Klaus Bednarz

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Klaus Bednarz (6 June 1942 – 14 April 2015) was a German journalist and writer.

Life

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Bednarz was born in Falkensee, Province of Brandenburg. He studied Slavic studies, theatre and Eastern European history at universities in Hamburg, Vienna and Moscow. His dissertation at university was on Russian author Anton Chekhov.^[1] Since 1967 Bednarz worked for German television as correspondent in Poland (1971–1977) and in the Soviet Union (1977–1982). Later he was television presenter of the German TV programme Monitor, broadcast by Westdeutscher Rundfunk.^[2] During these years Bednarz wrote several books on Eastern European countries and the south of South America. He died in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.^[3]

Works

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Books

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1977: Poland
1979: The old Moscow
1980: Heinrich Böll and Lew Kopelew in discussion with Klaus Bednarz
1984: Masuren
1985: My Moscow
1989: Poland
1990: Travelguide Moscow
1990: Gorbachev
1992: Russia
1995: Far near country – Meetings in Ostpreußen
1997: About authors and books
1998: The Ballad of Lake Baikal
2002: East from sun – From Lake Baikal to Alaska
2004: At the end of the world – Journey through Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia
2006: My Russia
2007: The cross of North. Journey through Karelien
2009: Far and near: About my life as journalist

Awards

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1982 and 1985: Adolf-Grimme-Preis^[1]
1986: Joseph E. Drexel [de] Award
1987: BUND journalists award
1988: Carl von Ossietzky Medal
1991: Goldene Kamera in category Best news speaker for Monitor [de]
1992: Deutscher Kritikerpreis
1993: Civis media prize
1995: Telestar "Best reporter documentation/news" for Die Reise nach Ostpreußen
1999: DUH environment media award [de]
2003: Gold medaille by international film- and TV festival Jalta

References

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^ ^a ^b "Klaus Bednarz: Ex-"Monitor"-Moderator ist tot". DER SPIEGEL (in German). April 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Restle, Georg (October 19, 2016). "Die MONITOR-Redaktion verneigt sich vor einem der ganz Großen im deutschen Journalismus". Die MONITOR-Redaktion verneigt sich vor einem der ganz Großen im deutschen Journalismus, Klaus Bednarz ist gestorben (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2021.
^ Huber, Joachim. "Klaus Bednarz mit 72 Jahren gestorben". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved July 14, 2021.

External links

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Klaus Bednarz at IMDb
Literature by and about Klaus Bednarz in the German National Library catalogue
biographiy from Klaus Bednarz at whoswho.de

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