Eva Twaroch

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Eva Maria Helga Twaroch (born July 14, 1963 in Vienna ; † December 29, 2018 in Paris ) was an Austrian journalist . Most recently she was the foreign correspondent for ORF in France .

Life

The daughter of lawyer , radio manager and journalist Paul Twaroch graduated from high school in 1981 and studied French and psychology at the University of Vienna . In 1982 she completed a semester abroad at the University of Orléans . In the same year she also started as a freelancer at ORF, where she worked for Radio Austria International as well as for the culture department and Seitenblicke .

At the same time she also worked as a journalist for French media.

Eva Twaroch was a correspondent in Paris from 1991. From 2008 she taught at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Innsbruck .

Eva Twaroch was married to a French actor and had twin daughters .

She died on December 29, 2018 in Paris of complications from a heart attack . The death of Twaroch caused deeply concerned and sympathetic reactions in Austria from the ORF to media politics . Among other things, Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen praised Twaroch as an "outstanding journalist and correspondent with a high level of commitment and great expertise".

Eva Twaroch was buried in Vienna in the Gersthofer cemetery .

Awards

Fonts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mister ORF is eighty years old. In: noen.at. March 26, 2012, accessed November 6, 2014 .
  2. ↑ At the age of 55. Austrian TV correspondent Eva Twaroch died unexpectedly. In: Focus.de. December 31, 2018, accessed December 31, 2018 .
  3. ^ ORF Paris office. Eva Twaroch. ( Memento of April 30, 2018 in the Internet Archive ). In: ORF.at. Accessed December 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Twaroch: "Was afraid for my children". In: noe.orf.at. January 3, 2016, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  5. ↑ K. Wendl: Twaroch leaves two children. In: oe24.at. December 30, 2016, accessed December 31, 2018 .
  6. ^ ORF correspondent Eva Twaroch died unexpectedly. In: derStandard.at. December 30, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Eva Twaroch: She loved France, the culture, the diversity. In: Kurier.at. December 30, 2018, accessed December 31, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Gerald Heidegger: Deep mourning for Eva Twaroch. In: ORF.at. December 30, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  9. ↑ On the death of Eva Twaroch: “Journalistic and humanly excellent colleague”. In: KleineZeitung.at. December 30, 2018, accessed December 30, 2018 .
  10. ↑ ORF correspondent Eva Twaroch receives Gold Medal of Merit from the Republic of Austria. In: OTS.at. February 15, 2007, accessed November 14, 2010 .
  11. ^ Leopold Kunschak Prize to ORF correspondent Eva Twaroch. May 22, 2015, accessed May 26, 2015 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ Twaroch as an external lecturer is recognized in the institute's staff as Dr. Eva Twaroch . A thesis as a completion of a university undergraduate or doctoral degree is not proven for Austria ( OBV ). - See: Department of Political Science - External Lecturers. In: uibk.ac.at. University of Innsbruck (Red.), Archived from the original on October 10, 2018 ; accessed on December 30, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Twaroch, Eva
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Twaroch, Eva Maria Helga
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 14, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH December 29, 2018
Place of death Paris