Robert Seeger
Robert Seeger (born July 22, 1941 in Graz ) is an Austrian sports commentator .
Career
Seeger began his commentary career in 1965 at ORF . He worked for the current service for eight years, moderated a. a. the programs Sport am Montag and Sportarena , and has long been a commentator on football games and alpine ski races . Until his retirement in the summer of 2006, he was chief commentator for ORF. Since then he has been reporting on swimming and athletics on a freelance basis . He also worked as a commentator for Radio Steiermark . His trademark are Norwegian sweaters .
Seeger commented exactly 1056 ski races and over 500 soccer games and was active as a commentator at all Olympic summer (10 times) and winter (10 times) games from 1972 to 2008. From the 1974 World Cup to the 2006 World Cup, he commented on the final nine times in a row, which no one before him has achieved and which earned him an entry in the Guinness Book of Records . In 1982 Seeger became famous when, in his commentary on the group game between Austria and Germany, he asked viewers to switch off their television sets. (In 1978, Seeger also commented on the TV broadcast of the game in Cordoba . Edi Finger was only the radio commentator.) From 1999 to 2010, Seeger was Serge Lang's first successor as President of the International Association of Ski Journalists (AIJS). In 2010 he commented live on the Super Bowl and a conference final on Puls 4 . 2018 commented Seeger for the transmitter oe24.TV of some games World Cup 2018 , including the final together with jr Edi Finger .
Awards
In 1997, he received a Romy Golden for the country's most popular sports presenter. Among other things, he has also received the Great Decoration of Honor of the State of Styria and the "Golden Decoration of Honor of the City of Graz ". In 2003, the Federal President awarded him the title of " Professor ". In January 2007, Seeger was awarded the "Ring of Honor of the City of Schladming " for his commitment to major ski events and the related services to Schladming . He also worked as press officer for the successful Schladming application to host the 2013 World Ski Championships .
Television broadcasts
- Styria today
- Sports on Monday
- Sports arena
- Football broadcasts
- Ski races
- Olympic games
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Seeger in the catalog of the German National Library
- The Norwegian doesn't play football on zero eight
- Interview of the Wiener Zeitung with Robert Seeger
Individual evidence
- ^ Patrick Lang: Presentation of the AIJS. Association Internationale des Journalistes de Ski , accessed on December 4, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Seeger, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian television commentator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 22, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |