Frank Beckmann

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Frank Beckmann (born August 28, 1965 ) is a German journalist and has been the program director of Norddeutscher Rundfunk television since 2008 .

Career

Beckmann, who comes from Essen , studied journalism at the University of Dortmund from 1986 to 1991 and initially worked on the side at the WDR radio station , and from 1990 also on the ZDF news program today . From 1991 he worked for the ZDF logo editorial team, and from 1992 he also acted as a presenter for the show in front of the camera. In addition, he was involved in the conception and editing of the youth magazine PuR and also worked there as a director. In 1996 he also worked for the ZDF editorial team for social policy. In 1998 he went to KiKA in Erfurt: initially as editor-in-chief for in-house production, and since July 2000 as program manager. In 2008 he moved to NDR and became program director for television.

In 2013 the public prosecutor's office in Erfurt opened an investigation against Beckmann and other suspects on charges of breach of trust and aiding and abetting of breach of trust in relation to his tenure with the children's channel. NDR spokesman Martin Gartzke said: “The continuation of Mr. Beckmann's current contract - which runs until October 31, 2013 - has not yet been decided. Both sides - the NDR and Mr. Beckmann - agree that there is no time pressure. Mr. Beckmann still presumed innocent. "On October 11, expressed Beckmann in an interview that he accepted a fine of 30,000 euros despite innocence, so the investigation set is. He justified this with the fact that he wanted to put a line under the almost three-year investigation, part of the money should go to the children's channel and a lawsuit would cost him far more. At the same time, NDR director Lutz Marmor spoke out in favor of extending Beckmann's contract with NDR. The NDR board of directors unanimously decided on the extension on October 19, 2013, Beckmann will remain until 2018 [out of date] NDR program director for television.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frank Beckmann at Kress.de , accessed on April 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Joachim Huber: Kika boss dismissed - he defends himself. In: Der Tagesspiegel from March 15, 2013
  3. ↑ Thomas Lückerath: Kika procedure: Beckmann accepts fine. DWDL.de , October 11, 2013, accessed on October 12, 2013 .
  4. ↑ Joachim Huber: Frank Beckmann should remain TV boss of the NDR. Der Tagesspiegel , October 10, 2013, accessed on October 12, 2013 .
  5. ^ Michael Hanfeld: Another five years for Frank Beckmann. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , October 19, 2013, accessed on October 22, 2013 .
personal data
SURNAME Beckmann, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German TV program director (NDR)
DATE OF BIRTH August 28, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: food