Max Rueger
Max Rüeger (born April 29, 1934 in Wädenswil ; † May 16, 2009 in Zurich ) was a Swiss radio presenter and author .
Career
After graduating from high school and training as an actor, Max Rüeger became known as a radio presenter in the 1960s. For the Swiss radio DRS he presented programs such as “Autoradio Schweiz”, “Espresso” and “Guete Morge”. He was also the author of radio plays , entertainment programs (e.g. Teleboy ), cabaret pieces (for example for the Cabaret Rotstift ) and song texts (especially for the Trio Eugster ; new version of the libretto for the “ Kleine Niederdorfoper ” with Werner Wollenberger ). In 1969 he was awarded the Golden Rose of Montreux for the musical "Holiday in Switzerland" . He was on German television from time to time in the quiz show Was ich bin ich member of the advice team and represented his Swiss colleague Guido Baumann . From 1984 to 1999 Rüeger was part of the editorial team at Schweizer Illustrierte . Rüeger received the literary recognition award of the Canton of Zurich for the book “Heb Sorg”, which was created in 2004 .
Works
Books
- Car radio Switzerland. Cheerful guide for road users . With illustrations by Scapa . Benteli, Bern 1968
- The Swiss joke. Collected and recorded by Max Rüeger . Desch, Munich 1971; Herbig, Munich 1986
- Ireland's horses . Illustrated book (text with Hanspeter Meier). Hallwag, Bern 1975
- Switzerland as a winter country. A winter fantasy (with Ernst Fretz). AT, Aarau 1979
- Take care Verses, songs, chansons . Foreword by Peter Zeindler . Altberg, Richterswil 2004, ISBN 3-9521782-3-3
- That's it. The last verses . Foreword by Heinz Lüthi. Altberg, Richterswil 2009, ISBN 978-3-9521782-6-3
Sound carrier
- 16x Max Rüeger. Saturday verses from the radio series «Spott + Musik» . Musical interludes by Emil Moser . LP, Pick 1973
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Rüeger on the Altberg Verlag website.
- ↑ A radio legend has fallen silent: Max Rüeger died at the age of 75 , NZZ online , March 17, 2009.
- ↑ Radio legend Max Rüeger died at the age of 75 ( memento of the original from May 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , SDA / Bluewin , May 17, 2009.
- ↑ Max Rüeger: Liver cancer! , Blick , December 29, 2008.
literature
- Dietrich Seybold: Max Rüeger . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1541.
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Rüeger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entries about Max Rüeger on the Swiss Hit Parade website
- Documentary. 24 hours on Langstrasse. In: Schweizer Fernsehen , November 19, 1971
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Rüeger, Max |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss radio presenter and author |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 29, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Waedenswil |
DATE OF DEATH | May 16, 2009 |
Place of death | Zurich |