Wolf Mittler
Wolf Mittler (born January 1, 1918 ; † November 11, 2002 in Munich ) was a German journalist and radio host .
Life
He first became internationally known as the English-speaking speaker of the radio program Germany Calling, which was set up for propaganda purposes during the Second World War . There he gained a certain popularity with listeners in Great Britain and the USA , as he spoke English very well , had a sometimes humorous manner and later had prisoners of war greetings sent home. He was one of the presenters known in the UK by the ironic nickname Lord Haw-Haw .
In 1943 Wolf Mittler fled to Italy and was arrested there by the Gestapo . Under adventurous circumstances he managed to escape and later to enter Switzerland .
After the war, Wolf Mittler was a popular presenter for radio and television at the Bayerischer Rundfunk . Highlights of his career included the simultaneous translation of John F. Kennedy's Cuban speech in 1962 and the first manned moon landing live from Houston in 1969 . In 1965 he supervised and accompanied the German-French youth trip from Paris to Munich on behalf of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, which took place under the patronage of the then Prime Minister Alfons Goppel and which attracted a lot of attention across Bavaria through daily reports on the radio.
Most recently, he spoke traffic reports on Bayern 3 until old age . Wolf Mittler was an enthusiastic sports pilot . He was married twice.
Radio documentaries
- Thomas Gaevert / Peter Simon: "Wolf Mittler - A radio reporter between the fronts"; (Contains the last interview with Wolf Mitter) Production: Südwestrundfunk 2000; First broadcast: September 5, 2000 on SWR 2
Web links
- Wolf Mittler - A radio reporter between the fronts
- Literature by and about Wolf Mittler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Wolf Mittler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.tebito.de/index.php/vmchk/Wolf-Mittler/Hoerbucher-/-Lesungen/Verstummt-und-abgetaucht.html
- ↑ tvprogramme.net: Program from Thursday, March 19, 1964. Recorded by Jakob Oberdacher : Broadcast Password on BR3 at 6:35 pm.
- ↑ Our man from the moon . Obituary in Die Welt , November 16, 2002.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Middle, wolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and radio host |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1918 |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 11, 2002 |
| Place of death | Munich |