Josef Schicho

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Josef Schicho (born August 12, 1938 in the Czech Republic ) is an Austrian journalist and author .

Live and act

Schicho grew up in Deutsch-Beneschau and studied theology , sociology and psychology at the University of Vienna . He began his journalistic work at the Catholic news agency Kathpress and came to the Linzer Kirchenzeitung in 1966 , where he took over the editorial management from 1968 to 1979. From 1981 to 1984 he was the domestic policy editor for the Upper Austrian News . In 1985 he again took over the chief editor of the Linzer Kirchenzeitung until his retirement in 1995.

In addition to his journalistic activities, Schicho was involved in Catholic adult education and information on the Catholic faith and set up his own department for rural pastoral care. For some time he was active as a pastoral assistant in two Upper Austrian parishes. From 1998 to 1999 he was diocesan commissioner for private radio . He worked as a journalist and radio maker for the Free Radio Freistadt until old age . He is married to Martha and has four children.

Works as an author

  • God always welcomes us with open arms, a guide through the content of the Christian faith , Linz, 1994
  • With Maria Hauser: Just a little while: Everyday stories and memories , Linz, 1997
  • (Ed.) Ceremony booklet for the meeting with Pope John Paul II. On June 25, 1988 in Enns - Lorch, Linz, 1988
  • As editor-in-chief of the Linzer Kirchenzeitung, he wrote numerous articles there

Program design at Free Radio Freistadt

  • Radio Free Free City: Series 30 Minutes Philosophy (2009 to 2016, together with Roland Steidl ). At the time of the query, 147 half-hour programs had been saved for listening. Cultural broadcasting archive accessed on June 21, 2019

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Former church newspaper editor-in-chief Schicho turns 80, in: Diözese Linz online, queried on June 21, 2019
  2. ↑ We congratulate Dr. Josef Schicho asked about his birthday on June 21, 2019
  3. ↑ Bibliography on Upper Austrian history, keyword Schicho, Josef queried on June 21, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Schicho, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian journalist
DATE OF BIRTH August 12, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Czech Republic