Heinz Burghart
Heinz Burghart (born December 29, 1925 in Fürth ; † September 15, 2009 in Munich ) was a German journalist and book author . From 1987 until his retirement in 1990, Burghart was editor-in-chief of Bayerischer Rundfunk . He was also the founder and honorary president of the Bavarian Academy for Television .
Life
Burghart began his career as a journalist with Münchner Merkur . In 1964 he switched to Bayerischer Rundfunk. Burghart was among other things editor-in-chief of the Abendschau and from 1987 to 1990 editor-in-chief of Bavarian television. He also moderated the studio part of the BR program Jetzt red i from 1971 to 1990 . He was also a lecturer at the Bavarian Academy for Television, at the German School of Journalism and at the Munich University for Television and Film . In 1991 he became a member of the synod of the EKD and in 1993 he founded the Bavarian Academy for Television .
Awards
- 1974: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1975: Municipal Medal of Merit in Silver
- 1976: Medal " Munich shines "
- 1976: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 1983: Bavarian Constitutional Medal in silver
- 1985: Konrad Adenauer Prize in gold
- 1986: Municipal Medal of Merit in Gold
- 1990: Bavarian Constitutional Medal in Gold
Fonts
- With Willi Geiger and Franz Mai: The public broadcasting company. Between the state, parties and interests . Interfrom, Zurich 1978.
- Local politics during the reform period 1970–1980 . Jehle, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-7825-0087-3 .
- Media servants. How politics spoiled television . Droemer Knaur, Munich 1993, ISBN 3-426-26571-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinz Burghart in the catalog of the German National Library
- Report on the website of the television academy
Individual evidence
- ^ The Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation mourns Heinz Burghart. Presseportal.de, September 16, 2009, accessed on March 15, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burghart, Heinz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fuerth |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Munich |