Ex-radio man Heinrich von Grünigen dead
The former radio man Heinrich von Grünigen died on Friday evening. After his retirement as program director of the then Swiss radio DRS 1 in 2001, he held various honorary posts, something as president of Terre des hommes.
Von Grünigen's wife Verena Speck announced his death on Facebook on Sunday. He was 80 years old. The radio producer and journalist spent almost 40 years at Swiss Radio, where he was, among other things, head of entertainment and moderation.
In 1984, he took over as program director of DRS 1, and also headed the Zurich radio studio a year before his retirement. He is considered a radio legend and a Swiss radio veteran.
Von Grünigen has been active in health and development policy on an honorary basis. In 2011, the University of Zurich awarded him an honorary medical doctorate for his work as president of the Swiss Obesity Foundation. In doing so, the university recognized his services to development and educational work. In the laudation, it was said that he had dedicated himself to a major problem with extraordinary commitment.
From 2003 to 2010, Heinrich von Grünigen chaired the Board of Trustees of Terre des hommes Children's Aid. (SDA)
