Peter von Zahn (29 January 1913 – 26 July 2001) was a German author, filmmaker, and journalist, born in Chemnitz. January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Map of Germany showing Chemnitz Chemnitz (Sorbian/Lusatian Kamjenica) is a city in Saxony, Germany. ...

He grew up in Dresden and studied law, history, and philosophy. He was drafted at the beginning of World War II. After the war, he was one of the founders of the Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR). For three years, he managed the NWDR Studio in Düsseldorf, where he introduced anglo-saxon style journalism with self-critical irony. Dresden (disambiguation). ... Düsseldorf in Germany The Düsseldorf Coat of Arms Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

In 1951, he went to the United States as a foreign correspondent. He worked until a very advanced age and produced over 3000 radio shows and 1000 television films.

He received many awards and is considered the standard for subsequent radio and television journalism.

He died in Hamburg. This article is about the city in Germany. ...

External Links

• German Wikipedia Article on Peter von Zahn (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_von_Zahn) (in German)