Welcome Austria (TV magazine)
| Television broadcast | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Welcome Austria |
| Country of production |
 Austria
|
| Year (s) | 1995-2007 |
| length | 85 minutes |
| genre | Eve illustrated |
| First broadcast | March 6, 1995 on ORF 2 |
Willkommen Österreich was a so-called “TV Illustrierte” of Austrian Broadcasting, which was broadcast on weekdays from Monday to Friday in the evening program from 1995 to 2007 . Although a wide variety of broadcasting sequences have been used over the years, Willkommen Österreich has always offered a mixture of chronicle programs, (celebrity) talk shows, lifestyle magazines, weather shows and competitions for viewers.
Shipment profile
March 1995 to February 2004
Welcome Austria was broadcast on ORF 2 on weekdays between 5:05 p.m., starting immediately after the time in the picture , up to the state today regional broadcasts at 7:00 p.m. The first edition went on air on March 6, 1995 with Elisabeth Engstler and Wolfram Pirchner , the first star guest was Uschi Glas . The second pair of moderators at the start of the program were Ricarda Reinisch and Reinhard Jesionek . After he left the ORF at the end of 2000, Peter Tichatschek from Vienna followed on January 2, 2001 as Reinisch's partner. Further moderators were Theresia Zierler , as well as Thomas Fuhrmann , Dieter Chmelar and Martina Rupp until she switched to politics in 1999 . The first director of the show was Otto Anton Eder .
February 2004 until the end of 2007
On February 2, 2004, the program was relaunched and divided into two main blocks. The format got a new person in charge of the broadcast and the “living room of the nation” was enlarged into an apartment. Welcome Austria has been shortened from almost two hours to around 75 minutes. After a commercial break, a five-minute block of contemporary history followed at 6:25 p.m. ( Times views - 50 years of contemporary history ). For the rest of the time slot, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the consumer program Gutberatung Österreich was included in the program. In addition to the remaining presenters Elisabeth Engstler and Wolfram Pirchner as the presenter duo, the Upper Austrian Karl Ploberger was brought into the show as the fourth presenter, Martina Rupp . On October 28, 2004, the 2,500th issue was broadcast.
The last edition of the pre-evening show Willkommen Österreich was broadcast on March 30, 2007. The last pairs of moderators were Martina Rupp and Martin Ferdiny , as well as Elisabeth Engstler and Wolfram Pirchner , who moderated from start to finish .
Expert tips
A continuous component of all format versions was the involvement of experts , who gave tips and tricks on a daily basis, alternating between one and two weeks, in their specialist area (below at the time of the relaunch in February 2004):
- Moderator Hademar Bankhofer with "Health from Nature" on Monday,
- "Family doctor" Siegfried Meryn on Thursday,
- Andrea Dungl-Zauner with Traditional Chinese Medicine on Friday,
- Pharmacist Barbara Haase on Wednesday (February 26, 2003 to March 28, 2007),
- Life coach Andreas Kienzl on Wednesday,
- Notary Michael Platzer fortnightly on Tuesday,
- Helmut Pechlaner , the former director of Schönbrunn Zoo with "Tierreich" on Monday,
- Sommelière Christina Fieber alternates with wine connoisseur Klaus Egle on Monday,
- Image consultant and stylist Eva Köck-Eripek on Monday,
- "Running and Movement" with Wim Luipers and
- “ Self-defense for the elderly” with Ronny Kokkert on Tuesday.
- On Wednesdays, the weekly studio action showed the audience the latest trends in fashion and styling and gave them cosmetic tips.
- Family therapy and mediation experts were invited to the Friday broadcast.
Some of these experts can still be seen in the follow-up format on their weekly TV slots, for example the pharmacist Barbara Haase .
Successor formats at the broadcasting slot
With the program reform of 2007 by General Director Alexander Wrabetz , the Welcome Austria brand was abandoned for the early evening broadcast and the total broadcasting space was divided into three parts starting on April 10, 2007: Today in Austria starts at 5:05 p.m. after the time in the picture , from 6:30 p.m. Renewed consumer magazine Konkret - Das Servicemagazin broadcast. By June 2007, the gap between 5:40 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the broadcast block was filled with the series Julia - An Unusual Woman .
On June 11, 2007, the missing format was broadcast on the slot at 5:40 p.m. with summer time . Depending on the season was the show springtime , summer , autumn and winter . This daily eve magazine is very similar to the original Welcome Austria format. The program was moderated alternately by Elisabeth Engstler , Reinhard Jesionek and Verena Scheitz .
In 2012 the program was renamed Live Today . No content adaptations were made, only the moderation team was changed. The program is now alternately moderated by Wolfram Pirchner and Verena Scheitz.
Re-use of the brand name Willkommen Österreich
The well-known brand name was further exploited with a late night show with Christoph Grissemann and Dirk Stermann as the moderator duo . In the program rail DIE.NACHT 2007 goes since May 31 Welcome Austria as a late-night talk show on the air.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c APA-OTS : 2,500 times welcome to "Willkommen Österreich" , October 28, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2010.
- ↑ APA-OTS: 2001: Lots of news on ORF television , December 28, 2000. Accessed March 30, 2010.
- ↑ a b APA-OTS: "Willkommen Österreich" from February 2nd on ORF: Even more information and service, new presenter, new concept , January 28th, 2004. Accessed on March 30th, 2010.
- ↑ APA-OTS: Otto Anton Eder: Farewell as "Willkommen Österreich" director , February 2, 2002. Accessed March 30, 2010.
- ↑ a b c News : ORF ignites 1st phase of program reform: From today new formats on ORF 1 and ORF 2 , April 12, 2007. Accessed on March 30, 2010.
- ^ Website of the Chamber of Pharmacists : Farewell to WELCOME AUSTRIA - From April 2007 the service magazine will be discontinued on ORF , April 2007. Accessed on March 30, 2010.
- ^ Website of the Chamber of Pharmacists: From June 11th: New ORF magazine with the TV pharmacist , June 2007. Accessed on March 30th 2010.
- ↑ APA-OTS: The new ORF: With "Today in Austria", daily close to the action , March 30, 2010. Accessed March 30, 2010.
- ↑ derneue.orf.at: Specifically: The service magazine ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 30, 2010.
- ↑ a b c d e ORF customer service: - Summer time - Autumn time ( memento from July 11, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) - Winter time ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved March 30, 2010.
