Hans-Peter Riel
Hans-Peter Riel (born April 10, 1943 in Wuppertal ; † March 3, 2008 in Kleve ) was a German journalist.
Riel grew up in Wülfrath in Lower Berg , where he obtained his secondary school leaving certificate in 1959 at the Theodor-Heuss-Realschule. He then completed an apprenticeship as a communications and electrical engineer. At the same time he attended evening grammar school to catch up on the Abitur. He then studied electrical engineering at the Wuppertal University of Applied Sciences , but already worked as a journalist for a local newspaper. After an internship at the Velberter Zeitung , he became editor of the Hamburger Bild-Zeitung in 1964 . Since 1966 Riel worked for the West German Broadcasting Corporation . He became known to a wide audience through his reports on a beluga that got lost in the Rhine in May 1966 . As the presenter of the current hour on WDR television or between the Rhine and Weser on the radio of West German Broadcasting, he gave the programs a special character. In 1985 Riel took over the management of the WDR regional office in Niederrhein in Kleve and reported from the Netherlands as ARD correspondent in The Hague . At the end of 2003, Hans-Peter Riel retired.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Riel, Hans-Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2008 |
| Place of death | Kleve |