Paul Leuck

Paul Leuck (born April 12, 1914 in Eisenborn near Junglinster ; † February 13, 1991 in Luxembourg ) was a Luxembourg journalist and radio presenter .

Life

Paul Leuck was the son of a Lorraine miller from Eisenborn and became a Luxembourger through "Optioun". After graduating from high school , Leuck first worked for an insurance company, then he started as an editor at Radio Luxembourg . Paul Leuck was married to Albertine Pleger and had two daughters. His daughter Mariette Leuck is a Luxembourg artisan and author.

Career

Paul Leuck was a pioneer and co-founder of the Luxembourg broadcasts in the post-war period. He was the first Luxembourg spokesman after the war to say "Hey ass Radio Lëtzebuerg" and to carry out searches. He was co-founder of the Illustrierte Revue and correspondent at the JungLuxemburg editorial team . For years he was the author of Landbuet and the Revue . Paul Leuck became better known than through the written press through RTL's Luxembourg program. He was also a long-time employee of Radio Saarbrücken.

His first radio show , which he hosted from October 1, 1944, was called Welcome to our Friends . Leuck was a news anchor and commentator for 35 years. He also moderated the programs Zaldotenemissioun and Krankenemissioun . He was a sports reporter and reporter of other events. He interviewed the American President Dwight D. Eisenhower when he was on a state visit to the Grand Duchy. He designed the show Lëtzebuerger Leit a Saachen an der aler tall and worked in an advisory capacity on the film Un beau petit pays .

Paul Leuck was a major in the Luxembourg armed forces . His program Zaldotenemissioun was not just a wish program, it was about popularizing the army and maintaining contact between conscripts and their families. This task ended with the abolition of the compulsory army. As a trade unionist , he and Kleins Jeng founded the LCGB's civil servants' section, and the RTL staff owes their first collective agreement to them.

In 1972 he was awarded the Mérite Européen silver medal for his support for the European idea .

Leuck retired on October 1, 1979. He died on February 13, 1991 in the Elisabeth Clinic in Luxembourg City after a heart attack . He is buried in Blaschette.

Web links

• Films in which Paul Leuck participated (Luxembourgish)