Günter Siefarth

Günter Siefarth (born June 2, 1929 in Düsseldorf , † July 1, 2002 in Leverkusen ) was a German journalist .

Live and act

Siefarth studied history in Freiburg and Innsbruck, where he received his doctorate on "The Problem of Securing Peace in German Journalism in the Eighteenth Century" . From 1957 he worked for the WDR and moderated the magazine program Here and Today . At that time, West German television and Norddeutscher Rundfunk formed a joint working group for the medium of television; Here and now , however, it was broadcast exclusively in North Rhine-Westphalia .

In 1961 he founded together with Addi Furler and Ernst Huberty the ARD - sports show . For many years he headed the science department at WDR television and was head of central program planning and broadcasting director.

Melaten Cemetery Tomb (July 2019)

The audience he is particularly rapporteur of the television broadcast of the 1969 moon landing of Apollo 11 announced in July 1969 when he reported for 28 hours live from the "WDR Apollo Studio," which earned him the nickname Mister Apollo earned.

He also created reports for scientific magazines and moderated special election programs, in which he improved the presentation of results by introducing moving graphics for viewers.

In 1992 he retired. With his wife Rosemarie geb. Clouth (1933-2019) he had three children. His grave is in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne .

Works (selection)

History of space travel. (= Beck series. No. 2153). Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-44753-8 .

Web links

Literature by and about Günter Siefarth in the catalog of the German National Library
Günter Siefarth at epilog.de
Günter Siefarth in the Internet Movie Database (English)
1 July 2002 - the death of the journalist Günther Siefarth: "Mister Apollo" , article in the series date of the WDR from 1 July 2012

Individual evidence

^ Commemorative page of Rosemarie Siefarth | We are sad. Accessed April 6, 2019 (German).
↑ burial place. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .

personal data
SURNAME	Siefarth, Günter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mister Apollo (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 2, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH	July 1, 2002
Place of death	Leverkusen

[1] Commemorative page of Rosemarie Siefarth | We are sad. Accessed April 6, 2019 (German).

[2] burial place. In: findagrave.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019 .