was broadcast on February 1, 1965. The show ran from 1:05 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The moderator of the first program was Walter Hahn , who, together with Dieter Thoma (later WDR radio editor-in-chief), is considered to be the “inventor” of this archetype of all current radio magazines in Germany. Hellmut Prinz became the first editor-in-chief . He came from the Saarland radio .

Radio plays

Television broadcasts

Works

  • 1968: Cologne for beginners
  • 1997: Somersault backwards and other stories from my life , autobiography
  • 1999: All of Germany laughs! , Co-authors are Chris Howland and Michael Lentz
  • 2003: do you know him? The favorite jokes of the Germans , co-authors are Chris Howland and Peter Jamin
  • 2006: Germany laughs again , co-authors are again Chris Howland and Peter Jamin
  • 2007: Today on the microphone ... - cheerful and serious at the moment
  • 2014: Better own goal than no goal at all. Facts, fouls and crosses - if you laugh anyway, football is co-authored by Peter Jamin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The historical archive takes over the estate of Dieter Thoma. Retrieved July 5, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Merit holders since 1986. (PDF) State Chancellery of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, accessed on March 11, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Thoma, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist, moderator and author
DATE OF BIRTH April 11, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Paderborn
DATE OF DEATH 5th May 2017
Place of death Cologne