Gerd Ribatis
Gerd Ribatis (born December 22, 1919 in Tilsit ; † April 7, 2001 in Hamburg ) was a German actor , speaker and radio journalist.
Life
Gerd Ribatis attended the Tilsiter Realgymnasium . In 1946 he became a permanent employee of the Northwest German Broadcasting Corporation , and in 1959 he was the spokesman for contributions in the Tagesschau . In 1963 he gained particular fame when he stepped in as the main spokesman for Diether von Sallwitz, who had died in an accident . With Gerd Skolmar, director of the largest German-language radio program in the United States , Ribatis organized tape greetings from German citizens to relatives and friends in the United States in the 1960s. He also produced the program Das Portrait , which was supposed to give an impression of life in the Federal Republic. In addition to his work as a radio presenter, Ribatis also appeared as a speaker in radio plays (including in the SWR production of Arthur Schnitzler's Fräulein Else ) and produced sound documentations, including a. appeared on record. In 1949 Ribatis had a brief marriage with the actress Hilde Weissner , with whom he had a son.
Web links
- Looking for memories of home in Das Ostpreußenblatt from September 17, 1966, page 13 (with photo)
- The servant promptly became a lieutenant in Das Ostpreußenblatt of August 23, 1986, page 10
Individual evidence
- ↑ http: //träger.ostpreussen.de/tilsit-stadt/uploads/media/SRT-Verstorbene_ehemalige_Schueler_bis_31.12.2012.pdf
- ↑ Spokesman for the Tagesschau
- ↑ NDR
- ↑ Tape greetings go across the Atlantic . Hamburger Abendblatt , No. 146, June 26, 1962, page 7
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ribatis, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, speaker and radio journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tilsit |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2001 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |