Günter Schmidt (journalist)

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Günter Schmidt (born November 24, 1941 in Vienna ; † August 21, 2010 ibid) was an Austrian journalist , long-time television presenter and correspondent .

Life

Günter Schmidt completed his studies at the University of World Trade in 1967 with a degree in business administration . During his studies he worked as assistant to the chief correspondent in the Vienna office of the Reuters news agency . In 1968 he moved and worked for the German language service of the BBC London . After finishing his work at the BBC, he took over the editorial management of the German-language service of the Los Angeles Times / Washington Post News Service in London .

In 1972 he switched to the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). From January 1975 he worked there as a senior editor / reporter for foreign countries and business. In addition, he was a long-time presenter of the news program Zeit im Bild and the business magazine Schilling (now € co ). From 1992 until his replacement by Roland Adrowitzer on August 31, 2002, he headed the ORF correspondent's office in Brussels . Austria's accession to the European Union and the preceding negotiations also took place at this time. He passed on his experiences in Brussels in various lectures and articles.

Schmidt retired at the end of 2003.

He died unexpectedly of complications from pneumonia, leaving behind a wife, three children and a grandchild. He was buried at the Kalksburger Friedhof (2-16) in Vienna.

In an obituary, a colleague characterized him as follows: "I have never seen a person who thinks so quickly and moves so slowly." He thought very quickly, but acted deliberately. One of his favorite sentences was: "You have to look very carefully."

Günter Schmidt's grave

Awards

He is the recipient of many domestic and foreign awards

Publications

  • Foreign ministry and mass media from the perspective of a foreign policy television editor , in: Österreichische Zeitschrift für Außenpolitik , 19th year 1979, Braumüller, special issue, pp. 79–83.
  • Developments in the European Union and the Austrian Council Presidency , in: Politische Akademie Wien (Ed.): Österreichisches Jahrbuch für Politik , Böhlau, Vienna 1998, p. 499 ff.
  • Schilling , Müller, 1st edition (1988) - 4th edition (1991)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Schmidt: Long-time ORF correspondent Schmidt died , Wiener Zeitung , print: August 24, 2010, online: August 23, 2010
  2. ↑ a b c ORF press office: ORF mourns Prof. Dkfm. Günter Schmidt , APA Original Text Service, 23 August 2010
  3. ↑ Chronicle ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , ORF media research, version of July 17, 2006; there "2002"  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / mediaresearch.orf.at
  4. ^ ORF press office: Schulmeister and Schmidt: Two ORF legends in retirement , APA original text service, December 16, 2003
  5. ↑ Ö1 -Abendjournal, August 24, 2010, 6 p.m., (total: 25 min., Report at 20 min., Duration: 2 min.) ( Online stream ( memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. ) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / oe1.orf.at
  6. ↑ Press release: derStandard.at - Awards for ex-ORF employees: Professor title for Günter Schmidt APA report from September 17, 2002, accessed on July 5, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Schmidt, Günter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmidt, Günter Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist, television presenter and correspondent
DATE OF BIRTH November 24, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 2010
Place of death Vienna