Hanns Joachim Friedrichs
German journalist
About Hanns Joachim Friedrichs
Lived 1927 – 1995 (aged 68). Hanns Joachim Friedrichs was a German television presenter, journalist and news presenter.
Hanns Joachim "Hajo" Friedrichs (15 March 1927 – 28 March 1995) was a German journalist.
Life Friedrichs was born in Hamm. From 1971 to 1981, he was a sports journalist for the German magazine, Sportstudio. 1985 Friedrichs went from ZDF to ARD. In Germany, Friedrichs became famous as the anchorman for the television news program Tagesthemen, which he moderated alternately with Ulrike Wolf (*1944) and later Sabine Christiansen. He was succeeded by Ulrich Wickert. Friedrichs died in March 1995, from lung cancer. The Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Award for works in journalism is named after him.
On 9 November 1989, he announced to the German public that the Berlin Wall had fallen. He died in Hamburg.
Awards Goldener Gong for Bilder aus Amerika, together with Dieter Kronzucker
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German journalist (1927-1995)
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Hanns Joachim Friedrichs was born on 15 March 1927 in Hamm.
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Hanns Joachim Friedrichs died on 28 March 1995 in Hamburg.
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Hanns Joachim Friedrichs was a television presenter, journalist and news presenter.
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Hanns Joachim Friedrichs was German.
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