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Hannelore Gadatsch is dead: The TV journalist was one of the first presenters on ARD's “Tagesthemen”.
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Hannelore Gadatsch is considered a pioneer in ARD's “Tagesthemen”.
She has also achieved a lot, especially in the SWR.
Stuttgart – SWR director Kai Gniffke mourns the loss of “a pioneer of television journalism”.
The former “Tagesthemen” spokeswoman Hannelore Gadatsch has died at the age of 82.
The long-time employee died in Baden-Baden on March 11th, her family said.
Former ARD “Tagesthemen” presenter Hannelore Gadatsch is dead – SWR is mourning
Her career began in 1963 at Saarländischer Rundfunk, after a traineeship at Sender Freies Berlin.
From 1966 to 1977, Gadatsch worked for what was then Südwestfunk (SWF), then in the editorial team of “Report Baden-Baden”.
During this time she received numerous awards for her films, including the German Social Prize twice.
“Has moved a lot”: Hannelore Gadatsch was a pioneer on German TV
The Berlin native became known throughout Germany in the 1980s.
Gadatsch moderated the “Tagesthemen” on ARD in 1984 and 1985.
A pioneer.
“Hannelore Gadatsch was one of the first women to moderate the 'Tagesthemen',” remembers Gniffke.
Not just to the news in the first: “With her documentaries, including for the political magazine 'Report', she has achieved a lot.
Her death fills us with sadness and our thoughts are with those who were close to her.”
From 1988, Gadatsch presented special programs on 1Plus and in 1992 became SWF representative at the then newly founded broadcaster ARTE.
Gadatsch was one of the first presenters of “Tagesthemen” – a colleague remembered difficult times
At that time, TV moderation was still considered a male domain, especially in news programs such as “Tagesschau” and “Tagesthemen” on ARD.
The first moderator was Barbara Dickmann, who years later
revealed in a
Spiegel interview how difficult it was for women to assert themselves.
She spoke of “macho” appearances by those responsible and statements that women had no place at the news desk.
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