Franz Josef Wagner (born 7 August 1943 in Olomouc) is a German author and journalist. He was editor-in-chief of ''

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'', Germany's largest newspaper, launched '' Elle'' magazine's German edition, and has written a number of books, one of which was adapted for television.

Life

Wagner grew up in

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. His father was a teacher. After finishing his schooling, Wagner worked for the ', one of Germany's oldest

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. In the early 1960s he worked as a journalist for ''

'' in Munich. In 1966 Wagner joined the Axel Springer media company in Hamburg. During this stint at Axel Springer, Wagner was for a time a war correspondent. In 1988, Wagner moved to

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in Munich. At Hubert Burda Media he served as editor-in-chief of the magazine '' Bunte''. Wagner, together with journalist , started the German edition of '' Elle'' magazine in 1988, and the magazine '' Superillu'' in 1990. In 1991 Wagner started the short-lived tabloid '. In July 1998 Wagner returned to Axel Springer, becoming editor-in-chief of ''Bild''.''Franz Josef Wagner''
kress.de He was replaced as editor-in-chief in 2000.
manager-magazin.de, 26 October 2000 Since 2001 Wagner has written a column, ''Post von Wagner'', for ''Bild''. Wagner is the author of eight books. His most recent book, an autobiography, was published in 2010. He is married, has one daughter and lives in Berlin- Charlottenburg.''Franz Josef Wagner: Was kann ich überhaupt?''
faz.net, 3. December 2001

Books by Wagner

Novels

* ''Das Ding'', Blanvalet. Munich 1978. ISBN 3-7645-0854-X ** Adapted into a two-part television film, ', in 1979 by German television broadcaster

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* ''Im September, wenn ich noch lebe''. Blanvalet. München 1979. ISBN 3-7645-5302-2 * ''Big Story'',

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. Munich 1982. ISBN 3-570-01857-1 * ''Wolfs Spur'', Bertelsmann. Munich 1984. ISBN 3-570-00279-9

As ghostwriter

* Udo Jürgens: ''Smoking und Blue Jeans – Jahre eines Traumtänzers''. Lübbe. Bergisch Gladbach 1984. ISBN 3-7857-0378-3 *

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: ''Ich – Wie es wirklich war''. C. Bertelsmann. Munich 1992. ISBN 3-570-02079-7 *

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: ''Augenblick, verweile doch …'' Bertelsmann. Munich 2003. ISBN 3-570-00780-4

Autobiography

* ''Brief an Deutschland'', Diederichs, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-424-35041-8

References

External links

*
''Post von Wagner''
– all of Wagner's columns since 2007 on ''bild.de'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Wagner, Franz Josef German male journalists 20th-century German journalists 21st-century German journalists German male writers Bild people 1943 births Writers from Berlin Living people