Thomas Roth (journalist)
Thomas Roth | |
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| Born | 21 November 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | News presenter, journalist |
| Years active | 1988–2016 |
| Employer | ARD |
Thomas Roth (born 21 November 1951, in Heilbronn) is a German news anchor presenter and television presenter.
Life
He grow up in
WDR, before returning in 1998 for four years as a studio manager to Moscow. On 1 May 2002 Thomas Roth took over the post as host and chief editor of the ARD studio in Berlin.[1] From 1 April 2007, he was again head of ARD Studio Moscow. From December 2008 until the summer of 2013 he was head of ARD studio in New York City.[2]
From 5 August 2013, Thomas Roth was the host of Tagesthemen succeeding Tom Buhrow. In April 2016 it was announced that he will leave the show and retire. His successor was Ingo Zamperoni.[3]
Other activities
- Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ASF), Member of the Board of Trustees[4]
Thomas Roth is a member of the organization Reporters Without Borders and held in the Berlin Academy of Arts on 25 September 2014, a speech on the 20th anniversary of the founding of the German section of the organization.
Work by Roth
- Südafrika. Die letzte Chance. Stuttgart, Vienna: Edition Erdmann by Thienemanns, 1991. ISBN 3-522-65310-6.
- Russisches Tagebuch. Eine Reise von den Tschuktschen bis zum Roten Platz. Munich: List, 1995. ISBN 3-471-78577-9.
- Russland. Das wahre Gesicht einer Weltmacht. Munich: Piper, 2008. ISBN 978-3-492-05103-3.
Awards
- 1995: Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award
- 1996: Friedrich-Joseph-Haass Award
- 2009: Schweizerisch-Russischer Journalistenpreis
- 2009: Liberty Award
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Roth (Journalist).
- Literature by and about Thomas Roth in the German National Library catalogue
- Interview with Thomas Roth at Planet-Interview
- Jens Berger: The Interview at the Wladimir Putin) – Spiegelfechter, 31. August 2008
References
- ^ Interview mit Thomas Roth: "Ein bisschen Lampenfieber bleibt", tagesschau.de, 1. August 2013
- ^ Thomas Roth als neuer Leiter des ARD-Studios in New York eingeführt WDR, Pressemitteilung vom 12. Dezember 2008
- ^ "Ingo Zamperoni kommt zu den tagesthmen" (in German). www.tagesschau.de.
- ^ Board of Trustees Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ASF).
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