Claus Strunz
German journalist and television host (born 1966)
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- Claus Strunz (born 29 September 1966) is a German journalist, television host, and media manager.
- After graduating from high school in Bayreuth, he worked as a trainee at the Nordbayerischer Kurier .
- He became editor and head of the news department of the Munich Abendzeitung .
- From October 2008 to mid-2011 Strunz was editor-in-chief of the Hamburger Abendblatt .
- Since 2009 he has been a regular guest lecturer at the European Media and Business Academy of the Hochschule Mittweida.
Claus Strunz (born 29 September 1966) is a German journalist, television host, and media manager.
Biography
Strunz was born in Münchberg. After graduating from high school in Bayreuth, he worked as a trainee at the Nordbayerischer Kurier. He then studied political science, German studies and media law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich from 1989 to 1994. He became editor and head of the news department of the Munich Abendzeitung.
Strunz was deputy editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper Die Welt and from October 2000 editor-in-chief of Bild am Sonntag, the sunday edition of Bild, which he left on 1 August 2008. From October 2008 to mid-2011 Strunz was editor-in-chief of the Hamburger Abendblatt. Since then he has headed the TV and video production division at Axel Springer SE, which was created especially for him.
Since 2009 he has been a regular guest lecturer at the European Media and Business Academy of the Hochschule Mittweida.
Strunz appeared on television as host of the discussion programme Was erlauben Strunz!? (in reference to the famous statement by football coach Giovanni Trapattoni about player Thomas Strunz), which was broadcast by N24 (ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG at that time) until it was discontinued in summer 2010. Previously he had replaced Heinz Eggert on the n-tv talk show Der Grüne Salon from 2002. From March 2011 to October 2013 Strunz hosted the political debate Eins gegen Eins on Sat.1 and from June to December 2013 Deutschland Akut – der WELT Talk on N24.
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