Wolfgang Rademann (24 November 1934 – 31 January 2016) also known as John Weidner is a German television producer and journalist.

Life

Rademann was born in

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on 24 November 1934. He worked as a journalist and then as a television producer in Germany. He lived with German actress

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in Berlin. He was a major influence on the entertainment program of Germany's public television station

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, where he was responsible for popular television series such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. Wolfgang Rademann lived in a detached house in Berlin-Nikolassee. He had been in a relationship with the actress Ruth Maria Kubitschek since 1976. He was also known for his "Berliner Schnauze". His grave is located in the Protestant churchyard of Berlin-Nikolassee. Rademann died on 31 January 2016 in Berlin at the age of 81.

Television productions

* 1964: ''Das Leben ist die größte Show'' (together with Henno Lohmeyer) * ''Zwischenstation'' * ''Gefragte Gäste'' * ''Der Stargast'' * ''Sing mit Horst'' (

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) * ''Peter-Alexander-Show'' (actor

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) * ''Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre'' (actress

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) * ''Anneliese Rothenberger stellt sich vor'' * ''Lilli Palmer: Eine Frau bleibt eine Frau'' (actress

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) * ''Die Wenche Myhre Show'' (actress

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) * ''

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'' (actor

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and actress

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) * ''Künstlerstammtisch'' (TV-moderator

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) * ''Blauer Dunst'' * ''Treffpunkt Herz'' * '' Insel der Träume'', television series * ''

'', television series (1985–1989) * ''

'' (since 1981)

Awards

Bambi Award The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and oth ...

(1982, 1985, 1990, 2015) * 1982 and 2000:

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* 1986:

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* 1990:

Telestar The Telestar was a former German television award, created by Das Erste and ZDF. It was succeeded in 1999 by the Deutscher Fernsehpreis The Deutscher Fernsehpreis (''German Television Award'') is an annual German award for television programming ...

* 2008: ''Goldener Gong'' * 2009: ''Krone der Volksmusik''

References

External links

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