Thomas Bellut

Thomas Bellut (born 8 March 1955) is a German journalist. From 2012 to 2022, he was the director (German: Intendant) of the TV channel ZDF.

Early life and education Bellut was born in Osnabrück. After graduating from the school Antonianum in Vechta in 1974, he studied Political Science, History and Journalism at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster from 1975 to 1982. During his studies he was a scholar of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, finishing his studies with a PhD.

Career Before Bellut transferred to the TV channel ZDF in Mainz, he worked from 1983 to 1984 at the newspaper Westfälische Nachrichten in Münster.

From 2002 to 2012 Bellut was Program Director of the ZDF channel. As ZDF Director, Bellut has also been a member of the Global Task Force for Public Media, an initiative of the Public Media Alliance, since its founding in September 2019.

Other activities Arte, Ex-Officio Vice President of the General Assembly Aktion Mensch, Ex-Officio Chairman of the Supervisory Board Deutsche Sporthilfe, Member of the Foundation's Council (since 2015) German Coordinating-Council for Christian-Jewish Cooperation Organizations, Member of the Board of Trustees German Foundation for Monument Protection, Member of the Board of Trustees International Journalists' Programmes (IJP), Member of the Board of Trustees Reporters Without Borders Germany, Member of the Board of Trustees Senckenberg Nature Research Society, Member of the Board of Trustees Stiftung Lesen, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Welthungerhilfe, Member of the Board of Trustees