Josef Kirschner

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Josef "Joki" Kirschner (born August 9, 1931 in Linz , † April 16, 2016 in Oberdorf im Burgenland ) was an Austrian journalist , television presenter and author of self-help books .

biography

Kirschner worked as a steel worker, interpreter , copywriter , reporter and editor-in-chief . He was a scriptwriter of a wider public ZDF - quiz show a wish known that aired from 1969 to 1972. From 1979 the ORF broadcast Tritsch Tratsch followed , moderated by Kirschner and conceived together with Dieter Böttger and Felix Dvorak. This broadcast was followed in the 1980s by the format Guten Abend, Österreich in the main evening program on ORF. After an episode in which intimate hygiene , contraception and abortion were discussed, the program was canceled. In the 1990s he moderated the ORF program Wir-Aktiv for a short time .

As an author, Kirschner wrote a number of guides.

He was a lecturer at the University of Vienna and a consultant for managers and athletes. His specialty was building self-help groups . The modification of the saying “money makes (not) happy”, which he used in the late 1980s in commercials for Raiffeisen Bausparkasse , became popular wisdom. Even before that, towards the end of the year, there was the saying “It will be too late on December 32nd…” (to secure the building society bonus for the year), which was also used after its advertising activities.

"Money makes you happy when you look at it in good time that you have it when you need it."

- Josef Kirschner : Commercials for Raiffeisen Bausparen , 1988/1989

Josef Kirschner died on the night of April 16, 2016 in his house in Oberdorf in Burgenland.

Works (selection)

  • Manipulate, but do it right: Eight successful strategies with which you can influence other people , Droemer Knaur, 1974, ISBN 978-3426822951
  • The Art of Being an Egoist , 1976, ISBN 978-3426822944
  • Help yourself, otherwise nobody will help you , 1978, ISBN 978-3868201529
  • The Art of Living Happy Without Abundance , 1980
  • The 100 steps to happiness. How you can change your life on your own. Knaur, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-426-82300-4 .
  • The egoist training , Herbig 2000
  • The art of living without fear , Droemer Knaur 2001
  • The partner training , Herbig 2001
  • The Egoist Bible , Herbig 2002
  • The games of life: whoever fights has already lost. Free and happy on your own , Herbig, 2002, ISBN 3776622970

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b APA / Hans Klaus Techt: TV presenter "Joki" Kirschner died at the age of 84. In: DiePresse.com. April 17, 2016, accessed April 18, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Advertisement: Raiffeisen Bausparkasse - building savings. In: ichliebediemarke.com. Raiffeisen Bausparkasse, 1987, accessed on April 18, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Advertisement: Raiffeisen Bausparkasse - building savings. In: ichliebediemarke.com. Raiffeisen Bausparen, 1989, accessed on April 18, 2016 .
  4. ↑ TV presenter Josef "Joki" Kirschner died derstandard.at, accessed on April 18, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Kirschner, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kirschner, Joki (first name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist and book author
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Linz
DATE OF DEATH April 16, 2016
Place of death Oberdorf in Burgenland