Jochen Leschke

Jochen Leschke (born March 1, 1919 in Dresden , † February 17, 1971 in Munich ) was a German radio journalist and radio director.

Life

In 1939 Jochen Leschke was drafted into the Wehrmacht and took part in the French and Russian campaigns. In the spring of 1944 he fled to the US Army. About the US he came in June 1944 in British captivity to Ascot in the camp No. 7. There he received a journalistic radio training course at the BBC , at the time directed by Waldemar von Knoeringen . In September 1945 he became the first head of NDR women's radio after the war. In the spring of 1946 he switched to Radio Frankfurt and became head of youth radio and founded the school radio program. He was a supporter of the political and social youth education work by dealing with current and controversial topics in programs for young listeners.

From 1957 Leschke was a freelance journalist in Munich . This was followed by collaborations at several radio stations, including the BR and SWR . From 1960 to 1964 he was the chief correspondent of the German department of the BBC. From 1964 he took over the public relations department at Lufthansa Cologne until 1969.

In the last few years up to his death, he wrote travel reports on behalf of various broadcasters.

Private

Jochen Leschke was married from 1948, the marriage was divorced in 1955. From 1956 until his death he was married to the actress Irene Naef . He had a son from his first marriage and a daughter ( Eugenia Naef ) from his second marriage.

supporting documents

• Jan Foitzik: Biographical Handbook of German-Speaking Emigration after 1933 , Vol. I, Politics, Economy, Public Life. Saur, Munich 1980, ISBN 0-89664-101-5 .
• Renate Held, Andreas Gestrich (Ed.): Captivity in Great Britain. World War II German soldiers in British custody. Publications of the German Historical Institute London, Volume 63, Verlag Oldenburg, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-486-58328-1 , p. 127.
• Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschner's biographical theater manual. Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland. De Gruyter, Berlin 1956, DNB 010075518 , p. 427.