Wolf von Lojewski (born 4 July 1937) is a

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Life

Lojewski was born in

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and studied German law. Later he worked as a journalist for German public broadcasters NDR, ARD and

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. From 1 March 1992 until 2 January 2003 he presented the ''

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. Lojewski has written several books on his life as a journalist.

Works

* 1991: ''Amerika: Ein Traum vom neuen Leben'' * 2001: ''Live dabei. Erinnerungen eines Journalisten'' * 2006: ''Der schöne Schein der Wahrheit. Politiker, Journalisten und der Umgang mit den Medien''

Awards

* 1983 –

Goldener Gong ''Gong'' is a German radio and (today, primarily) television listings magazine owned and published by the German media conglomerate Funke Mediengruppe. An extract from the magazine, was featured in the secondary school early 90s German textbook ' ...

for ''Rund um Big Ben'' * 1994 –

Goldene Kamera The Goldene Kamera ("Golden Camera") is an annual German film and television award, awarded by the Funke Mediengruppe. The award show is usually held in early February in Hamburg, but has also taken place in Berlin in the past. The gold-plate ...

* 1995 –

Telestar The Telestar was a former German television award, created by Das Erste and ZDF. It was succeeded in 1999 by the Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programmin ...

Best moderation documentation/news for ''

'' * 1999 –

Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award The Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Award is a German award for excellence in journalism. It was first awarded in 1995. The award is named for the German journalist Hanns Joachim Friedrichs Hanns Joachim "Hajo" Friedrichs (15 March 1927 – 28 March 1 ...

* 2003 –

Carl Zuckmayer Medal The Carl Zuckmayer Medal (german: Carl-Zuckmayer-Medaille) is a literary prize given by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in memory of Carl Zuckmayer. The medal itself was fashioned by state artist Otto Kallenbach. The prize is also given with a ...

* 2008 –

Bayerischer Fernsehpreis Bayerischer Fernsehpreis (the Bavarian TV award) is an award presented by the government of Bavaria, Germany since 1989. The prize symbol is the "Blue Panther", a figure from the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. The prize money is €10,000 (Spec ...

for ''Meine Heimat - Deine Heimat''

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