Gert Haedecke

Gert Haedecke (born January 5, 1934 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † July 29, 2015 in Baden-Baden ) was a German radio journalist.

Life

After studying Romance languages, English, literature and political science, Gert Haedecke completed an internship at the Südwestfunk -Landesstudio Freiburg. In 1959 he became an editor at the school and youth radio in Baden-Baden. From an early age he was passionate about literature. In 1967 he switched to the “Cultural Word” department at the SFW. In 1972 he was commissioned to set up the third radio program. He made radio history between 1975 and 1988 when he was the program director of the pop wave SWF3 and thus helped to establish a radio culture that was new to Germany. During this time, many well-known German journalists made their first career steps under Gert Haedecke, including Claus Kleber , Frank Plasberg and Frank Laufenberg . From 1988 until his retirement in 1999, Haedecke, whom SWR director Peter Boudgoust called a “gifted program strategist” in the obituary, was editor-in-chief for culture and entertainment and deputy radio director of the SWF. He also played a key role in merging SDR and SWF to form today's SWR . The SWF also sent him to various institutions of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and commissions of the ARD.

literature

• Gert Haedecke. Former SWR head of culture died , in: FAZ , August 1, 2015, p. 14

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gert Haedecke is dead. Obituary on the SWR website from July 30, 2015.