The WDR mourns a long-term employees. Klaus Bednarz, of almost 20 years, the TV magazine ” Monitor “moderated, died on Dienstagabendim age of 72 years. This was announced by the station on Wednesday. “We are very sad that with us he is no more,” commented WDR director Tom Buhrow the Death Note.
With him would be lost one of the “most important German television journalists,” writes Buhrow and calls his colleagues In his obituary an “indomitable [n] advocate for people and the environment”, whose “compelling documentaries and travelogues” would be remembered. . “Klaus Bednarz was with body, soul, and razor-sharp mind journalist – and a fine person”
A strong voice
WDR editor in chief Sonia Mikich shows severely affected, “Klaus Bednarz was an anchor for all those working for human rights, freedom and justice. For him, never just an accessory or Sunday speech. A strong voice that is missing. “
Bednarz had from 1983 to 2001 the political magazine” Monitor “in the First moderates, led the editorial staff and was a regular commentator on the” daily news “. Even before that time, he had worked as a foreign correspondent in Warsaw and Moscow. His work has won awards including the Golden Camera (1991). During his career Bednarz has also published over 15 books. The last one was “far and near: From my journalist life.”, A collection of texts from four decades as a journalist
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