
Reinhold Beckmann (born 23 February 1956) is a German journalist and television presenter.
He was born in
Twistringen
Twistringen is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 30 km northeast of Diepholz, and 30 km southwest of Bremen. The source of the Delme river is located in the city. The most important ...
,
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
. After school in
Syke
Syke () is a town in the district of Diepholz, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km south of Bremen.
Population
* 1961: 16,203
* 1970: 17,013
* 1979: 19,413
* 1987: 18,796
* 1992: 21,411
* 1997: 23,340
* 2002: 23,7 ...
, he studied German, film and theatre in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...
.
In 1980, Beckmann began to work for broadcaster
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, in programs such as ''Aktuelle Stunde''. As a sports journalist, he worked for
Premiere
A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition.
A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its f ...
from 1990 to 1992. He then joined
Sat.1
Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group.
It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellscha ...
, again as a sportscaster (in programs such as ''ran'' and ''ranissimo''). From 1998, Beckmann worked for
ARD, in programs such as ''
Sportschau'' and has his own talkshow ''Beckmann''. He retired on 6 May 2017.
Beckmann and his family live in
Hamburg
Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...
. He is married, with two children.
Awards
* 1995:
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 ...
* 1995:
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:
Romy
References
External links
Official website
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1956 births
Living people
People from Diepholz (district)
German male journalists
German journalists
German television presenters
German sports journalists
German sports broadcasters
German television talk show hosts
German male writers
ARD (broadcaster) people
Sat.1 people
Westdeutscher Rundfunk people
Norddeutscher Rundfunk people