Ulrich Wickert
Ulrich Wickert ( born December 2, 1942 in Tokyo, Japan ) is a German journalist and author.
- 3.1 Non-fiction
- 3.2 thrillers with Coroner " Jacques Ricou "
Life
Childhood, Youth and Education
Wickert was born in Tokyo, as his father Erwin Wickert was broadcast Attaché of the German Embassy there. His childhood was spent Wickert 1947-1956 in Heidelberg, where he attended elementary school, then until 1959 in Paris, where the family lived in the German NATO representation due to the work commitments of the Father. As early as 1956 had Wickert in the Rhein- Neckar-Zeitung with a report on the Eiffel Tower as a 14- year-old his first journalistic appearance. In 1961 he made his Abitur at the Urspringschule at Schelkingen.
In the 1960s, he studied at the Rheinische Friedrich- Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Political Science and Law, went on a scholarship in 1962 at the Fulbright program at Wesleyan University in Connecticut / USA. His first state examination he passed in 1968 and began as a freelance radio writer in the ARD.
Career
As a television journalist
From 1969 to 1977 Wickert worked as an editor on the program monitor, and was sent by the WDR 1969 to 1978 for each presidential election to Paris. In 1977 he went as a correspondent for the ARD to Washington, 1978, Wickert a place in the France of the ARD. In 1981 he founded the discussion circle journalists for the open broadcasting, the same year he took over the management of the ARD studio in New York. 1984 Wickert was head of the Paris ARD Studios. In this year he shot a famous documentary about how best the Paris' Place de la Concorde crosses: In a self-experiment he crossed the busy street, without looking to the cars. Thus, the French car driver could not accept that he stayed to themselves and were forced to adapt their driving style.
With effect from July 1, 1991, he was tagesthemen, which he later Gabi Bauer and finally Anne Will moderated to 31 August 2006 in the weekly change with Sabine Christiansen, according to the wish of his predecessor Hanns Joachim Friedrichs "First Moderator " ARD newscast. His trademark in the show was the farewell " ... a pleasant evening and a good night's sleep " with which he ended the show with a few exceptions. Normally, he left with the phrase " Over the past state of affairs informed ... " followed by a reference to the latest edition of the evening news. His successor at the tagesthemen was Tom Buhrow.
In his capacity as moderator of the issues of the day Wickert made in the autumn of 2001 when he headlines the Indian writer Arundhati Roy quoted in the magazine MAX according to an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper that U.S. President George W. Bush with terrorist leader Osama bin was compared store. Although Wickert very carefully tried one interpretation of this statement, it was then especially in the tabloid press to massive criticism. In particular picture threw the moderator of "insulting the President " and " anti-Americanism " in front. After he publicly apologized, the ARD said the matter is concluded and finished the media debate about a possible termination.
From 17 August 2006 to 20 May 2007, he hosted the ARD, the 30-minute literary broadcast Wickerts books. Since March 2007, he moderated in NDR culture on every first Sunday of the month by 13 clock the program " Wickerts books".
Outside the ARD
In the winter semester 2004/ 05 he was appointed Honorary Professor at the University of Magdeburg- Stendal, Magdeburg. He works there in the degree program in journalism / media management.
Ulrich Wickert is a member of the boards of trustees of the Youth Press Germany, the youth press Schleswig -Holstein, the boys press, the Foundation Help Students life and e at Plan International Germany V. and youth media events as well as the inspiration for the children's hospice Bethel. He is also a member of the PEN center of Germany.
In November 2005 he was appointed an Officer of the Legion of Honour for his services to the German -French relations.
Since February 2008, he was associate editor and columnist for the news portal zoomer.de, which was closed on 28 February 2009 economic reasons.
He is also the owner of the production company UWP. 2008 Wickert competed with the UWP to a third license at the end of RTL Television. After he was defeated in the award process against the company dctp by Alexander Kluge, he sued the Lower Saxony State Media Authority (NLM ). After his urgent application against the NLM was rejected in September 2008 before the Administrative Court of Hanover, he pulled the suit in October 2008 back.
As an author Wickert has published since 1981 22 own books. " Reading and writing are part of our life like other people eating and drinking", Hans Leyendecker Wickert quoted the paternal role model in the Süddeutsche Zeitung: "When I came home at noon, the father sat in the chair and wrote on a chic Olivetti. " Most recently, he presented some gambling in France detective novels.
Criticism
In addition to its reputation as an independent journalist, his public promotional appearances must be recorded if they are directly related. So, for example, his appearance for the People banks / cooperative group since 2011 in TV commercials and on tour. At the same time his book appeared Speak money, the world is silent where he wants to inform about the financial crisis. He calls there almost all known banks and the savings banks with negative examples by name, except for the People's Banks.
Private life
From 1972 to 1980 Wickert was a member of the SPD.
Wickert is married since 2003 with his third wife Julia Jäkel, the CEO of Gruner Jahr AG & Co KG in Hamburg. With her he has twins (* 2012).
From his first marriage with Sylvie von Frankenberg and Louis Dorff he has a daughter born in 1969.
His second marriage to journalist and television presenter Birgit jumps remained childless.
Wickert is the uncle of actress Emily Wood.
Since 2010 he is the godfather of the children's hospice for terminally ill children Bethel.
Awards
Works
Non-fiction
- Freedom, I'm afraid. The state disempowers its citizens. Athenaeum Verlag, Königstein / Ts. 1981, ISBN 3-7610-8112- X.
- New York, Tokyo, Paris. Diary of a world tour. Westermann, Braunschweig, 1986, ISBN 3-07-508892-7. Revision as :: World views: New York - Tokyo - Paris. In 50 days around the world. Heyne Verlag, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-453-05225-0.
Detectives investigating judge with " Jacques Ricou "
- The judge from Paris. An almost true story. Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 2003; Piper, Munich, 2005, ISBN 3-492-24233-2.
- The Desert Queen. The judge in Angola. Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 2005; Piper, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-492-24770-2.
- The useful friend. Piper, Munich, 2008; ibid 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-25742-8.
- The eighth paradise. Piper, Munich, 2010; ibid 2011, ISBN 978-3-492-27355-8.