Jimmy Jungermann

Hans James "Jimmy" Jungermann (born September 15, 1914 in Constantinople (now Istanbul , Turkey ), † August 13, 1987 in Munich ) was a German radio editor, program designer and presenter for Bavarian Radio .

Jungermann was responsible for radio broadcasts for Bavarian Broadcasting from 1945 to 1987. Between 1945 and 1977 he was head of the dance music department and editor for light entertainment music in the Bavarian radio; In addition, he moderated himself, initially (alternating with Werner Götze and Hanns-Ger Huber) the program Midnight in Munich , which presented records and live jazz from December 2, 1947. As a music lover and collector (especially jazz , swing and light music) Jungermann maintained contacts with well-known music greats and was extremely popular with the audience because of his unconventional, down-to-earth manner of moderation and his extensive knowledge of music and film. His expertise was also in demand internationally, for example he was a regular author of the US magazine Billboard in the 1950s and 1960s . The newspaper scholar Jungermann also wrote three books, including an early portrait of the jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald . Even after his retirement in 1977, Jungermann was regularly heard on public holidays in programs such as Jungermann's Hit Parade , The Colorful Plate and Jimmy's Fundgrube with a colorful mix of music programs. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the well-known pop poet Fini Busch was Jungermann's secretary. From 1948 he was married to the Berlin beauty and variety dancer Lylott (1921–2011).

Fonts

• Records, my hobby: Chatting about a hobby , Mercator Verlag, Munich 1958.
• Ella Fitzgerald , Jazz-Bücherei , Volume 4, Wetzlar, Pegasus Verlag 1960.
• Collaboration with Willy Fritsch ... that won't come back: memories of a film actor , Zurich, Classen 1963.

Web links

• Jazz came back with Jimmy - Jazzzeitung 1/2007
• Brief portrait (Bayerischer Rundfunk)