Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow | |
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.jpg) Buhrow in 2018 | |
| Born | 29 September 1958 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Tom Buhrow (born 29 September 1958) is a German journalist[1] who has been serving as intendant of the WDR since 2013. He also served as Chair of the ARD from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021 and from 4 August to 31 December 2022.
Early life and education[edit]
Buhrow was born in Troisdorf. He studied history and political science in Bonn.
Career[edit]
Career in journalism[edit]
In 1978, Buhrow worked at the local newspaper Bonner General-Anzeiger. In 1985, he was trained at the largest television station in North Rhine-Westphalia, WDR. Since 1986 he was the editor, reporter and bureau chief of the shows Aktuelle Stunde and West 3 Aktuell. He then worked as an editor and reporter at the most-seen German nightly news, the Tagesschau.[1]
In 1992/1993, Buhrow became the correspondent of the ARD bureau in Washington D.C. in the midst of the 1992 U.S. presidential election.
Between January 2000 and 2002, Buhrow worked as a correspondent at the ARD bureau in Paris. On 1 July 2002, he took over from Claus Kleber as chief of the ARD bureau in Washington; Kleber went to ZDF as the anchorman for the news programme heute-journal.
On 1 September 2006, Buhrow replaced Ulrich Wickert as the host of the news programme Tagesthemen.[1] He published a book about his years in the United States, Mein Amerika, Dein Amerika (My America, your America).
Intendant of WDR, 2013–present[edit]
On 29 May 2013 Buhrow was elected intendant of the Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).
Other activities[edit]
- Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP), Member of the Board of Trustees[2]
- Civis Media Foundation, member of the board of trustees (since 2013)[3]
- International Journalists' Programmes (IJP), member of the board of trustees[4]
- German Coordinating-Council for Christian-Jewish Cooperation Organizations, member of the board of trustees
- Kunststiftung NRW, member of the board of trustees[5]
- German Cancer Foundation, member of the board of trustees[6]
Personal life[edit]
Buhrow was married to his colleague Sabine Stamer, but divorced in April 2020. They have two daughters.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Raschke, Michael (30 November 2005). "Bush can not dampen his love of America" (in German). General-Anzeiger. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ Board of Trustees Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP).
- ^ Board of Trustees: Tom Buhrow Civis Media Foundation.
- ^ Board of Trustees (2016–2019) Archived 2016-10-03 at the Wayback Machine International Journalists' Programmes (IJP).
- ^ Board of Trustees Kunststiftung NRW, Düsseldorf.
- ^ Board of Trustees German Cancer Foundation, Berlin.
- ^ "Ehe-Aus bei Tom Buhrow!". BILD. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
External links[edit]
- Tom Buhrow at IMDb
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