Tom Buhrow
Tom Buhrow (born September 29, 1958 in Troisdorf) is a German journalist[1] and intendant of the WDR.
Career
Buhrow studied history and political science in Bonn. In 1978, he worked at the local newspaper Bonner General-Anzeiger. In 1985, he volunteered 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. After that he 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 Presidential Elections 1992.
Between January 2000 and 2002, Buhrow worked as a correspondent at the ARD bureau in Paris. On July 1, 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 September 1, 2006 he 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).
On 29 May 2013 Tom Buhrow was elected intendant of the WDR.
Other activities
- Civis Media Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2013)[2]
- International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP), Member of the Board of Trustees[3]
- German Coordinating-Council for Christian-Jewish Cooperation Organizations, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Kunststiftung NRW, Member of the Board of Trustees[4]
- German Cancer Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees[5]
Personal life
Buhrow is married to his colleague Sabine Stamer. They have two daughters.
References
- 1 2 3 Raschke, Michael (30 November 2005). "Bush can not dampen his love of America" (in German). General-Anzeiger. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ↑ Board of Trustees: Tom Buhrow Civis Media Foundation.
- ↑ Board of Trustees (2016-2019) International Journalists’ Programmes (IJP).
- ↑ Board of Trustees Kunststiftung NRW, Düsseldorf.
- ↑ Board of Trustees German Cancer Foundation, Berlin.
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