Armin Wolf

Armin Wolf
Wolf in 2011
Born (1966-08-19) 19 August 1966 (age 58)
Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Alma materUniversity of Vienna, University of Innsbruck[1]
Occupations
Known forAnchorman at the ORF
Spouses
Birgit Fenderl
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(m. 2001; div. 2004)​
Euke Frank
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(m. 2008)​

Armin Wolf (German: [ˈaːɐ̯mɪn vɔlf]; born 19 August 1966) is an Austrian journalist and television anchor. In 2017 Politico Europe called him "one of Europe’s most skilled (and feared) political journalists".[2] He was named "European Journalist of the Year 2019" at the Prix Europa media contest.[3]

Early life and education

Born in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Wolf took his Matura at a business school in Innsbruck.[4][5] He graduated from the University of Vienna with a master's degree and from the University of Innsbruck with a doctorate in political science. In 2010 he earned an MBA degree at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership at Steinbeis University in Berlin.

Career

Wolf began his broadcasting career in 1985 as a freelance reporter for ORF, Austria's public broadcasting company. In 1987 he moved to Vienna as a reporter and editor for foreign affairs at ORF's premier radio station Ö1. In 1991/92 he was based in Washington D.C. as U.S. correspondent. From 1995 to 2002 he was political editor, chief correspondent and managing editor of various TV news programs at ORF.

Since 2002, Wolf has been presenting ORF's news show ZIB 2, presently alternating with Martin Thür and Marie-Claire Zimmermann. ZIB 2 is being broadcast Mondays through Fridays and has a market share of up to approximately 30 percent. In 2018, he interviewed Russian president Vladimir Putin.[6]

In addition, Wolf has published three books on political communication and taught courses in political science at the universities of Vienna and Innsbruck.

Recognition

For his interviews Wolf has been distinguished with several awards, e.g. Austria's "Journalist of the Year" 2004 and 2018 and four Romy awards as Austria's most popular TV anchor in 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2019. For Austria's most popular Twitter account he was elected "Onliner of the Year" in the Media category by visitors to the web site werbeplanung.at and by visitors to werbeplanung.at's Facebook page in 2011. He was elected "Communicator of the Year" 2012 by visitors to the web site of the Public Relations Association Austria.[7] Prestigious German awards include the following:

Personal life

Wolf lives with his wife, Austrian journalist Euke Frank (editor-in-chief of the magazine Woman),[9] and her two children in Vienna. From 2001 to 2004 he was married to ORF presenter Birgit Fenderl.

Wolf's great-grandfather was mountaineer and canon lawyer Viktor Wolf von Glanvell [de].[10]

References

  1. ^ Wolf, Armin. "Curriculum Vitae". arminwolf.at. Armin Wolf. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Politico 28 - class of 2018. The 28 people who are shaping, shaking and stirring Europe". politico.eu. Brussels: Politico s.p.r.l. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Smiling Faces at PRIX EUROPA 2019" (PDF). Press Contact & Material. Berlin: Prix Europa / Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg RBB. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ Weissenberger, Eva (12 March 2003). "Hoch hinaus". www.falter.at (in German). Vienna: Falter Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Armin Wolf: Der bekannte ORF-Moderator und Gesicht der "Zeit im Bild" im Porträt [Armin Wolf, a portrait of the well-known ORF presenter and the face of Zeit im Bild]". www.news.at (in German). Vienna: VGN Digital GmbH. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  6. ^ Vincenzo Capodici (June 5, 2018), «... dann stellen Sie doch keine Fragen» Basler Zeitung.
  7. ^ "KommunikatorIn des Jahres [Communicator of the Year]" (in German). Vienna: Public Relations Verband Austria - Vereinigung österreichischer Kommunikationsfachleute (PRVA) [Public Relations Association Austria]. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Armin Wolf, 2019 laureate of the Prize for Freedom and Future of Media" (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Armin Wolf und Euke Frank: "First Twitter Couple"". diepresse.com (in German). 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  10. ^ "We miss u ❤ | Interview mit Armin Wolf: "Ich mache nichts Besonderes"". barfuss.it (in German). 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

This article is based in part on material from the German Wikipedia