Ewald Simon Wurzinger (born 12 February 1987 in

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) is an Austrian journalist for Radio Vienna at the national public broadcaster ORF and a newspaper columnist for the ''

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''. He is also known for raising a

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Life

Wurzinger grew up in

on the farm estate of his parents and studied Media science in

. Since 2007 he has been working for the public broadcaster ORF as a local radio and TV reporter. On

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he does any news and society reports as well as talk shows. He is also working as a news correspondent for the Italian

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based in

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and

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. In 2013 he raised the first monument dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales in a German-speaking country in a park in

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. Former friends of the late princess have visited Wurzinger's tribute. In 2014 the memorial was presented at

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. The white bust and the memorial plaque were created by the sculptor Wolfgang Karnutsch. Diana's close friend

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has supported the memorial project. In 2017 Wurzinger was chosen to become a godfather to Monckton's daughter Domenica, who had been the last godchild of the late princess. On his farm estate, Wurzinger developed a rent-a-cow-program for bridging a divide between the city and the farmers in 2015.

Awards

IFAJ Alltech Young Leaders Award, 2015,

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References

External links

*Official web page of the memorial projec
www.lady-diana.at
*Ewald Wurzinger on ORFbr>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wurzinger, Ewald 1987 births Living people Journalists from Vienna ORF (broadcaster) people Diana, Princess of Wales