Harald Karas
Harald Karas (often Harald Karras written) (* 9. April 1927 in Ottendorf ; † 3. December 2015 in Berlin ) was a German journalist , news anchor and radio and television presenter .
Life
Karas grew up in Schwepnitz near Königsbrück and from 1937 attended the Lessing School in Kamenz . In 1949 he came to Berlin and studied at the Free University of Berlin , the subjects journalism and sociology . He started his journalistic activities in 1952 with the Northwest German Broadcasting Corporation (NWDR) in West Berlin . He was also one of the first television news speakers and reporters (Rund um die Berolina) for the broadcaster Free Berlin (SFB). Karas was also the first presenter of the Berliner Abendschau since September 1, 1958and in 1960 also became the head of this previous evening's regional news program. He stayed that way until 1984 and then moderated other SFB formats for a few years, including the city talks , before retiring in 1991.
Harald Karas lived in the Berlin district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf .
Honors
- 1972: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
Publications
- with Marita Held (editing) and Jeremy JP Fekete (editing): John F. Kennedy in Berlin: June 26, 1963 . RBB, Berlin / Potsdam 2003, OCLC 859551938 (film report, video, 126 minutes, mostly b / w).
Web links
- Harald Karas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Harald Karas is 80 years old. In: Berliner Morgenpost . April 8, 2007, accessed January 4, 2016 .
- Long-time evening show director Harald Karas has died. In: rbb . December 4, 2015, accessed January 4, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus-Martin Kersten: Berliner Prominentenlexikon: An address book . Berlin Edition in Be.bra-Verlag, Berlin, 2005, ISBN 3-8148-0140-7 , p. 131.
- ^ At the age of 88: Berlin "Abendschau" presenter Harald Karas died. Focus Online , December 4, 2015, accessed December 4, 2015.
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SURNAME | Karas, Harald |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and television presenter |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ottendorf , Saxony , German Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | 3rd December 2015 |
Place of death | Berlin , Germany |