Ulrike Holler

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Ulrike Holler, June 2007

Ulrike Holler (born January 29, 1944 in Weidenau / Sieg ) is a German radio journalist . The freelancer worked until November 2006 as a so-called “permanent freelancer”. She was a reporter , presenter and editor for the Hessischer Rundfunk and for other regional broadcasters of the ARD .

Life

Ulrike Holler is the daughter of the journalist Siegfried Holler and grew up in Dillenburg with three siblings. Already during her school days she worked for various newspapers. Immediately after graduating from high school, she completed an internship at the Hessischer Rundfunk in 1963 and 1964 . This was followed by a degree in German and political science at the University of Frankfurt am Main , which she financed through freelance work at the radio station radio. Since 1970 she has been working continuously and as a permanent freelancer with grandfathering , both as a reporter and presenter and as an editor at hr radio in the areas of national and Hessian politics (especially social policy ), as well as current affairs . She also worked for the hr women's editorial team for years - until it was dissolved. Often she was also seen as a confident moderator at public events, such as panel discussions.

Ulrike Holler has been married to the former FDP, later SPD politician and former Frankfurt Mayor Andreas von Schoeler since 1977 and has two sons with him. She got to know her future husband at a series of panel discussions on Section 218 of the Criminal Code (StGB) and civil rights when von Schoeler was still responsible for the FDP as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, among other things for left- wing terrorism . Ulrike Holler has lived and worked in Frankfurt am Main since her traineeship .

job

The focus of Holler's journalistic work is in the field of investigative journalism . For decades, the journalist has researched a lot on social topics such as children , the poor , asylum , deportation , marginalized social groups , neo-Nazi marches and sexual minorities. The integration of disabled children, adolescents and adults in all areas of life has always been very important to her . For more than 20 years she has been committed to teaching disabled and non-disabled students together in a " School for All ", both professionally and privately . Women's rights are also an important issue for them . In the late 1960s and early 1970s she made a name for herself among the listeners of the hr programs when she worked as a journalist a. a. the so-called major criminal law reform, the reform of § 218 StGB, marriage law , the psychiatry reform and uncovered the abuse processes at the Kalmenhof . She has also made a name for herself in the Rhine-Main area as a moderator of public panel discussions and disputes .

Because of her investigative and therefore often uncomfortable reporting, politicians and colleagues from the Frankfurt print media often attacked Ulrike Holler in the course of their work. Occasionally they also criticized their superiors at the hr - particularly violently when they once accused her of deliberately calling for a demonstration against neo-Nazis in Frankfurt in a report. According to her own statement, however, such criticism did not deter her from her work and her attitude to the topics she introduced: “I always want to change something, make a difference. I see myself as a journalistic lawyer. "

Awards

Holler has received several awards for her work. She got:

literature

  • Michaela Böhm: "Fighting is worth it!", In: Cut (May 2005) about Ulrike Holler

Web links

Commons : Ulrike Holler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ Quoted from: Jutta Ochs: “The voice. Ulrike Holler says goodbye ”. In: Frankfurter Rundschau , October 28, 2006.
personal data
SURNAME Holler, Ulrike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German radio journalist
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Wins