Armin Wolf (; born 19 August 1966) is an

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and

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. In 2017 ''

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'' called him "one of Europe’s most skilled (and feared) political journalists". He was named "European Journalist of the Year 2019" at the

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media contest.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Wolf graduated from the

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with a

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and from the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

with a

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political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

. In 2010 he earned an

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degree at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership at Steinbeis University in

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Career

Wolf began his broadcasting career in 1985 as a

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for

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, Austria's public broadcasting company. In 1987 he moved to

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as a reporter and editor for

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at ORF's premier radio station

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. In 1991/92 he was based in

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. 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

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'' ZIB 2'', presently alternating with Marielouise Lorenz-Dittlbacher. ZIB 2 is being broadcast Mondays through Fridays and has a

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of up to approximately 30 percent. In 2018, he interviewed Russian

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. 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

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s Wolf has been distinguished with several awards, e.g. Austria's "Journalist of the Year" 2004 and 2018 and four

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awards as Austria's most popular TV anchor in 2006, 2007, 2012, and 2019. For Austria's most popular

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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

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page in 2011. He was elected "Communicator of the Year" 2012 by visitors to the web site of the ''Public Relations Association Austria''. Prestigious German awards include the following: *2019 – (Leipzig) *2018 –

Grimme-Preis The Grimme-Preis ("Grimme Award"; prior to 2011: Adolf-Grimme-Preis) is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme.Hanns-Joachim-Friedrichs-Preis 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 ...

Personal life

Wolf lives with his wife, Austrian journalist Euke Frank (

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of the magazine ''Woman''), 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 .

References

''This article is based in part on material from the

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Early life and education

Career

Recognition

Personal life

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