Werner Höfer
Encyclopedia
Werner Höfer was a German
journalist
. He started his career as a Nazi propagandist
, working for the newspaper Das Reich
. From 1933 to 1945 he was a member of the Nazi Party.
After the war, he worked for the public broadcasting
institutions Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
and Westdeutscher Rundfunk
. He gained popularity as the host of the Sunday TV discussion show Internationaler Frühschoppen
, modeled on NBC's Meet the Press
and running from 1952 to 1987. When his publicly expressed satisfaction upon the execution of pianist Karlrobert Kreiten
in September 1943 became known to a wider public, he was forced to retire in 1987.
His daughter Candida Höfer
is a well known photographer.
He received the Eduard Rhein Ring of Honor from the German Eduard Rhein Foundation in 1987.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
. He started his career as a Nazi propagandist
Nazi propaganda
Propaganda, the coordinated attempt to influence public opinion through the use of media, was skillfully used by the NSDAP in the years leading up to and during Adolf Hitler's leadership of Germany...
, working for the newspaper Das Reich
Das Reich (newspaper)
Das Reich was a weekly newspaper founded by Joseph Goebbels, the propaganda minister of the Third Reich, in May 1940...
. From 1933 to 1945 he was a member of the Nazi Party.
After the war, he worked for the public broadcasting
Public broadcasting
Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing.Public broadcasting may be...
institutions Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk
Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk was the organization responsible for public broadcasting in the German Länder of Hamburg, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia from 22 September 1945 until 31 December 1955. Until 1954, it was also responsible for broadcasting in West Berlin...
and Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Westdeutscher Rundfunk
Westdeutscher Rundfunk is a German public-broadcasting institution based in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office in Cologne. WDR is a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD...
. He gained popularity as the host of the Sunday TV discussion show Internationaler Frühschoppen
Frühschoppen
Frühschoppen is a traditional, German equivalent of brunch, i.e. a combined breakfast and lunch normally eaten in the mid- to late morning. The actual fare varies from region to region....
, modeled on NBC's Meet the Press
Meet the Press
Meet the Press is a weekly American television news/interview program produced by NBC. It is the longest-running television series in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947. It has been...
and running from 1952 to 1987. When his publicly expressed satisfaction upon the execution of pianist Karlrobert Kreiten
Karlrobert Kreiten
Karlrobert Kreiten was a German pianist, though holding Dutch citizenship his entire life due to his Dutch father....
in September 1943 became known to a wider public, he was forced to retire in 1987.
His daughter Candida Höfer
Candida Höfer
Candida Höfer is a Cologne, Germany-based photographer and a former student of Bernd and Hilla Becher. Like other Becher students – Andreas Gursky, Thomas Ruff, Thomas Struth – Höfer's work is known for technical perfection and a strictly Conceptual approach...
is a well known photographer.
He received the Eduard Rhein Ring of Honor from the German Eduard Rhein Foundation in 1987.
External links
- Literature about Werner Höfer in the German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...